[duncan_idaho]

Well, the one bright side that MIGHT come out of this whole thing...

It probably forces Moore to make some moves for pitching in the offseason. Whether he'll be able to get aggressive and pursue top guys in FA, I don't know. But it certainly makes the idea of swapping some farm system excess a bit more palatable, I'd think.

I just posted this on the scout board, but if my plan was followed, here's how the rotation would break out over the next few years:

2013

Garza - controlled through 2014 (2018 if you extend him again)
(question: If you could get him for a package centered around Mike Montgomery and Jorge Bonifacio, do you do it? I'd strongly consider it)

Brandon McCarthy - controlled through 2016. Signed as a FA (4 years, $40 million)

Bruce Chen - controlled through 2013

Jake Odorizzi - controlled through 2018

Filler (Mazzero, Teaford, Chris Dwyer, Hochevar, Adcock, etc.) The idea here would be to get through the first half, and hopefully get a nice contribution from one of John Lamb, Danny Duffy or Felipe Paulino in the second half.

2014

Garza (2018)
McCarthy (2016)
Odorizzi (2018)
Paulino/Duffy
Lamb (with Zimmer, Yordano Ventura, Jason Adam, Dwyer, Adcock, etc. all knocking on the door).

Adding two quality arms - not true aces, really, but good pitchers - puts the Royals in a position where SP is no longer a glaring weakness of the team in 2013, and by 2014, a position where the Royals have some QUALITY depth in the rotation ranks.

It would be an extreme positive if they could get Kyle Zimmer healthy and then see him go kick down doors this year (earn his way to starting 2013 at AA).