Royals Hire New Position Coaches

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Originally Posted by CarolinaChiefz

First off, there's no such thing as a "fair weather" Royals fan. When you haven't won anything in 23 years, and you still have the energy to even care, that's the very definition of not being "fair weather".

If you'd like to compare baseball knowledge, that's another topic. But the simple fact is, this team has been not just bad, but historically bad for most of the past 10 years, and the owner finally doing what he should have been doing all along for ONE year doesn't mask this fact.

Do you work for the Royals? There seems to be an elevated sense of hostility in even discussing this...especially about a franchise that's been less successful the past 20 years than the LA Clippers, the previous benchmark for pro sports futility.

If you cared you'd know we'd spent money the past three seasons, signed guys like Meche and Guillen, had the biggest offer on the table for Kuroda but he turned us down, had the biggest offer on the table for Torii Hunter until the Angels swept in at the last minute and one-upped us. And we will probably once again be big players in free agency.

We've spent as much money in the draft as anyone the past few seasons, not just one. We've increased our presence internationally... we're going after players from Japan. Dayton has put an emphasis on being top-10 in scouting Latin America. Adding a 7th minor league affiliate to help improve player development.

The discussion has moved on... it's not about just spending money, it's about spending it wisely. Whether spending money for guys like Guillen, Furcal, etc, are smart moves.