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Gil Meche is the solution to global fiscal recovery...

Overall: C- The Royals are a clear step ahead of the previous three teams, but still have an awful lot of work to do before they could ever be considered a legitimate World Series contender. Unfortunately, the moves the team has been making over the last year don’t inspire an awful lot of confidence that the team is going to make the necessary transition in philosophy, and filling out the roster with replacement level veterans is simply never going to work. With a smaller paryoll, they have to emulate the Cleveland/Oakland/Minnesota/Atlanta philosophies of getting big returns on small invetments, and right now, that’s just not happening in Kansas City. Suffice to say: Ouch.

Anyone see SNL last weekend? They had a really awful skit where Kristen Wiig played a mischievous kid named Gilly. It was so unfunny, but yet I find myself saying "Gilly" the way Will Forte hectored her. Gilly! Gilly? Gilly.... Anyway, I have a feeling I will be using this when Meche pitches. Back to baseball, Rotoauthority thinks Gil is AT RISK for 2009 due to being part of the 3400 Club, which I imagine is more exclusive than being part of the 700 Club. Planet Zack is listed as among the most risk averse pitchers next year.