Royals tempted to keep young core

Sadly, the only chance the Royals have of contending is in this way. Build up your farm system a la The Tampa Bay Rays and you will have a small window to compete before the big boys (Boston, New York, Chicago) poach anyone good when free agency times roll around.

Now, how do Jeff Francoeur, Melky Cabrera, Kyle Davies and Bruce Chen fit into the future? They're Brave rejects. Kansas City has plenty of dead weight that is not going to help their future. Maybe they can get something for them.

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Originally posted 09:20 AM ET  07.14 by Piltdown Rabbit

Now, how do Jeff Francoeur, Melky Cabrera, Kyle Davies and Bruce Chen fit into the future? They're Brave rejects. Kansas City has plenty of dead weight that is not going to help their future. Maybe they can get something for them.

Yeah, but they've got all the fungo bats and Big League Chew they need.

If the Royals trade any of thier young players, the fans should revolt and boycot the rest of the season. They've suffered terrible baseball for years with the excuse of building from within. So, finally the kids are here. Play 'em.

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Originally posted 10:07 AM ET  07.14 by The Moose

If the Royals trade any of thier young players, the fans should revolt and boycot the rest of the season. They've suffered terrible baseball for years with the excuse of building from within. So, finally the kids are here. Play 'em.

There's no advantage to trading the kids. They bring in fans, and they're cheap. When they are becoming FA's they may have some decisions to make if they don't buy out a couple of FA years soon.

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Originally posted 10:07 AM ET  07.14 by The Moose

If the Royals trade any of thier young players, the fans should revolt and boycot the rest of the season. They've suffered terrible baseball for years with the excuse of building from within. So, finally the kids are here. Play 'em.

100% correct - Jeff Francoeur and Melky Cabrera can go if they can get young talent back.

KC needs some veterans to show the young kids how to play the right way. Francoeur and Cabrera are doing that. Yeah, send them off if an incredible offer comes across the table. But they're both contributing. This year is a demo for Cabrera, he wants a multi-year deal from someone next year.

hold the line for another year

the royals should keep intact the franchise, best thing to do its replace every coach, manager, slowly untill they be figureout the puzzle on how to been conssistently on wining games, and achieve the goals that had being set!!!

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Originally posted 08:45 AM ET  07.14 by Lex-LOU-thor

Might as well try it for one year to see if it works out. Gotta make a stand some time.

It's working for the Mariners. Beats the hell out of a 60 W-100 L season.
They're nowhere near ready for the playoffs yet, but Seattle's AAA team is holding its own and the team is competing against the AL West again instead of being 28 games behind, by the AS break. Plus it's fun to watch these kids grow into the rolls they will be playing, for years to come instead of cursing and turning the channel after 2 innings.

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Originally posted 02:37 PM ET  07.14 by D00MED

It's working for the Mariners. Beats the hell out of a 60 W-100 L season.They're nowhere near ready for the playoffs yet, but Seattle's AAA team is holding its own and the team is competing against the AL West again instead of being 28 games behind, by the AS break. Plus it's fun to watch these kids grow into the rolls they will be playing, for years to come instead of cursing and turning the channel after 2 innings.

Yep. Pirates should take note as well, or vice versa. Keeping a core of young players together has its benefits ('96 Yankees).

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Originally posted 05:01 PM ET  07.14 by johnny 2 tone

Yep. Pirates should take note as well, or vice versa. Keeping a core of young players together has its benefits ('96 Yankees).

agree!!!