Royals Royals sign 4th rounder Tim Melville

**DeezNutz** · 08-15-2008, 10:19 AM

Hosmer has to get signed for this to signal that the Royals really have changed. I'm not going to be happy if Melville was a fall-back plan. I don't think he was, but I'm just sayin'.

Sure-Oz · 08-15-2008, 10:20 AM

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Hosmer has to get signed for this to signal that the Royals really have changed. I'm not going to be happy if Melville was a fall-back plan. I don't think he was, but I'm just sayin'.

Agreed...we need to sign him, why draft a guy that high and not sign him....last i heard it wasn't going well, but it could change minutes to the deadline.

**DeezNutz** · 08-15-2008, 10:25 AM

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Agreed...we need to sign him, why draft a guy that high and not sign him....last i heard it wasn't going well, but it could change minutes to the deadline.

I guess it's possible that the kid just flat out refuses to sign. If so, there's probably not much one could do.

If, however, the Royals don't sign him because of a mil. or two, David Glass should be nuthooked immediately. What's the point of spending so much time and effort to scout and select the kid? You either think he's the real deal or you don't, and it's a lot cheaper to get top talent through the draft than FA.

Sure-Oz · 08-15-2008, 10:26 AM

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I guess it's possible that the kid just flat out refuses to sign. If so, there's probably not much one could do.

If, however, the Royals don't sign him because of a mil. or two, David Glass should be nuthooked immediately. What's the point of spending so much time and effort to scout and select the kid? You either think he's the real deal or you don't, and it's a lot cheaper to get top talent through the draft than FA.

I heard he want's huge money like 6 or 7 mill....

We gave Mous i believe 4 mill...

**DeezNutz** · 08-15-2008, 10:38 AM

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I heard he want's huge money like 6 or 7 mill....

We gave Mous i believe 4 mill...

No doubt. Guess it comes down to if you believe in your scouts or not. If you sign him, giving him this kind of money, and he sucks, some people will need to lose their jobs.

Personally, 4? 6? 7? I don't give a ****. Not my money. KC drafted him, and this organization CANNOT afford to miss an opportunity to add young talent to the system.

Mecca · 08-15-2008, 06:54 PM

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I heard he want's huge money like 6 or 7 mill....

We gave Mous i believe 4 mill...

They knew he wanted that before ever drafting him, if you take a guy knowing he wants that you should be prepared to pay it.

BigRock · 08-15-2008, 02:30 PM

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Hosmer has to get signed for this to signal that the Royals really have changed.

Is this going to get said every year now? People were saying the same thing before they signed Moosetacos. They paid him and now they're paying 1st-rounders who slipped into the later rounds, which they never would have done a few years ago. I can't remember the last time they did that at all.

I think things have changed.

**DeezNutz** · 08-15-2008, 02:34 PM

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Is this going to get said every year now? People were saying the same thing before they signed Moosetacos. They paid him and now they're paying 1st-rounders who slipped into the later rounds, which they never would have done a few years ago. I can't remember the last time they did that at all.

I think things have changed.

No, the Melville pick made this year's draft much different from previous ones. It's like we've seen the slow maturation of a franchise. First step was being willing to draft BPA. Now it's being willing to go outside of slot, well outside of slot, beyond round 1.

The '08 draft, with a signed Hosmer and Melville, will be the first undeniable sign that the team is serious about winning. But Hosmer must get inked to be the case.

The previous efforts are laudable but not nearly enough.

BigRock · 08-15-2008, 04:43 PM

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But Hosmer must get inked to be the case.

He doesn't have to be inked for that to be the case. What if he's demanding some insane amount of money? What if he's demanding a major league contract right off the bat? Are the Royals not serious about winning if they don't give in to whatever he asks for? Another Boras client is apparently turning down the Yankees, and I'm pretty sure they like winning.

It would be a shame if they don't sign him, but to act like nothing has changed unless they do is just being silly.

**DeezNutz** · 08-15-2008, 06:43 PM

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He doesn't have to be inked for that to be the case. What if he's demanding some insane amount of money? What if he's demanding a major league contract right off the bat? Are the Royals not serious about winning if they don't give in to whatever he asks for? Another Boras client is apparently turning down the Yankees, and I'm pretty sure they like winning.

It would be a shame if they don't sign him, but to act like nothing has changed unless they do is just being silly.

I understand what you're saying, but the Royals are in desperate need of talent in their system, so if that means they have to pay an extra couple of mil, I could care less. As for a ML contract, hmm...I doubt it since he's a HS kid, but it wouldn't be the first time the team's done it, so...if the scouts think Hosmer's the real thing...

Just making the selection isn't good enough. I'm still a bit skeptical that the team took the BPA the last two seasons, particularly the Hochevar draft since Moore was supposedly not even doing a thing with the team at this point. IMO, getting both Hosmer and Melville is critical for this team.