Grienke to Texas for...

it seems like most people think Grienke would go to the Rangers if traded. What is the most likely (or what would you want from Texas) return the Royals would get. My first choice (like most people here I would think) would be to sign Grienke long term, but if he made it clear he had no intention of doing that I would ask Texas for Kinsler, Salty, Cruz (and possibly one other throw in)

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You're not getting Kinsler. He is off-limits.

Chris Davis, Ramirez/Salty/Teagarden and Harrison/Hurley would do it for me, but I don’t think Texas does it.

I see us going for Elvis Andrus, maybe Ramirez or Salty (both ex-Braves!) and one of those pitchers. I’m not very high on Andrus though and would find that a bit disappointing.

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by RoyalsRetro on Oct 16, 2008 3:57 PM EDT reply actions

But I would still ask for him, at least to start with. Might could go from him to two or three players instead during the process. Davis would be nice but I think between Butler/Shealy/Kila we can cover the 1B/DH positions. I’d be looking for C, OF, MI and a P.
Salty, Cruz, Arias? + a pitcher?

Sign Alex Gordon to a life time contract!!!

by eboston on Oct 16, 2008 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

We should get the best players available

Asking for certain positions is what limited our ability to get value in the Beltran deal.

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by RoyalsRetro on Oct 16, 2008 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Does it seem like

we are the only 2 here? Dang slow times at work!

Sign Alex Gordon to a life time contract!!!

by eboston on Oct 16, 2008 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

if we conclude that Furcal is out of our price range,

then I could definitely see GMDM going for Andrus.

I’ve heard great things about Andrus’s D and baserunning, but he is otherwise thoroughly unexciting.

by DarthYoshi on Oct 16, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm here...

but im not nearly as informed as you all so I’ll forever be a lurker.

by Randa4life on Oct 16, 2008 4:18 PM EDT reply actions

If there is a Greinke trade,

I definitely would pursue the guys mention above (Davis, Salty, Arias, Harrison). Honestly, I would try to sign Greinke to an extension than try to trade him. If he will not sign, then we could trade him, but we have to exhaust that possibility before pursuing trades.

by lordbyronk on Oct 16, 2008 4:20 PM EDT reply actions

Forget Greinke to the Rangers

we need more threads on Soria to the rotation!

by Gopherballs on Oct 16, 2008 4:57 PM EDT reply actions

I thought he was one of the young guys who weren't going to be excused for being young any more

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by Matt Klaassen on Oct 16, 2008 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

we just had a pretty big thread about the Greinke-to-Rangers trade not too long ago

I mostly agree with Retro’s proposed trade. Davis/MaxRam/decent throw-in was my mantra on the other thread and it remains so now. I could go with Teagarden over MaxRam if need be, but if Andrus was a part of the trade, then having an up-and-coming slugger as the other main piece would be imperative.

Between Harrison and Hurley, I’d probably rather have Harrison, but it’s close.

by DarthYoshi on Oct 16, 2008 6:14 PM EDT reply actions

Where would you put MAX defensively

the word is that he won’t stick at catcher, although “his bat will play anywhere.”

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by Matt Klaassen on Oct 16, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I think the word varies on who you ask

Ramirez will never be a great defensive catcher, but word has it that his arm strength and accuracy are both decent, and that his game-calling abilities have improved quite a bit since his A ball days. He’s different from, say, Billy Butler in that you could already tell in the minors that BamBam was hopeless at every defensive position, but aspects of Ramirez’s defense have continued to improve. I’d let him prove that he can’t hack it as a big league catcher before moving him.

That said, if MaxRam won’t stick at catcher, I’d let him and Butler duke it out for the job of everyday first baseman, and the other guy can DH, with Shealy or Kila backing them up.

by DarthYoshi on Oct 16, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions