Royals Close to Signing a Speedy Outfielder According to Dayton Moore
by Freneau on Jan 7, 2010 8:06 PM EST
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PrintIn Moore's just completed interview with 610 AM, the GM said that the Royals are very close to signing a "speed type player to add to our outfield". He didn't give a name, and said it hadn't happened yet. However, he did volunteer the information on his own, unprompted.
I've got Scotty Pods as my prediction, what do you foresee?
The rest of the interview was about what you would expect (some weird stuff from Ryan, praise for Getz, some ambivalent comments on Gordon, Kendall is awesome) and if you missed it, check out our thread discussing it. You guys were in mid-season form.
You can also listen to the archived audio here.
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Speedy Guy Too?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 8:22 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Oddly Appropriate Typo
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 8:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"Signing" or "acquiring"
If “signing,” Pods it is. If “acquiring,” the old Willy Taveras joke is about to be no longer funny.
I wait, cowering in fear,
hoping that our worst predictions won’t come true, when I know it’s all in vain.
He's Getting Ready
For 2012………….in London.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, why can't we acqure a
hitty outfielder
by wildthang on Jan 7, 2010 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Just Two Words;
Base Cloggage.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
then make it a
home-runny outfielder
Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot...buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath & Beyond, I don't know...I don't know if we'll have enough time.
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 8, 2010 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
My guess
Alex Cole.
Or wait…..Otis Nixon – he’s an ex-Brave!
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I saw TLR was thinking about bringing McGwire back
So why not bring Rickey back?
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Willy Taveras
my inner DM tells me that this is who he signed.
I don't know why I let myself hope for Brett Gardner or even Rajai Davis
I guess we need Podsednik to help mentor our CF prospects
If he pulls one these out his butt
He will have totally redeemed himself, and maybe he’s starting to get it. But I won’t hold my breath.
Robinson Tejeda, Carlos Rosa, and Danny Duffy
for…
wait for it…
Coco Crisp
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 10:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
awesome
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 8, 2010 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
Can't believe no one has mentioned this
But aren’ t the odds quite strong that “Josh Fields Played QB for Oklahoma State” will surprise “Ron Mahay was an OF prospect in Boston” for Unbelievably Annoying Announcer Comment Repeated Ad Nauseum by, I dunno, May 2?
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maybe I should drink
every time ryan mentions “QB for Oklahoma State”
by wt on Jan 7, 2010 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
That Could Be
Fatal.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 11:09 PM EST up reply actions
if it could end
hearing ryan then it might be bliss
by wt on Jan 7, 2010 11:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm Pretty Sure
I don’t want Ryan to be the last thing I hear.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 11:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
yeah that didn't come out right
ryan is pretty much the last thing I would want to hear.
The cocktail’s were strong during that post. (luckily a few more
have sobered me up)
by wt on Jan 8, 2010 12:37 AM EST up reply actions
Works For Me
Every time.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 8, 2010 2:15 AM EST up reply actions
There is nothing wrong with that logic
win
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 8, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
Based on the interview
It’s gotta be Pods. He didn’t say “gritty” (Winn), “upside” (Ankiel), or “I admit the dudes at Royals Review know more than me” (Church). It’s Podsednik. Get to hatin’ it.
believe me, it would be boring as hell without the live commentary from the crew here
although you gotta fast forward to the Josh Fields interview…
“So, Josh, you were obviously a throw-in, basically a white Jose Guillen, so tell us about Chris Getz!”
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 8, 2010 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
It's at 15:37
He clearly says they are close to “signing” a speedy outfielder.
by Steve Nelson on Jan 8, 2010 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
As if the weather here isn't enough to cause winter depression,
Dayton Moore has to give us the worst offseason ever. Hey, Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel are going to be great for the Chiefs. When does the next NFL season start again?
Yes, I'm still alive. Sorry to disappoint you.
Of course they are, we've never seen a "hot" can't miss GM hired and fail.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
I don't know if its better
to have heard Moore said that this was close, and then being depressed until it actually goes through, or having it hit us out of nowhere.
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by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jan 8, 2010 12:25 AM EST reply actions
Shouldn't we expect whichever one is the suckiest??
by Steve Nelson on Jan 8, 2010 12:33 AM EST up reply actions
And Pods will then be the leadoff batter ...
… because in the leadoff spot speed is more important than on-base percentage. And Podsednik is a proven and recognized leadoff hitter.
