If everything breaks right, Kansas City could have a hell of a team in 2012. Imagine: * A...

If everything breaks right, Kansas City could have a hell of a team in 2012. Imagine:

* A starting rotation fronted by Zack Greinke in his prime, with Luke Hochevar and Aaron Crow providing 400 innings of mid-rotation goodness.
* A bullpen anchored by Joakim Soria, with someone like Mike Montgomery or Tim Melville fast-tracked as a setup man along with 2010 or 2011's top draft pick.
* A starting lineup with Kila Ka'aihue and/or Billy Butler driving in runs behind Mike Moustakas and Alex Gordon in the two and three spots. A good place to spend some of that free-agent dough would be one more big hitter at second base or center field.

I can see it...but it takes some doing. Moore looked at the 2009 Royals and saw a .500 team with enough upside to justify (sort of?) going for it. If the pieces of the 2012 club that I've described start to fall into place, it's easy to see a similar effort with a higher upside.

Jeff Sackman trusts the process! Why can't you?

THT: They want Moore?

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Jeff Sackmann also thinks Moustakas is still an SS, and kicking ass there

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by Matt Klaassen on Sep 3, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions

i get his point

but seriously, we’re predicting 2012 now?

go back to 2006 and look at the top prospect lists, versus what ended up happening… just too much variation, especially with pitchers

even with greinke, who the hell knows what he’ll be like in 2012

by Freneau on Sep 3, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

probably happy to finally make the playoffs

with the favorite team of his childhood, the Atlanta Braves

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by Matt Klaassen on Sep 3, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

then again

homer bailey did anchor a reds staff to the NL Central pennant this year, thanks to mid-rotation goodness from Cueto and Volquez

by Freneau on Sep 3, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

You are wrong

And our top prospects of 2000 – Jimmy Gobble, Chris George, Orber Moreno and Mike MacDougal, will prove you are wrong when they hoist their pennant flag at Kauffman Stadium.

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by RoyalsRetro on Sep 3, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Thank You

go back to 2006 and look at the top prospect lists, versus what ended up happening… just too much variation, especially with pitchers

This is EXACTLY why I refuse to get bent out of shape RE: the Gutierrez trade.

BOOM! ROASTED!

by GoBabies!! on Sep 4, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Not bent out of shape about it,

just confused as to why the Royals would trade away the guy with the most upside in the deal.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Sep 4, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Eh

you never know

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by ratherfantastic on Sep 3, 2009 5:34 PM EDT reply actions

He left out Louis Coleman,

who will be the primary setup man by that year, easily.

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by loyal2sdad on Sep 3, 2009 6:49 PM EDT reply actions

I know nothing about Louis Coleman

other than that he has an awesomen name

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by Matt Klaassen on Sep 3, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't have a rational reason for this belief

I only saw him pitch in the college world series – but I am a big believer in unorthodox deliveries/styles having a better chance at success in the bigs (at least for a few seasons anyway). Coleman’s arm slot appears to be somewhere between 3/4s and sidearm; would imagine he will be VERY tough on right handers. If we have a manager that acutually understands platoon splits in the future, a guy like this could be an easy, cheap answer to our bullpen woes.

No stats to back this up, but unorthodox guys often seem to have very good control. (perhaps it’s simply because only the best of the unorthodox guys ever make it, because of some bias against them by conventional “baseball men”). Coleman is no different – his college and minor league stats so far, all seem to indicate decent control.

Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!

by loyal2sdad on Sep 4, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions