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Originally Posted by OKchiefs
Random thought - Greinke was drafted by KC in 2002, so the Royals now have not drafted anyone close to a true ace in over 20 years now. Surely that is an example of historic ineptitude by this franchise.
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I get what you're saying, but is it really?
Depends on your definition of "true ace" I think. I can't think of a true ace drafted/developed by the following teams in that time span:
Cardinals
Cubs
Astros
Phillies
Blue Jays
Diamondbacks
Orioles
Red Sox
White Sox
Reds
Rockies
Angels (unless you count Ohtani)
Twins
Mets
Yankees
Padres
Rangers
That's more than half of MLB teams.
That standard is too high to judge a team on. What's better, is just ... how many viable MLB starters are you pumping out?
An area where the Royals are clearly deficient.