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A More Fair Assessment Of Moore Than Many Seen Here

Sam Mellinger of the KC Star's Ball Star blog posted a more fair (but brief) assessment of Dayton Moore's recent moves than most gradings I've seen here.  I like it that Mellinger contextualizes several decisions and events in the piece: The Posterisk on Rob Neyer, the changed baseball economics over 2007-08, the Royals need to overpay for FA talent (per our perpetual losingness), the Royals lack of HR power, the need for many veteran/solid/reliable players with track records over one big splash FA signing (e.g. Dunn), etc.  Granted, Mellinger's post is really about fantasizing over players we didn't get.  But he's built in some thoughtful points about how Moore's doing the best he can with the tools he has available in the context of the times in which we're living.

You can call these excuses, but I call it empathy.  Moore's balancing the urge to win with the the drive to develop players and the Royals recent history. - TL

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