Royals offseason

[RoyalShock]

Kendrys Morales for 2 years, $17 million.

I hope last year was an anomaly or this will be a bad signing. I also fear it means they aren't hopeful to get a RF, so they abandoned their plan to rotate players at DH and we're going to end up with another Aoki type in RF.

[Shocker85]

Kendrys Morales for 2 years, $17 million.

I hope last year was an anomaly or this will be a bad signing. I also fear it means they aren't hopeful to get a RF, so they abandoned their plan to rotate players at DH and we're going to end up with another Aoki type in RF.

Blech!

So, is he a $17mil backup for Hosmer or an outfield project? He's played only ~2.4% of his innings in RF.

I kind of wish they would consider Dyson for a full time OF spot. Move Cain to RF and put Dyson in CF. I just think if he could get in a rhythm playing every day that he could hit.

[MoValley John]

Blech!

So, is he a $17mil backup for Hosmer or an outfield project? He's played only ~2.4% of his innings in RF.

I kind of wish they would consider Dyson for a full time OF spot. Move Cain to RF and put Dyson in RF. I just think if he could get in a rhythm playing every day that he could hit.

I heard Hosmer got the ebola.

[RoyalShock]

I wish he'd catch the homerunna for a full season.

[RoyalShock]

And now $11 million for one season of Alex Rios.

I hate MLB not having a salary cap. Not that KC would bump up against it, but when it comes to free agent salaries, the rising tide lifts all boats, even if they're leaking.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Rios is coming off his first bad season, or he would have commamded more money. Even his down year is comparable to Aoki, but he is faster, and a better defender.

I think this is a solid risk/reward move.

[RoyalShock]

Perhaps. I'm just leery of signing players in their 30's coming off their first bad year. The odds are high that it was the first year of their inevitable decline. And now our two "big" off-season acquisitions are just that type.

That said, if last year was an anomaly for both, next year's lineup is going to look pretty dang good:

LF Gordon
SS Escobar
CF Cain
1B Hosmer
C Perez
DH Morales
RF Rios
3B Moose
2B Infante

I could see Perez and Morales getting swapped in the batting order.

[RoyalShock]

And what should be the final significant free agent offseason signing is former Pirates starting pitcher Edinson Volquez. 2 years, $20 million.

Overall, we're just going to have to wait and see how these three perform next year before judging these signings.

[Play Angry]

They definitely went with the high risk, high reward theme.

[RoyalShock]

KC has avoided arbitration with Coleman, Collins, Dyson, Cain, Moose and Duffy. Now waiting on Hosmer, Holland and Herrera.

[_kai_]

Not that there was even a shred of hope but Shields just signed a 4 year / 75 mil contract with Padres.

[RoyalShock]

Not that there was even a shred of hope but Shields just signed a 4 year / 75 mil contract with Padres.

I think they may regret the last two years of that contract. Maybe Shields has Colonel Steve Austin's arm, but if not, he is either going to lose effectiveness or finally have an injury or two.