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Originally Posted by CarolinaChiefz
Yes, but that would require spending real money. Not two-first-round-picks money. REAL money. Free agent & internal player retention money (see Beltran, Dye, and hopefully Greinke, with different results).
The kind of money that, despite Jackson county ponying up $250M (more ?) in a recession, the Glass family has yet to commit to the product on the field.
Apparently, in a recent questionnaire about improving fans' experience at the K, several options were listed. Noticeably absent? Better players/better team. Reason? It's cheaper to buy another hot dog stand, miniaturized field for 4-year-olds, or set of toilets than it is a power-hitting corner outfielder, another frontline starter, or anyone else who isn't Mark Teahen, Ross Gload or ....gulp....TPJ.
This is Missouri. SHOW ME.
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There's no one on this board who has been more critical of the Glass family than me. That said, they spent real money in the draft--more than any other team if I'm remembering correctly--and they've been active in the off-season the last two years.
Let's see what happens this winter. This past draft gave me reason to be hopeful, and, as others well know, I was highly critical leading into it.