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07-15-2018, 04:13 PM | #2746 |
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@jcrasnick: The #RedSox and #Braves are both interested in Mike Moustakas as a trade deadline acquisition, sources say. The #Yankees have already been mentioned as a potential landing spot. There's enough of a market for Moose that it's more likely than not the Royals deal him this month.
@Feinsand: According to a source, the Royals are trying to find a match for a Mike Moustakas deal, but it appears KC will have to wait until Manny Machado gets dealt first. Manny could be the domino that starts a number of things in motion. |
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07-15-2018, 04:27 PM | #2747 | |
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Telling me teams like the Blue Jays that fired GMs or other teams that don't know what they are doing is a good example..isn't really helpful either. |
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07-15-2018, 04:36 PM | #2748 | |
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07-15-2018, 04:37 PM | #2749 |
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07-15-2018, 04:40 PM | #2750 |
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07-15-2018, 04:44 PM | #2751 |
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07-15-2018, 04:45 PM | #2752 |
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And Ventura definitely could have been an ace. But he ducking died dude.
Same old mecca. How many posts did you make on the royals before '14? |
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07-15-2018, 04:49 PM | #2753 |
I’m a Mahomo!
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07-15-2018, 04:50 PM | #2754 | |
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But it does bring up a good point... look around MlB and tell me which GM who is shepherding a small market team you’d take over Dayton Moore. Similar markets are: Minnesota Tampa Milwaukee Cincinnati San Diego |
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07-15-2018, 04:55 PM | #2755 |
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07-15-2018, 04:59 PM | #2756 |
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They are - but they were abysmal during the Royals window of contention (after previously being contenders from 2009-2011). It’s funny, the Brewers GM has said on a few occasions he sees GMDM and the Royals as kindred spirits/franchises.
They are a much more realistic model for us to shoot for rather than a team like the Yankees. |
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07-15-2018, 05:05 PM | #2757 |
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07-15-2018, 05:18 PM | #2758 |
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They are. Last year was their 2013. This would be similar to their 2014. Like the Royals, they cashed in some prospects to fill holes. Like the Royals, they built their farm system up during a period of time where they weren’t very good at all. And like the Royals, they’ll likely cycle back down and have to rebuild again (as they did following the 2012 season). |
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07-15-2018, 05:28 PM | #2759 | |
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The Twins also were terrible for most of the decade and went into a full tear down rebuild while doing it (after giving an albatross contract to their own homegrown star). The Reds have been terrible since going into their rebuild phase (and haven’t done a tremendous job with the rebuild). My point is that there is a cycle going on in all these places. Up. Then down. Then up again (if managed competently). |
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