***Official Royals vs Mariners GDT Thread - July 3***

[ChiefsCountry]

The #Royals are back on the west coast to take on the Mariners. Ian Kennedy will get tonight's start. #RaisedRoyal pic.twitter.com/XI0RaCMrIk

— #VoteMoose (@Royals) July 3, 2017

The Mariners kick-off a three-game series vs. the Royals at 7:10 p.m.

Game notes: https://t.co/LFYXJvaYvW pic.twitter.com/Kk2aTs9kl5

— Mariners (@Mariners) July 4, 2017

[suzzer99]

Moose is so dialed-in right now.

[penbrook]

Off the damn window!!

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Pay the best player on our team.

Please.

This.

[penbrook]

And with that it is a KC Royals record for most home runs before the All Star break

[Jerok]

So Moose is actually in the Home Run derby? Wow, I'm gonna watch the HR derby this year!

[penbrook]

Gordon missed a home run by a foot

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by Jerok

So Moose is actually in the Home Run derby? Wow, I'm gonna watch the HR derby this year!

Yea after that window shot he just hit I'm definently watching

[Hootie]

So, uh ... 6 years, $150M for Moose? Unrealistic thought of the moment: Matching 6 year, $150M contracts for Moose/Hos and 4 years, $80M for Cain ought to do it, assuming they'd all take modest 'hometown' discounts.

Won't happen, but why not keep this incredible core together? Moose, Hos, Salvy, Cain are proven winners, and you can surround them with the likes of Whit, Mondesi, Soler, etc

I wouldn't hate if Dayton offered both Moose/Hos 6/150 ... both still young, and that TV contract is coming, we can handle paying $50M/year to those guys.

[SPchief]

Hi Hootie!

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by Moose Dong

So, uh ... 6 years, $150M for Moose? Unrealistic thought of the moment: Matching 6 year, $150M contracts for Moose/Hos and 4 years, $80M for Cain ought to do it, assuming they'd all take modest 'hometown' discounts.

Won't happen, but why not keep this incredible core together? Moose, Hos, Salvy, Cain are proven winners, and you can surround them with the likes of Whit, Mondesi, Soler, etc

I wouldn't hate if Dayton offered both Moose/Hos 6/150 ... both still young, and that TV contract is coming, we can handle paying $50M/year to those guys.

That's all fine and dandy by remember Boras is there agent

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by Moose Dong

So, uh ... 6 years, $150M for Moose? Unrealistic thought of the moment: Matching 6 year, $150M contracts for Moose/Hos and 4 years, $80M for Cain ought to do it, assuming they'd all take modest 'hometown' discounts.

Won't happen, but why not keep this incredible core together? Moose, Hos, Salvy, Cain are proven winners, and you can surround them with the likes of Whit, Mondesi, Soler, etc

I wouldn't hate if Dayton offered both Moose/Hos 6/150 ... both still young, and that TV contract is coming, we can handle paying $50M/year to those guys.

Most of that isn't happening.

Is this a BWillie mult?

[Hootie]

I think Cain at 4/80 is fine, as well ... as he reminds me a bit of Torii Hunter. His defense will slow, and you may end up with him in RF, but his bat is valuable and I think he still has at least 2 years left of elite defense/speed combo before the wheels fall off.

If we end up losing on a Hos extension and he turns into Joe Mauer, I still think two 6/150 contracts for those two guys who brought baseball back to KC is totally fair and worth it.

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by Moose Dong

I think Cain at 4/80 is fine, as well ... as he reminds me a bit of Torii Hunter. His defense will slow, and you may end up with him in RF, but his bat is valuable and I think he still has at least 2 years left of elite defense/speed combo before the wheels fall off.

If we end up losing on a Hos extension and he turns into Joe Mauer, I still think two 6/150 contracts for those two guys who brought baseball back to KC is totally fair and worth it.

4/80 is perfectly fine. DM did say he will try and re sign our free agents

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Most of that isn't happening.

Is this a BWillie mult?

Why do you say that?

Gordon wasn't going to resign, either. Your using your 2001 Royals sensibilities and applying them to this bunch.

I think David Glass, who is pushing dead, really bought in to baseball and this core from 2014 - 2015 and he's spent money proving so every year along the way.

Matching contract offers to Moose/Hos WILL happen (IMHO), but will they take it when Moose could probably get $200M somewhere if he hits 45 bombs?

We'll see. The whole 'he wants to play in LA' narrative you've been pushing the past few weeks is nothing but projecting. Just like me.

[penbrook]

I miss Dyson