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Originally Posted by BigMeatballBillay
Yet they signed Hammel and kept all the overrated scrubs.
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To which overrated scrubs are you referring? The ones who had guaranteed contracts and were getting paid regardless?
Dayton Moore made some major missteps leading into the 2016 season in hindsight (Minor and Chris Young chief among them). But you can't just cut those guys and recoup losses. You're paying them.
Hammel and Wood were insurance signings that were low-risk reactions to Ventura's untimely demise. Reviews on those deals were generally positive. Just because they aren't looking great NOW doesn't mean they were awful at the time or sign of an all-in year.
If anything, the Royals did the opposite of all-in. They could have stubbornly held on to Davis and Dyson and just been satisfied with draft pick compensation after this year for Davis. It's what I would have done, actually.
Instead, they're trying to balance winning now with reloading. That's difficult and narrows your margins in both directions.
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