If they don't idk who will

Hell yeah.

Detroit is losing plenty and and that BP is still crap!

Glad that everyone is pretty much in agreement.

I seriously would not have kept up with the off-season and Royals discussion on here that much simply because it was part of the post season thread and game that proceeded the 6th discussion.

Silly? maybe...
It just felt dirty, and a bitter reminder of a close but disheartening outcome.

Ready to move forward with a positive repository that doesn't contain bad juju to carry over for 2015!

I think we'll end up with a sandwich pick in the first round unless he signs with a team with a protected selection.

I'd bet anything they sign Andy Miller

Ryan Howard Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz and Speculation Surrounding Phillies 1B

Joseph
Zucker
Nov 10, 2014

The Philadelphia Phillies are telling anybody who will listen that Ryan Howard is available. However, given the first baseman's massive contract and poor performance, offloading him will be much easier said than done.

USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported that an unlikely suitor has emerged: the Kansas City Royals:

The Royals aren't about to rip up their payroll, and David Glass suddenly isn't about to go all Steinbrenner on us, but if the Phillies are willing to eat most of the contract, the Royals have had internal discussions about acquiring him.

They believe he just might be the perfect fit to replace Billy Butler as their everyday DH, and considering they didn't have a single player hit 20 homers or drive in 75 runs last year, he may be the power threat the Royals need to return to the World Series.

Acquiring Howard would certainly fly in the face of the Royals' strategy of investing in younger players who excel in the field and on the basepaths. Howard's style is almost anathema to everything Kansas City did right in reaching the World Series.

With that said, the Royals were the only team to hit fewer than 100 home runs as a team last year, so there's a clear power void. Kansas City needs to add a bat this offseason. In addition, a move to the American League would suit Howard, since he wouldn't have to play any defense as a designated hitter.

However, a few major red flags arise when debating any potential trade.

One is that Howard's power has been in decline for the last four or five years and hit rock bottom in 2014. Although he hit 23 home runs and drove in 95 runs, his .380 slugging percentage was the worst of his career.

Dan Szymborski of ESPN.com tried to distill the spectrum of the 34-year-old's talent:


The other concern is Howard's contract. He's due $50 million over the next two years and has a $10 million buyout in 2017.

While the Phillies will eat some money in order to move Howard, whatever team trades for him will likely still be overpaying for an aging first baseman who's long since passed his prime.

It's still very early in the offseason, so there's no telling where Howard could end up. Just because the Royals are potentially throwing their name in the hat doesn't mean they're giving it serious consideration.

Damn that's actually very likely.

Ryan Howard? No!

Picked up a couple of these today!

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...dc4e8ef56b.jpg

Hell, why not?

Because he can't field and he can't hit.

Hoping my dad can pick one up for me. A website says they're only available in MO, KS, and Nebraska. They should include Oklahoma.

He can't play RF & we aren't looking for another full time DH.

Why would you care about his fielding? We have a GG winner already

His 190k certainly make me gulp but he has hit RH very well in his career and he won't play vs LH. He seems healthy with 153g last year. Depending on terms, he could be a good risk. Hell we kept Ibanez old balls in the roster most of the year

We wouldn't be paying Howard as much as we paid Ibanez.

IIRC, we are going to the rotating DH philosophy. So, he'd have to play in the field some.

His career numbers are fine. It's the latest numbers that I'm worried about.