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duncan_idaho · 06:46 AM

It's the end of the world as we know it... and we feel... fine?

2018 is a season of transition for the Royals, or at least it is at this point. Dayton Moore is back. Will he swing full into THE PROCESS 2.0? Or will he try to load up again and make some reload magic happen?

Pending Free Agents:
1B | Eric Hosmer | San Diego Padres, 8 years, $144 million ($5 million signing bonus; $20 million/year in Yrs 1-5; $13 million/year in Yrs 6-8 wth player opt out)

Spoiler!

3B | Mike Moustaskas | Kansas City Royas, 1, $6.5 million

Spoiler!

CF | Lorenzo Cain | Milwaukee Brewers, 5 years, $80 million

Spoiler!

RP | Mike Minor | Texas Rangers, 3, $28 million

Spoiler!

SP | Jason Vargas | New York Mets, 2, $16 million

Spoiler!

SS | Alcides Escobar | Kansas City Royals, 1, $2.5 million

Spoiler!

2018 MLB Draft Picks
#18
#33 - Compensation (Eric Hosmer)
#34 - Compensation (Lorenzo Cain)
#40 (Competitive Balance Round A)

Comp picks explanation:

Spoiler!

2018 Draft Names to Watch

RHP Kumar Rocker, N Oconnee HS, Georgia.

Spoiler!

OF Jarred Kelenic, Waukasha West HS, WI

Spoiler!

1B Triston Casas, American Heritage HS (FL).

Spoiler!

RHP Carter Stewart, Eau de Gallie HS (Ga).

Spoiler!

ANY Any, Any (Any). Any current top projected pick who slides for injury concerns. Includes current top prospect prospect SP Brady Singer, U of Florida.

Discuss Thrower · 03-09-2018, 01:52 PM

The choice seems to be between playing Cuthbert Mondesi and Dozier everyday and potentially exposing them all as busts and having practically nothing available to replace them in the farm system on one hand and signing Duda and Moose for one year and flip them for prospects similar in quality to Cuthberts and Dozier at the deadline on the other.

The latter seems pretty logical.

WhawhaWhat · 03-09-2018, 02:24 PM

Maybe GMDMs new strategy to get as many young guys into the system is to sign guys like Duda, Moose, Jay, Nolasco etc for under market deals and then flip them at the deadline for as many guys as they can at the A ball level and hoping a few pan out.

Baseball took away his ability to offer bigger deals to guys in Latin America and give overslot deals in the draft so maybe he'll skirt around that by trading for them after the fact.

CaliforniaChief · 03-09-2018, 02:29 PM

They're playing for the 2nd Wild Card Game. Not the strategy I would have chosen, but *shrug*

sedated · 03-09-2018, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Maybe GMDMs new strategy to get as many young guys into the system is to sign guys like Duda, Moose, Jay, Nolasco etc for under market deals and then flip them at the deadline for as many guys as they can at the A ball level and hoping a few pan out.

Baseball took away his ability to offer bigger deals to guys in Latin America and give overslot deals in the draft so maybe he'll skirt around that by trading for them after the fact.

Considering the awful return for position players last year, and likely fewer teams actually wanting to rent a player because so many are tanking, I wouldn't expect to get much from any of those guys.

WhawhaWhat · 03-09-2018, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

I wouldn't expect to get much from any of those guys.

Hence A ball guys. The youth movement is starting from the bottom, not the top. I have a feeling he knows that nothing of value is being blocked by any of those signings.

**DaneMcCloud** · 03-09-2018, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

Considering the awful return for position players last year, and likely fewer teams actually wanting to rent a player because so many are tanking, I wouldn't expect to get much from any of those guys.

Accordingly to Mellinger today, Moustakas not only turned down the Royals $17.4million dollar qualifying offer, he also turned down a 3 year, $45 million dollar deal with the Angels.

He needs to fire his agent.

**wazu** · 03-09-2018, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Maybe GMDMs new strategy to get as many young guys into the system is to sign guys like Duda, Moose, Jay, Nolasco etc for under market deals and then flip them at the deadline for as many guys as they can at the A ball level and hoping a few pan out.

Baseball took away his ability to offer bigger deals to guys in Latin America and give overslot deals in the draft so maybe he'll skirt around that by trading for them after the fact.

It offers a ray of hope that we have some kind of a plan.

**wazu** · 03-09-2018, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Accordingly to Mellinger today, Moustakas not only turned down the Royals $17.4million dollar qualifying offer, he also turned down a 3 year, $45 million dollar deal with the Angels.

He needs to fire his agent.

Brutal. Life-changing money that would’ve set up him and his family for generations. That’s gotta hurt.

But hey - good for us!

Why Not? · 03-10-2018, 08:59 AM

Sorry boys, I don't know how to post the link but there's a great article on MLB.com from 3/8 on the Royals.

KChiefs1 · 03-10-2018, 09:30 AM

Any chance of this happening?

https://www.royalsreview.com/2018/3/...riend-and-more

Lance Lynn would be a great signing.

**Bowser** · 03-10-2018, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Accordingly to Mellinger today, Moustakas not only turned down the Royals $17.4million dollar qualifying offer, he also turned down a 3 year, $45 million dollar deal with the Angels.

He needs to fire his agent.

Christ.

Seems like teams are pushing back against Boras and the way he holds the league hostage for the elite talent he represents. That, or Moose severely overestimated his own value. Possibly both.

PunkinDrublic · 03-10-2018, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

Christ.

Seems like teams are pushing back against Boras and the way he holds the league hostage for the elite talent he represents. That, or Moose severely overestimated his own value. Possibly both.

Good. **** Scott Boras!

Prison Bitch · 03-10-2018, 11:21 AM

Important to remember there's always injuries. When they happen, what then? If we don't sign any of these vets, you'll have to replace injured players with....what? AAA guys who aren't big league capable.

Anyway, CLEVE is always seemingly able to rebuild while never bottoming out. Texas has done it, BALT to a degree, some others. We aren't going to become a contender much faster by winning 65 games in 2018 instead of 75.

cmh6476 · 03-10-2018, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Any chance of this happening?

https://www.royalsreview.com/2018/3/...riend-and-more

Lance Lynn would be a great signing.

I can't get past suggesting this team is going to sign Jonathon lucroy

Lex Luthor · 03-10-2018, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

We aren't going to become a contender much faster by winning 65 games in 2018 instead of 75.

I completely agree with this.

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