Results of 2011 Royals Arbitration Poll

by Jeff Zimmerman on Nov 1, 2010 2:28 PM EDT

With over 200 votes in, I will go ahead show the results of the poll:

	Should the Royals offer Arbitration		Will the Royals offer Arbitration
Timestamp	Yes	No	Yes	No
Locks to Stay
Billy Butler	100%	0%	99%	1%
Luke Hochevar	95%	5%	98%	2%
Some Doubt, but Staying
Wilson Betemit	90%	10%	91%	9%
Alex Gordon	87%	13%	93%	7%
Robinson Tejeda	89%	11%	94%	6%
Good Chance to be Gone
Brian Anderson	17%	83%	29%	71%
Brian Bannister	13%	87%	25%	75%
Conflict Picks
Josh Fields	39%	61%	69%	31%
Brayan Pena	89%	11%	70%	30%
Kyle Davies	57%	43%	87%	13%

Notes.

Looks like everyone wants and thinks the Royals will keep Luke and Billy. Duh.
About 10% of the voters think that Alex Gordon, Wilson Betemit and and Robinson Tejeda will not be around. The "should" votes are a little less the "will" votes, so it looks like some of us here would not mind cutting ties with them.
Most voters think Brian Anderson and "Brain" Bannister should and will be released. It does seem though that not everyone has faith that The Process will cut ties with them.
Most think Josh Fields should be released, but Dayton will keep him around. I will just defer to this discussion for now on this subject.
Most people would like to keep Pena around, but wouldn't be surprised if the Royals released him.
Some fans would love to see Davies let go, but figure he will be around at least one more year.

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FYI

You have “Should” as the heading for both columns and no “Will.”

by BrRoyal on Nov 1, 2010 3:00 PM EDT reply actions

They should probably tender all three of these guys. There is no telling what you have with Gordon until he “dominates” in 2011. Gordon should get most of the time in LF, but they could all see time there in some sort of platoon. And Fields and Betemit could also see time at 3B until Moustakas is up. Kila also has done nothing at the MLB level, so you have a spot open at DH/1B.

Didn’t Brian Anderson have a pretty good year out of the pen? Would he be willing to take less money to stay in the pen? Bannister HAS to be gone, I would like to see Davies back though.

by royal_in_cincinnati on Nov 1, 2010 4:08 PM EDT reply actions

I think you're wrong about Kila

He has been jerked the fuck around forever, and then suddenly they’re like “Okay kid, here you go.”

And he started to show some real power. And he took walks.

And he’ll be better in 2011.

Let’s see what he does for the full season.

Like a weapon labeled "very stupid weapon, do not use." - BabyBlues

by Crooow on Nov 3, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Brian Anderson

did have good numbers in his 1st season of pitching in pro ball. Today, he was designated for assignment. I would love to see a team give him a look in Spring Training.

"Don't stop now, Boys.".....Hawk Harrelson

by bigz38fan on Nov 10, 2010 6:57 PM EST up reply actions

Pena Was Easily

Our best catcher this year. There’s no way it makes sense to let him go, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Nov 1, 2010 8:02 PM EDT reply actions

Wouldn't surprise me either.

I see it as a kneejerk reaction from DM that says “How dare you prove me and Jason Kendall wrong! I’ll show you, JERK!” His offense for a catcher negates anything bad he does defensively. I keep hearing how he’s terrible back there and I don’t see anything worse than what Miguel Olivo was.

by AxDxMx on Nov 2, 2010 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions

He Was Far

Better than Olivo defensively, and his arm is at least average. I don’t get the “he’s terrible behind the plate” thing came from. For 1M or less, he’s a steal.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Nov 2, 2010 6:41 AM EDT up reply actions

That's exactly how I feel.

by AxDxMx on Nov 2, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Betemit would likely get more in arbitration than he's actually worth

He should be non-tendered. I’m ok with the Royals pursuing him as a Moustakas stopgap but only for what he’s worth. Going forward, he’s likely to be little better than replacement level, meaning he’s probably worth around $500-600K. People shouldn’t be overly affected by a short-term hitting aberration. He’s not that good of a hitter. He’s nowhere close. Anyone who thinks he’s finally “figured it out” at his age is living in a dream world.

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by Scott McKinney on Nov 1, 2010 8:06 PM EDT reply actions