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I think it will take 4 years 35 million and I think we should do it right now. The D-Rays just added Scott Kazmir to their list of long term deals and he is coming off an injury. Get this thing done.
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The Royals have to sign Zach Grienke by the all star break . 4 years 35 to 40 million.
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I don't know why they didn't lock him up after last year.
After spending time in the pen his value was as low as it could be.
The Kazmir deal sounds exactly like what we would offer.
Do you think the money will effect grienke?
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It would take David Glass to grow a set......They need to get it done soon.
I don't think the money will effect him that much, as cooky as he is I think he is still a pretty smart kid. Keeping him in a small market town like KC would be the best thing for his mind.
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I would say that the Royals need to look to lock up their young pitchers (Bannister, Soria, Grienke). There is always a chance that they might get complacent with contracts, but the Royals also can't afford to pay top of the line players what they would make on the open market. Unfortunately the Royals don't have the same luxury as the Red Sox and Yankees where they can let their best players become free agents and then simply outbid the highest offer. If they lock up those three, one of them may get hurt or flame out, but to have 2 top of the line pitchers in the rotation is too valuable.
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Yeah if we lose any of our good young pitchers that would be a shame.
How long do they have Meche for 3 more years? I'm actually really excited about Hocheavar he looks gooooooodddd..
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Greinke can't leave after this year. He only has a contract for this year, but won't be eligible for free agency until after 2009 or 2010, depending on how they counted the year he lost to personal issues. I don't think it will count because he was not on the major league roster. He will just continue to either get one year deals through arbitration each year until we sign him long term or he becomes eligible for free agency.
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The point is not that we will lose Greinke if we don't sign him this year. The point is that if he continues to be a #1 starter that he will be more expensive later and eventually become unsignable for the Royals. It also shows a committment by the organization if we are to lock up our young players. That will not only help with the success of our team now but also increase our chances of bringing in better free agent talent.
I can say this difinitively... true #1 starters don't grow on trees. The Royals really haven't had one since Bret Saverhagen save for a big year here and there by the likes of Paul Byrd, Jose Rosado, etc.
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