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Didn't salvy also have the GW hit in the WC game? (Rhetorical)
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Yea there was a celebration at the K today at 11. All the players were there

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 5m5 minutes ago
Source: #Royals trade RHP Liam Hendriks to #BlueJays. Return expected to be a catcher.

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Originally Posted by penbook (Post 11071207)

Yea there was a celebration at the K today at 11. All the players were there

Good.

They deserved it.

Yeah, it looked like a pretty good crowd showed up for noon on a Thursday.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The team is nothing but thankful and humbled by the fans. <a href="http://t.co/z4yexJc9XP">pic.twitter.com/z4yexJc9XP</a></p>— Bonyen Lee (@BonyenKCTV5) <a href="https://twitter.com/BonyenKCTV5/status/527858360381882368">October 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Per Ken Rosenthal

Royals trade Liam Hendriks to Blue Jays. Return likely a catcher

I really wish we could trade liam hendriks for a catcher.

A bonus month of baseball is an amazing thing. You just get used to watching 100+ games throughout the season on the ol' picture tube and then it's done by October. Never even giving a thought to baseball until February.

As heart-wrenching as the loss was in the moment last night and still is today; that was honestly the most fun I've had watching any sort of sports run. Even KU winning it all in '08 wasn't as gratifying as this was, even if we did come up just short.

That's baseball I guess. That's life. At least I have legitimate hope for the coming years. That's a really cool feeling. It's not the false hope the Chiefs will give you every three or four years either, it's the real deal.

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Originally Posted by penbook (Post 11071215)

Per Ken Rosenthal

Royals trade Liam Hendriks to Blue Jays. Return likely a catcher

Panic move by Dayton. No need to tear down the team after a Game 7 loss.

5th rotation options next year:

Internal:
Christian Binford, Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb

If the Royals try to fill this spot internally, there are not a lot of great/proven options. Lamb has never quite recovered from his Tommy John surgery, though he has shown flashes at times. Binford blew through the minors in 2014 but doesn't have much experience at Omaha as a starting pitcher and has only made 8 starts above AA. He's not a "stuff" guy, but he gets results. Finnegan won't need to build up innings, but he hasn't worked through the upper minors as a starter.

End result: Trying to fill the spot internally from Day 1 seems like a stretch unless someone makes a huge leap in spring training.

Trade
Trading for a pitcher like Ian Kennedy might cost a little in terms of talent surrendered, but there are sure to be quality SPs available via trade.

End result: This is probably the safest route for the Royals to take to add a 5th pitcher, but it could be costly in prospects.

Free Agency:
This is the riskiest method for the Royals in terms of commitment and money, but finding a second-tier guy who can eat innings and who likely "pitches up" playing in the K with this D behind him.

Brandon McCarthy is not a bad suggestion, though I wonder what type of deal/years he's going to be looking for.

Ultimately, I think they sign a second-tier guy in FA or make a trade. They'll be serious about winning again next year, and it's hard to imagine doing that with Liam Hendriks as your No. 5 starter at the beginning of the year.

Especially since they just traded Hendricks to the Jays per mlbtraderumors

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 11071253)

5th rotation options next year:

Internal:
Christian Binford, Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb, Liam Hendriks

If the Royals try to fill this spot internally, there are not a lot of great/proven options. Lamb has never quite recovered from his Tommy John surgery, though he has shown flashes at times. Hendriks is just a guy/emergency starter. Binford blew through the minors in 2014 but doesn't have much experience at Omaha as a starting pitcher and has only made 8 starts above AA. He's not a "stuff" guy, but he gets results. Finnegan won't need to build up innings, but he hasn't worked through the upper minors as a starter.

End result: Trying to fill the spot internally from Day 1 seems like a stretch unless someone makes a huge leap in spring training.

Trade
Trading for a pitcher like Ian Kennedy might cost a little in terms of talent surrendered, but there are sure to be quality SPs available via trade.

End result: This is probably the safest route for the Royals to take to add a 5th pitcher, but it could be costly in prospects.

Free Agency:
This is the riskiest method for the Royals in terms of commitment and money, but finding a second-tier guy who can eat innings and who likely "pitches up" playing in the K with this D behind him.

Brandon McCarthy is not a bad suggestion, though I wonder what type of deal/years he's going to be looking for.

Ultimately, I think they sign a second-tier guy in FA or make a trade. They'll be serious about winning again next year, and it's hard to imagine doing that with Liam Hendriks as your No. 5 starter at the beginning of the year.

Hendriks got traded to the Blue Jays about a hr ago. We are getting a catcher in return

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Originally Posted by penbook (Post 11071273)

Hendriks got traded to the Blue Jays about a hr ago. We are getting a catcher in return

Pen Rosenthal

Hendriks for a catcher guys. Just saw it on MLBN.