Goldstein on Gordon

It's an insider article, and I don't feel comfortable posting the whole thing here, but the gist of it is that no one has any idea why Gordon's struggled so much. Some opinions: Never adjusted to wood bats, not enough minor league PAs, doesn't take coaching well, whines too much to the umps, the Royals screw up every prospect...

The final analysis is that he could still be a good player, though probably not a superstar.

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Mystery solved

Its interesting that all the negative quotes about Gordon himself come from Schaum. Not saying they’re not true, as Schaum is connected well within the Royals org, of course. But then one wonders exactly where the “whispers that he’s resistant” to coaching are coming from.

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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 25, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions

One more note

this has obviously been a lost year developmentally for Gordon, but I wish more people who at least mention that 110 PAs is a pretty irrelevant sample size. After 154 PAs this season, Mike Jacobs has an .859 OPS… and it’s pretty obvious that was his true talent level, right?

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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 25, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions

"had"

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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 25, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

And John Sickels pointed out

Gordon had a .898 OPS in 119 PAs in Aug/Sept of 2008. Why was that not indicative of his true talent level?

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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 25, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions

because he doesn't take coachng well

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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 25, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

isn't it obvious

he needs to work on his timing

sheesh

people think we’re idiots

by Freneau on Aug 25, 2009 12:32 PM EDT reply actions

money quote

“It’s not like they were going to suddenly contend, so I have no idea why they rushed him to the big leagues,” commented another team executive, as far as the Royals’ decision making with Gordon’s development. “But I also have no idea why they traded Ramon Ramirez and Leo Nunez for non-tenders, or why they signed Jose Guillen, Horacio Ramirez, Sidney Ponson, and on and on and on.”

i want to become a fan of this team

by Freneau on Aug 25, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions