Comments on: Learning From Last Year’s Deadline http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/07/23/learning-from-last-years-deadline/ A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: michael.allen.engel http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/07/23/learning-from-last-years-deadline/#comment-2019470 michael.allen.engel Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:44:30 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=9799#comment-2019470 @jim fetterolf We definitely need pitchers....with Beltran off the market now, Melky could be a good get for a team that feels left out and buys his production this year. Hope that drives the paying price up. @jim fetterolf We definitely need pitchers….with Beltran off the market now, Melky could be a good get for a team that feels left out and buys his production this year. Hope that drives the paying price up.

]]> By: jim fetterolf http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/07/23/learning-from-last-years-deadline/#comment-2019465 jim fetterolf Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:49:18 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=9799#comment-2019465 I've seen it suggested that Melky is an even better deal than a few months rental of Beltran and agree with that. Melky has a lot of tools, lots of production, and is under control for next year, attractive with an already 3.0 WAR for the Royals, enhanced by flashing career power in a pitcher's park. I doubt GMDM gets the value he wants for Melky and Frenchy and Francis is most likely among starters to be traded. Aviles is quite likely gone for a similar package as Betemit, and i wouldn't be surprised to see a reliever or two traded, Woods and Collins possible. Of course, Moore could surprise us and peddle Billy and Soria while throwing in Aviles, Kila, C. Robinson, Dyson, and Lough to get some hot AA pitchers or even starters from a team like Oakland, which has pitchers and nothing else. A's could get upgrades at six positions in exchange for some of their pitching bounty. I’ve seen it suggested that Melky is an even better deal than a few months rental of Beltran and agree with that. Melky has a lot of tools, lots of production, and is under control for next year, attractive with an already 3.0 WAR for the Royals, enhanced by flashing career power in a pitcher’s park.

I doubt GMDM gets the value he wants for Melky and Frenchy and Francis is most likely among starters to be traded. Aviles is quite likely gone for a similar package as Betemit, and i wouldn’t be surprised to see a reliever or two traded, Woods and Collins possible.

Of course, Moore could surprise us and peddle Billy and Soria while throwing in Aviles, Kila, C. Robinson, Dyson, and Lough to get some hot AA pitchers or even starters from a team like Oakland, which has pitchers and nothing else. A’s could get upgrades at six positions in exchange for some of their pitching bounty.

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