I have to say this is probably a good move. They get Alex some cheap AB’s vs pitching he should tear up and regain some confidence against, and they can always save his face publicly by saying that he wasn’t feeling 100% after the hip surgery.

and no singles — those 3 hits are 2 doubles and 1 home run.

Thank Hillmoore we still have Superbloomers to tide us over while Alex regains his stroke.

since coming off the DL: .227/.310/.333, 84 PA, 17 hits, 9 walks, 2 doubles, 2 HR, 13 singles, 3 stolen bases

But the more time Gordon spends away from Trey and his magic 8 ball lineup, the better

Gordon in spots other than the 8 hole since coming off the DL: 33 AB, 9 hits, 2 doubles, 1 HR

Not sure what to think of Alex Gordon anymore

My second reaction is quit posting so many goddamn GIFs.

My third reaction is that Gordon could use some AAA ABs, and I think this means that the Royals are actually serious about drafting Bryce Harper next year.

…..rising!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEvPwWjRyg8

although I thought that he seemed to be coming around before the recent K-fest.

look, I get that if you WAR it up that Gordon has had a couple of decent years before 2009. however, for the royals to be successful, he needs to be much more than decent to be successful. however, i will offer up that this is really more a symptom of the overall mismanagement of the organization over the past several years than a failure by any one player.

i know that DM is the devil in these parts, and that every failure over the organization’s entire existence can be traced to him, but consider for a moment that from an All-Star outfield of Damon, Dye, and Beltran, and all-star pitchers in David Cone and Kevin Appier, that we got absolutely fucking squat. take a look at the A’s; Billy Beane has ridden the Hudson/Mulder/Zito gravy train into an absolute BOUNTY of players. Not to criticize Beane, he did a great job and continues to do a great job.

On top of that, we went cheap in the draft for several years and left the cupboard almost entirely bare, save for a couple of players (really good players, but still not nearly enough).

This is not meant to endite any one person, a failure so utterly total has multiple levels of blame. David Glass, Allard, Herk Robinson, you name it they all failed miserably for several years. so, every time some weak-ass two bit player comes in and doesn’t produce ($1.5 million for Willie Bloomquist-the HORROR!!!) we act like it’s the end of the world.

You look at the Rays; they whiffed on Josh Fucking Hamilton and still built a successful franchise because they drafted so well for so long that they’re suddenly overflowing with talent.

We have had so many opportunities over the years to keep or add talent and at every turn for close to 15 years, we have blown it. So, to expect that we’re going to turn it around in a couple of years, unless the team has just an insane percentage of hits, is/was a pipe dream. DM may not be the man to ultimately get us competitive, but we are/were down so far, that it’s going to take anybody several years to dig out.

Maybe this should have been done more the last couple of years.

Seems ironic that a guy the organization moved around so he could avoid road trips with the minor leaguers is sent down a month later.

3 SB since coming off the DL – seems like his hip is feeling pretty good
it looks like he is starting to come around.
Trey, how does this help you win more games?
Why not DFA one of the set up guys in the bullpen. Really, draw a name out of the hat and we will be improved.
This is an extremely odd move, unless it is done purely for delaying his service time.

lets move the discussion there

It gets the Royals another year of team control. And any grievance that Gordon might file has absolutely no chance of success given his putrid numbers this season.