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Mets GM Search: Logan White No Longer A Candidate
According to numerous sources, Dodgers assistant GM Logan White was told by the Mets this morning that he had been kicked out of the shore house and is no longer being considered for the GM vacancy. He will return to his role with the Dodgers. The Mets are expected to whittle the field down to a...
Poll: Who Should Be The Next Mets General Manager?
Jeff Wilpon has spoken and there are six candidates for the position of Mets General Manager. They are: Sandy Alderson Allard Baird Dana Brown Josh Byrnes Rick Hahn Logan White Click on each candidates' name for more info about said candidate. Barring any surprising developments (Jon Daniels...
Reshaping the Roster, A Retrospective: Part III The Minors
Last month, Will (royalsreview) reviewed the changes Dayton Moore has made to the big league roster since taking the reins of the organization in the 2006 season. In Part I, he reviewed the major league position players and in Part II, he reviewed the major league pitchers. In addition to...
Reshaping the Roster, A Retrospective: Part II The Pitchers
Last week, we took a look back at the changes Dayton Moore has made to the big league roster since taking over during the 2006 season, specifically the position players. Part II examines the pitching staff, which has been subject to a much more radical transformation. Dayton Moore inherited a bad...
Reshaping the Roster, A Retrospective: Part I The Position Players
With the trade deadline looming and the continued pursuit of the roster/organization on everyone's mind it's worthwhile to take a look at the moves Dayton Moore has already made. Part I takes a look at how the position players with the big club. Stay tuned for Part II (big league pitchers) and...
Revisiting the Beltran Trade
With the Santana drama finally behind us - it was somehow appropriate that JoePo's satirical blast came just before the trade was finalized - I'm sure more than one fan here in the Midwest was reminded of the Royals' predicament at the turn of the century, when the Royals traded Johnny Damon,...
The Awfulness of Angel Berroa
Last night the Royals improbably rallied against the Reds for three goals in the 8th inning, tying the game at 5. Thanks to some cutesy/stupid pinch-hitter calls earlier in the game, Buddy Bell needed to make one more call to the bench to hit for Todd Wellemeyer with two outs and two men on....
Two Horrible Franchises: An Interview With D'Rays Bay
On the heels of the Royals meltdown in Tampa Bay, it might be a good time to post a Q & A session I did with the SB Nation Devil Rays blog last week. Enjoy:1. The Royals and Rays are actually very similar franchises if you think about it. Both are in areas with no major population center, both...
Thoughts on the Sanders & Mays Signings
Now that Christmas is fully behind us, lets scan around for the blogosphere's reaction to the monumental Reggie Sanders -- who JoePo calls "one of my favorite people" -- and Joe Mays signings...First of all, lets consider this nice summary in The Star, written by Jeff Passan, before Mays was...
Off-Day
It's an off-day for our Royals, as they travel from Chicago to Colorado for a weekend set against the Rockies. Hopefully Bell's been making countless motivational speeches and "lookin' guys in the eye" and letting them know that this will not stand!The Royals are now 5-20 against the AL Central...
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