The Giants get Jose Guillen from KC

[a700hitter]

For a PTNL. Nice pickup by the Giants, although he is no Eric Patterson.

 

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/2010081313403346/

 

Also, as luck would have it for the Skanks, there opponents have traded away their best player.

[Dojji]

OK, now for the big question: WHY did the Giants bother to trade for a guy the Royals were within 2 days of releasing outright?

 

Oh, and the Royals' best player is Zack Greinke, and if you limit it to position players, it's Billy Butler.

[a700hitter]

OK, now for the big question: WHY did the Giants bother to trade for a guy the Royals were within 2 days of releasing outright?

 

Oh, and the Royals' best player is Zack Greinke, and if you limit it to position players, it's Billy Butler.

Must you argue about everything. Lol! I guess the Giants traded for him to make sure that he didn't go to another team when he was released. As for Yankee luck, they will not be facing Greinke either. I'd rather the Yanks face a Royal lineup with Guillen rather than without him, but that's just my opinion.

[Dojji]

Guillen isn't that good. If the guy carrying your team is a corner outfielder with a .743 OPs you're better off trying a few young players and attempting to catch lightning in a bottle.

 

That said, if you take a look at what KC has coming up the pipe, it's getting a bit scary. Moustakas isn't that great, but they have a lot of very good arms and a couple interesting bats such as Myers and Hosmer coming up in the next couple years. Moore's done a whole lot of nothing in the big league roster and Meche and Guillen have bit him as predicted, but that's a huge tidal wave of youth he's accumulated down in Omaha and Northwest Arkansas. THREE different pitchers with lefthanded ace potential in Montgomery, Lamb and Duffy. Four or five different guys who could make a case for themselves as KC's top prospect. If they manage to hold onto Greinke to head the staff, they dcould make some noise in the next couple years.

[a700hitter]

Guillen isn't that good. If the guy carrying your team is a corner outfielder with a .743 OPs you're better off trying a few young players and attempting to catch lightning in a bottle.

 

That said, if you take a look at what KC has coming up the pipe, it's getting a bit scary. Moustakas isn't that great, but they have a lot of very good arms and a couple interesting bats such as Myers and Hosmer coming up in the next couple years. Moore's done a whole lot of nothing in the big league roster and Meche and Guillen have bit him as predicted, but that's a huge tidal wave of youth he's accumulated down in Omaha and Northwest Arkansas. THREE different pitchers with lefthanded ace potential in Montgomery, Lamb and Duffy. Four or five different guys who could make a case for themselves as KC's top prospect. If they manage to hold onto Greinke to head the staff, they dcould make some noise in the next couple years.

Dude, you are going to have to argue with yourself about this. I really don't care about the direction of the Royal organization. I am pissed that the Yanks will miss Greinke this weekend. I also remember that Guillen has had some very good series against the Yanks in the past, but he is gone.

[MDF3530]

Doesn't Guillen have a history of asswipery?

[italstallianion]

Doesn't Guillen have a history of asswipery?

 

 

 

It depends on who you ask. It's a huge yes if you ask Brendan Donnelly, but he's a d-bag as well, so it's all relative.

[Palodios]

If they manage to hold onto Greinke to head the staff' date=' they dcould make some noise in the next couple years.[/quote']

 

Here's a great quote from Greinke about the rebuilding stage the team is in.

 

 

 

"There's no reason for me to get real excited about it," Greinke said, "because the chance of more than one of them making a major impact by the time my contract is up is pretty slim."

 

"We'll see," he said. "This is at least the third full re-start/rebuilding phase since I've been here. And, obviously, none of them have worked. This one hasn't even really started yet."

[Dojji]

Well, if he feels that way about it I'd be happy to trade for him. I'm not convinced his psychological problems would be that big an issue in a town where he would have a better chance of being "just another good pitcher in a rotation full of them" rather than being "the guy" in a small market.