Of course we can then move through the rest of the lineup similarly:
In the #2 spot being able to sacrifice, move the runner along, avoid striking out, and provide added speed on the bases is more important than OBP.
And in the #3, #4, #5 and #6 spots power is more important than OBP because those guys are the run producers.
And the #7, #8, and #9 spots are guys who are on the team for their defense, not their bat, so OBP in those spots is nice, but certainly not necessary
See, when you build a lineup with guys in the proper roles you don’t really need OBP.
OBP is just a crutch for GMs who don’t know how to find the right players to fit into the proper roles.
that last parrt is so on the mark, it's scary
and depressing
Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot...buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath & Beyond, I don't know...I don't know if we'll have enough time.
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 8, 2010 1:55 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe he'll figure it out
when for the 52nd year in a row, Runs Scored goes down.
Greinke could throw a perfect game every time out for 162 starts and still not get 20 wins. Go Royals!
I just don't get this OBP thing.
I really don’t. But I don’t have time to educate.
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Hilarious... this just made MLB trade rumors
I need to go to bed… if Pods happens tomorrow, I’ll have to write it up, since Cameron is “on vacation”
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At least $5 Million
If we’re lucky. Lot’s of teams have been wanting to sign him so we’ll definitely have to open up the wallet.
by kansasjhawk044 on Jan 8, 2010 4:06 AM EST up reply actions
Saskatoon Is Tough
Competition in a bidding war.
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by philofthenorth on Jan 8, 2010 4:21 AM EST up reply actions
With so many pretty good, cheap OFers on the FA market
…how does Dayton Moore keep acquiring the worst of them? Let’s hope it really isn’t Podsednik. But this sour feeling in my gut tells me that it is.
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please let it be somebody good
really i don’t know if i can take the prospect of knowing the next 4-5 years are going to continually suck.
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jan 8, 2010 8:09 AM EST up reply actions
As much as I hate to say it
Every season is going to suck until Moore is gone. He’s an anchor holding this organization down.
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by Scott McKinney on Jan 8, 2010 8:42 AM EST up reply actions
This organization is rotten
from the top all throughout. It’s gotten to the point where Moore is clearly not the only problem (though he does deserve all of the blame). He can’t possibly be getting good advice from those around him with these kinds of signings.
I will slit my wrists if the next GM has a ‘scouting’ background.
Correction.
Did sign scotty.
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It's Podsednik- just confirmed a few minutes ago by Jerry Crasnick via Twitter
He says an announcement will come today…“Scott Podsednik has reached a preliminary agreement with Royals pending a physical Friday”…
That puts Mitch in Omaha
Since its DDJ/Pods/Guillen with Anderson as the 4th OF.
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If you look closely, it really says "CentralChamps2012."
by CentralChamps2009 on Jan 8, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
Is Dayton Moore the Al Davis of baseball?
What is it with his single minded obsession with:
1. speedy (no hit, no walk) players
2. gritty (no talent) players
3. having a left hander in the rotation (even if he sucks)
OK, is that a three minded obsession?
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by kabrink on Jan 8, 2010 11:57 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
that's a great post, kabrink
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
maybe this has been brought up before,
but the references to GMDM as “fearless leader” in the radio show thread lead me to an epiphany: GMDM has been reminding me of someone, and I couldn’t quite put my finger on whom until just now.
Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot...buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath & Beyond, I don't know...I don't know if we'll have enough time.
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 8, 2010 12:21 PM EST reply actions
what GMDM/Zapp is thinking here:
“If we can hit that bull’s-eye,
the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards.
Checkmate!”
Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot...buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath & Beyond, I don't know...I don't know if we'll have enough time.
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 8, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
He's got a lot of brains, and a lot of... chutzpah.
“You see, killbots have a preset kill limit. Knowing their weakness, I sent wave after wave of my own men at them until they reached their limit and shut down.”
by Soria's Unibrow on Jan 8, 2010 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
and, he has an asian assistant
not that kif is necessarily “asian”, but if you had to guess what his alien race is most like, i would say asian. i wonder if Wong walks around sighing all day, Kif-like?
Conversation b/t Special baseball operations consultant Zapp Brannigan and GM Dayton Moore: "...but paper covers rock and rock crushes scissors...we have a conundrum. Get me some paper, a rock, and some scissors."
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 8, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
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Good god.
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by Justin Bopp on Jan 8, 2010 12:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Can't wait for Dayton to beat the living crap out of Jinn Wong
followed by Wong not talking to police, then coming back to work in Royals merchandising
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 8, 2010 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
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