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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry
(Post 15723064)
You dont get lucky to go back to back World Series and win it. Especially when you were the best team in baseball when you did it. ****ing moron.
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Yeah, 2013-2017 was the result of Moore inadvertently tanking to get high draft picks (Hosmer, Moose), success later in the draft (Holland, Dyson, Duffy) his aggressive strategy in Latin America (Salvy, Yordano, Herrera) and shrewd trades to land players who excelled in Kauffman Stadium, dominated the bullpen and rounded out the team (Guthrie, Cain, Esky, Davis, Cueto, Zo) and of course, low cost, bounce back free agent singings that this time
worked (Kendrys Morales, Chris Young, Ryan Madson, Edinson Volquez. Heck, even playoff Rios). He also deserves credit for his scouting and developing players in the outfield (shifting Gordo from 3rd and getting Cain a trainer to help with his chronic injury concerns - which again, shows how important bench coaches can be). I think the only argument one could make is that he got lucky by pulling off a flush with his FA's in 2014-2015 (as he didn't hit on his FA's in 2016-2017), but he deserves 100% credit for building the core of that team. What's wild is that comparatively, many of our top prospects actually
underperformed. We didn't get a shutdown ace from Duffy, Dwyer, Monty and Lamb. Hosmer and Myers didn't develop into the MVP caliber studs (their ceilings in their scouting reports), but it didn't matter - as the system Moore developed was so deep we won it all in 2015 anyway.
However, that run shouldn't mean he can operate with impunity. For me, a bad start in 2022 should be it. We need to see signs of life from the young arms like we saw with Hosmer, Moose, Yo, Duffy and Esky in 2012-2013. Unfortunately for him, Eldred and Matheny have a horrific track record with young players. Which was the concern when Moore opted to go with his patented loyalty for "his guys" over a person with a proven track record for developing young players.