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2014 Royals Repository
With my 6,000th post on ChiefsPlanet (it only took me 12 years to get here), I bring you: The 2014 Kansas City Royals Repository.
To be discussed here: All things Royals, as they attempt to post another winning season and make it back to the playoffs for the first time since 1985. 25-man RosterAvailable HERE AL Central Standings: Link Duncan's Top 20 Royals Prospects
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World's Best Boss
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I'm all for going all in behind Marty. Let's do what we can to put a fire under Glass.
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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We cannot trade Soria! Imagine how shitty this team would be without him! /past
Never forget. Shitty teams don't need great closers. Trade Holland, especially since we have a great insurance policy. Only way we win "The Trade" is to maximize the return on Holland right now, with Shields packaged as the kicker. |
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Life is changing..
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Let's Get Weird
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It's also much easier to do when those two great bullpen pieces are both about to be so expensive, you can't really justify keeping both of them (especially if you're only going to use your primary setup man in the 8th inning of games that you lead, which is an incredibly stupid and short-sighted way to use a great floating bullpen piece, but short-sighted and stupid are great ways to describe Ned's managerial style).
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#7507 |
I’m a Mahomo!
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Royals should have a fire sale this week.
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#7508 |
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They won't.
Moore can't honestly justify selling off any pieces from the team that he built without indicting himself for what he's done (or not done). This roster is made up exactly of what Dayton Moore has been selling for 8 years as the type of roster he needs to win and win big. A young, homegrown core. A few key (and expensive) veterans acquired to fill gaps and put the team over the top. If he goes into fire sale mode, he admits that The Process has failed. And it has failed on the back of the most critical aspect of The Process: Home-grown talent. Yordano Ventura and Danny Duffy are the first pitchers to live up to their hype and be productive MLB starters. So that's good. But on the position side of the diamond? The two guys that were CRITICAL to this thing working are not getting it done. The Royals NEEDED one of Hosmer/Moustakas/Myers to be a superstar level bat you build the lineup around. They needed one of those guys to be a solid MLB player. And they should have expected one to bust. Instead, they've got a mediocre hitter in Hosmer (who is incredibly streaky and untrustworthy as a lineup linchpin, not to mention terrible in tight spots) and a bust in Moustakas. If Moore starts selling pieces from this team - after weaseling out a team-record payroll from Glass - I don't know how Glass could honestly allow Moore to keep his job. And I suspect Dayton knows that.
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Stay positive, don't give up
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Here's hoping the Royals continue to lose
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Goodbye Dayton
Thanks for nothing
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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No doubt DM is completely stuck. Which is why I wouldn't be surprised if he is burning up the phone lines trying to find some kind of offense. I think this team would have to continue spiraling downward over the next 5-7 days to consider selling. If he sells he's done... and if he sells at 2 games under .500, it looks even worse.
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The Beast Inside Your Head
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Sure he will.
The Royals were scared shitless after the SOC movement ousted Pioli. The fans were feeling empowered and were going to set their sites on the Royals next. So to prevent that from happening the team jacked up the payroll and traded 2 of their best prospects for Shields/Davis, traded for Santana and also re-signed Gutherie. |
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The Beast Inside Your Head
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I think I remember an article on this topic where someone inside the Royals organization acknowledged they were aware and worried about what might happen if they flopped right off the bat during the 13 season. Not sure if it was Glass that was worried, but I know that DM and the others were. Last edited by BigCatDaddy; 07-21-2014 at 10:54 PM.. |
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Now you've pissed me off!
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Moore's predicament is a shining example of why GMs cannot be trusted to perform in the best interests of the organization, but in the best interests of themselves.
The best thing for the Royals is to strip your tradeable assets like Holland and Shields and get a solid return, but he won't do that because it exposes him.
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