RANGERS, ROYALS RUMBLE FOR SUCK RIGHTS

that GMDM might think the opportunity to acquire former Brave Salty is “overwhelming.”

I’ve just read that there are majors issues with his defense. Even if his (this year atrocious) hitting improves, he could end up being another 1B/DH. Assuming Davis comes, then it’s him, Butler, Davis, and maybe Kila there. And that’s IF he can hit like a corner guy, and the evidence is scanty.

and this organization handled his mental problems with a refreshingly enlightened approach. I’d say there’s still a reasonable chance of a deal being worked out, realiistically. And given that some of the recent FA signings (Meche, Guillen) seem to suggest that the Royals may take a shot at contention sooner rather than waiting on Moore’s draft classes to become the next good KC team, I wouldn’t be surprised if the FO made a heavy push to get Greinke signed. The Royals are not under the same payroll constrictions as they were when Beltran was traded.

That said, I enjoy the shout out from Lone Star Ball. Good to have you.

with no injury history, from a team that’s trying to get serious about rebuilding? You better open up the wallet.

…particularly for the first time.

but let’s not admit defeat when it comes to the infield defense improving. In general, grounders are much better to throw than flyballs, and it would be hard for our defense NOT to improve next year.

Giving up a lot of flyballs isn’t the best recipe for success. And while he’d play half of his games at the K, half of them would be outside of the K. And Hurley would be around for a while; how long will the OF defense be good? Right now, 2/3 of the OF defense is good. If Dunn or Burrell is signed, 1/3 of the OF would be good defensively, with the other two major defensive liabilities. So who knows what the OF defense will be in 2009, 2010, 2011, etc. Unless Hurley is playing in the NL West, his downside is almost as big as his upside.

The above trade proposal is at least realistic. I’d want to tweak it. If the Royals can fill multiple holes with legitimately good, young players with a lot of upside potential, I’d do it. I’d greatly prefer trading Soria though.

has a 390 obp in the minors, plays great defense.

With his terrible BB-K numbers in the minors.

we much rather watch Ross Gload and his IchiGload swing than Davis bash homers over the centerfield fence

His OBP isn’t great, but he’s young, and showed good to great plate discipline in the minors. I’d almost be tempted to trade for him straight up. Almost.

is his defense good enough to stick at catcher? I’ve heard it’s really bad.

All kidding aside, it sucks that he should probably have about 15 wins by now but only has 10.

…Davis and Saltalamacchia don’t just fill two positions.

they bring a lot more confidence to that line-up. it’s a little easier to hit when you have trust in the guys hitting behind you.

Miguel Olivo? Mark Teahen? Ross Gload? John Buck?

who are these guys?

i hope Kansas City fans are expressing outrage over their team’s hitting philosophy.

Royals hitters are hacking WAAAAAY too early in the count WAAAAAY too often.

if you plug some power into that line-up, pitchers will have to change their approach.

from what i saw in this series, the Rangers pitchers (yes, the Rangers PITCHERS) duped the Royals into swinging early. pitchers can throw strikes early when their facing a weak-hitting team like KC… or the A’s for that matter… with the lack of power in Oakland’s line-up, they’re offense is predicated on working counts and drawing walks.