Royals need to win now?

[wildturkey]

I rarely pay much attention to baseball anymore outside of whatever sound bites I pick up from sports talk shows. But I gather the Royals traded away a super stud prospect for a non super stud but servicable starting pitcher and the reason used was "KC needs to win now".

So my question is, why, after 20+ years of sucking major ass, is it so important for them to win now? What's so important that you couldn't wait 1 or 2 more years for your super stud outfielder?

 

[romeo212000]

I rarely pay much attention to baseball anymore outside of whatever sound bites I pick up from sports talk shows. But I gather the Royals traded away a super stud prospect for a non super stud but servicable starting pitcher and the reason used was "KC needs to win now".

So my question is, why, after 20+ years of sucking major ass, is it so important for them to win now? What's so important that you couldn't wait 1 or 2 more years for your super stud outfielder?

Gm trying desperately to save his job.

 

[Hambombs]

I rarely pay much attention to baseball anymore outside of whatever sound bites I pick up from sports talk shows. But I gather the Royals traded away a super stud prospect for a non super stud but servicable starting pitcher and the reason used was "KC needs to win now".

So my question is, why, after 20+ years of sucking major ass, is it so important for them to win now? What's so important that you couldn't wait 1 or 2 more years for your super stud outfielder?

They have no pitching and desperately paid for james shields, who is a very good #2. Wont put them over the top. Detroit has victor martinez coming back plus adding tori hunter to a very good lineup.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Gm trying desperately to save his job.

Exactly.

The Royals seem to have a problem developing pitchers. They drafted plenty of good ones. They seem to reach a certain level of success in the minors & bottom out for some reason. I expect the pitchers Tampa got to get better very quickly.

 

[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Exactly.

The Royals seem to have a problem developing pitchers. They drafted plenty of good ones. They seem to reach a certain level of success in the minors & bottom out for some reason. I expect the pitchers Tampa got to get better very quickly.

They've had a ridiculous number of high draft picks in recent years, too. I kinda thought they would've gotten over the hump of being a basement-dweller by now.

Personally, I'd like to see Jeremy Guthrie have a good full season with them.

 

[powerchord86]

That division belongs to Detroit again this year. Royals are not quite there.

 

[USCDoom]

Go Expos!!!!

 

[powerchord86]

Go Expos!!!!