Royals Payroll Could Reach $70 Million

sounds like furcal would be a nice fit for kc.... then again, furcal would also fit for about 10 other teams.. good to see they are looking to spend money for a change

kinda funny how he said one of his needs was OBP but went and got Jacobs.....good luck Royals

Any interest in Freddy Sanchez for Kila Ka'aihue and maybe a low minors command pitcher like Matt Mitchell?

Id really like to see this team make a bounce back and contend this year...

itd be great if they could get furcal
as a ss and get rid of someone like butler or teahan for a more solid outfielder..(might need a prospect for some trades) like maybe giles or a ludwick//ankiel type of guy

Kila for Freddy Sanchez?

A) Good God no
B) they already have a non-slugging, contact hitting, fringe range second basemen in Callaspo
C) They already have a low minors command pitcher in Rowdy Hardy
d) Don't the Pirates have like 3 1B too?

As a Buccos fan, I'd be completely on board trading Sanchez for Kila or Shealy, It just wouldn't make much sense for the Royals. I think Sanchez should bounce back to being a .300 hitter, and he hits very well with RISP, but he is another pathetically low OBP guy. Not to mention he's fragile and expensive. KC could surprise people this year I think, their team is not that bad. Meche and Grienke is a nice 1-2 punch and their lineup would be hovering around the middle of the pack with another bat.

I say take the extra money and lock Greinke up. Don't trade Greinke until some of the other pitchers have developed, if at all. Then, I think Furcal is probably unrealistic for the Royals, but go after Cabrera. If we trade anybody, we need to go after a SS, C, and CF, and probably a power corner outfielder. I get sick of reading people's posts about trading Greinke and Butler for crap. We ought to target Andrus and Teagarden from Texas and maybe Snider from Toronto. How about Fowler from Colorado. Those are some of the guys we ought to target. We might have to give up Butler or Hochevar or both, but we need to get a leadoff guy, and we need to get a SS for sure. Most of all we need patience. Let's trade Guillen for a bag of air.

DM did not say that those were the only FA's better than Jacobs, he was just giving examples that would be out of their price range. Listen to the podcast before you make silly comments.

Seriously, we should have platooned Shealy/Ka'aihue/Butler at first and DH. I hate that we traded for Jacobs just due to the fact it is going to stunt the other players growth. I guess we will be keeping Ka'aihue at AAA for the entire season? Then what about 2010? We are going to have to deal somebody. Also, what kind of value does Bannister have?

What is the fascination with Aviles? Unless he walks more, he's not going to be very good. His OBP was only 29 pts better than his BA.

This is really interesting that the Royals are increasing their payroll. I hope they can make a good team out of this. I remember how great the Royals were for so long while I was growing up.

I really like the past 5 drafts for the Royals, and think Hosmer, Moustakas, and Hochevar are going to turn into a great team to watch.

Not high on Aviles myself.

""Francouer and Escobar for Greinke and Butler." This is a joke, right?"

Not really. KC wants a proven shortstop and apparently also like Francouer. I thought Butler was "in the doghouse", so it's a change of scenery swap for both. Sure, Atlanta would have to add someone else for Greinke, but it's not that crazy.

Kotchman is clearly not needed on the Royals now. Look at how many 1st Basemen we have. Plus we have Hosmer in the minors. I understand why other teams/fans want Greinke, which is all the reason we should lock him up. We are getting better and so will Greinke. We do need to try and get a SS/2B and Catcher for the future. Wouldn't hurt to get a CF either. But I don't think we should trade Greinke to do it. I say we just ride it out this season and try to deal Guillen and a few other guys before the deadline. If Hochevar can bounce back, our rotation should be good. If Bannister can get it going, the rotation could be great. We need to go after a prototype leadoff guy who can play one of the positions up the middle. Fowler, McCutchen, etc.

I know, but we are pretty attached to the kid ourselves. He can be absolutely dynamite. I feel we have some pieces that could help other teams and I think we need to think outside the box, but I'm really against trading Greinke, Soria, Gordon, Moustakas, and Hosmer. I'm almost afraid to give up on Butler and Hochevar as well. As for Meche, Guillen, DeJesus, Bannister, and maybe Teahen, I think those guys would be able to contribute on a team where they didn't have to be the man. Meche has been very good the last 2 years and as much as I value starting pitching, I'm also looking beyond his contract and think he could be moved this year or next year and bring in some pretty high level prospect(s). As for Guillen, I think we should send him off for some Big League Chew. But he is a necessary evil unfortunately. DeJesus is still pretty young, but similar to Meche, I think he can be moved for a prospect or two, maybe just a single high level prospect ready to break in. DeJesus is a very good player. I think he is under rated, but I would prefer to have a CF who can fly. Maybe we keep him and move him to Left or Right. Bannister might be worth moving. I just don't know, my crystal ball is starting to short out.