Throw in the towel for #1 in 2010.

by David Howards Legacy on Jun 12, 2009 2:57 PM EDT

KC is not going to win the division. Isn't it time to give up on this season and go for the bigger reward? SI cover man-child Bryce Harper MAY be draft eligible in 2010. Shouldn't we be doing everything in our power to "trade up"? Could we even afford Harper with the revenue hit we'd take after tanking in2009? Are we going to stand idly by and watch this kid rot in the Nationals system?

Five years after the draft, the Yankees and Red Sox will make the team that owns Harper very very rich.

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what more do you want to them to do?

1. Playing TPJ daily: check
2. Playing St. Wilie daily: check
3. Playing Guillen, in RF, daily: check

they could barely tank more if they tried, absent just shutting down Greinke & Meche, luckily the royals have found it easy enough to lose with them pitching anyway

by Freneau on Jun 12, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

continue

4. Giving Olivo regular PAs vs. RHP: check
5. Carrying Luis Hernandez on the roster despite having Willie B. AND TPJ: check
6. Allowing Mike Jacobs to hit versus LHP: hmmm… maybe they haven’t decided yet
7. Using a catcher as a DH: check

I’m also concerned about the release of HoRam. The offseason makes me wonder if Dayton doesn’t realize know that’s it’s only your record, not “oh, man, I fell sorry for that poorly run team” that gets you a high pick.

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

by Matt Klaassen on Jun 12, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions

in addition....

you couldn’t just put Greinke in the bullpen, his awesomeness would make the Royals win, so I guess you’d have to place him and Meche on the DL for , “undisclosed reasons”

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 12, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions