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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
He's been on GMDM's "untouchable" list for a while. IIRC Beane wanted to make a play for him a couple of seasons ago and GMDM rebuffed the offer. He offers the Royals the type of plate discipline that balances out the free swingers on the roster.
If there's anyone expendable in our system, I believe it would be Dozier. Dozier is actually older than Cutty (25 vs 24) and had far less Major League experience than Cutty. I think Cutty is being groomed to take over for either Moose or Hos after 2017, while this year will be a litmus test for him at 2B.
He was the most reliable bat in our lineup until July and consistently saw more pitches than anyone else on the team. I'll be interested to see if he will be able to maintain his approach now that he's more accustomed to the rigors of a full major league season.
In the end, I think the Royals will have to move either Dozier, Boni or Cutty if Cutty can't stick at 2B. Ut's also possible GMDM now has his eyes on 2017-2020 and wants to keep as many cost controlled pieces as possible. It'll be interesting to see how the Royals handle the logjam.
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The difference between Cuthbert from Bonifacio and Dozier is that Cuthbert has had some success in the big leagues and could net you a return. I don't think Bonifacio or Dozier would net the Royals anything to help in 2017. There shouldn't be one player not named Mondesi that should be deemed untouchable, IMO. Also I don't believe that we should overrate his plate discipline. He walked 6.3% of the time last year with an OBP of .318. He put up a solid couple months, but I don't see why that would put him as untouchable. Just my opinion.