Counterpoint: Looks Great! Royals Have The Advantage In The Greinke Trade

The link is to an article by the sometimes maligned Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune. While Rogers gets off track sometimes, I think he's spot on with this analysis. The Royals received a great deal of potential from the Brewers. Greinke will most definitely exceed expectations in the National League (his 2009 season would've been top 5 all-time if he'd been in the NL, I'd wager). But Escobar and Cain should mature with good coaching (something I trust Yost with more than Hillman).

In addition, one should always weigh the value of a trade against what the trading team would receive if the free agent chose not to re-sign(two late first round sandwich picks, yes?). It looks like any of these 4 prospects meet or exceed the two-first-round-pick criteria. - TL

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I can't think of this as the Greinke trade or I hate it.

I keep forgetting Yuni was included and some money. And likely we lost another prospect because of his inclusion.

Anyways, I don’t feel that the Royals “won” this trade, but hope to be proven wrong.

by AxDxMx on Dec 20, 2010 1:16 PM EST reply actions

And I meant to say something about the free agent compensation...

Is choosing your own 2 players better than what we got for Greinke? Possibly. DM has been pretty good in the 1st round and sandwich picks. I guess geting them 2 years earlier may be nice too.

by AxDxMx on Dec 20, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions

From DM's perspective

If he doesn’t win soon, he won’t have to worry about those picks two years down the road

by Boots 58 on Dec 20, 2010 2:14 PM EST up reply actions

These next 2 years are the most critical for him you are right.

by AxDxMx on Dec 20, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions

My thinking exactly.

GMDM needed these picks two years early!

"Sir,--It has been wittily remarked that there are three kinds of falsehood: the first is a 'fib,' the second is a downright lie, and the third and most aggravated is statistics." *The National Observer* (June 13, 1891): p. 93-94.

by timlacy on Dec 20, 2010 4:32 PM EST up reply actions

A real chance you don’t get that 1st round pick.

by BlueEyes_Austin on Dec 20, 2010 5:22 PM EST up reply actions

Phil Rogers has done exactly one good thing for baseball in his career

And that is voting for Kevin Appier to receive the 1993 Cy Young. Other than that, he hasn’t done much for me to like him, including this article—which, whatever analysis is in it, seems pretty fluffy for the most part.

by DarthYoshi on Dec 20, 2010 4:14 PM EST reply actions