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Results of 2011 Royals Arbitration Poll

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.

  1. Looks like everyone wants and thinks the Royals will keep Luke and Billy.  Duh.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Most people would like to keep Pena around, but wouldn't be surprised if the Royals released him.
  6. 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  

Fields/Betemit/Gordon

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  

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  

this is where i had difficulty with the poll

I feel they should go after Betemit for 1yr and $1M or less, but if he wants to go the free agent route or try to get more money from someone else, then so be it. We’ll just tender Fields and use him til Moustakas is up.

If Betemit takes the deal, then don’t tender Fields and maybe offer him a minor league contract. Maybe he can learn a corner outfield spot and platoon as a RH batter since we have an all lefty outfield.

by stlJeff on Nov 2, 2010 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

Why does Betemit have Arb yrs left?

Since Betemit was FA why does he keep his Arb yrs? How does that work…

"As a Karate expert, I will not talk about any of you." Jimmy McMillan

by PREGNANT ROLLERSKATE on Nov 4, 2010 2:26 AM EDT reply actions  

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