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Okay something to talk about right off the bat. This is a good move. He'll be productive power-wise and he has the flexibility to play behind the plate. He's not a #4 or 5 hitter, but at 6 he'll provide good production. Now,with 4 catchers, it's time to trade Salty.

That seems like a reasonable contract.

I guess that today was a travel day for the GM's. The Winter meetings start tomorrow. Hopefully, there will be lots of moves to make things interesting.

As a depth option, I would agree, but not as part of Plan A.

^ Dumpster Diving candidates. Cherries is probably already on the phone with them.

If people in the know say that he is barely passable as a major league OFer and he doesn't steal bases, I would conclude that he is one-dimensional. BTW: Why would I lie about this kid or any player? Maybe my sources of information are wrong. I can't vouch for the information as infallible, but to infer that I would lie about something as inconsequential as a stupid discussion on Sports Forum is ridiculous. I read about his fielding and his high k rate in a Peter A article. Who knows... maybe he is lying.:thumbdown Edit: I am in favor of trading Lester if they think he is on the downslide. I suggested trading him during the season. I am just not sold on this kid from what I have read. Seriously, what an *******.

You don't need to convince me of the need for pitching.

If the GM needs to spend $125-150 million on one guy to get this team back to winning 88 games, he is a bigger idiot than I gave him credit for being.

Hanley had attitude issues in the Red Sox organization and he had a rocky up and down stay with us. We were going to move him to CF if he stayed with the Sox according to my recollection. Also, we moved Hanley for a big stud young pitcher whose career was on the way up. Beckett was lighting up the gun at 97 consistently. Lester is experiencing diminishing velocity and he is coming off a terrible season. As for the report on his fielding, in a recent Peter A article, he made the statement about the scouting reports on Myers' fielding. He also mentioned the fact that Myers struck out 140 times in the minors last year. That is bound to go up in the majors. As for the examples of one dimensional players provided by you, yes, Teddy Ballgame was one dimensional, but he probably didn't strike out 140 times in 3 combined major league seasons, so I don't think Myers is the next Ted Williams. Ruth was not one dimensional. In addition to being the all-time greatest slugger, he was arguably one of the best left handed pitchers in history. He had very good speed when he was young and he could field. His athleticism was legendary. Henry Aaron was a great fielder, not good, but great. He had a strong arm too. Aaron was an excellent base runner with very good speed. You need to do some research before you make statements like that.

I am not against trading Lester. I proposed that during the season. I just don't think that this kid Myers could be a big stud like Trout or Harper. Otherwise, they wouldn't let him go for what Lester put on display last season.

November 26th is old news.

Lester being our obvious #1 underscores why we are a suckass last place team.

What makes you think I hate doubront? I am concerned that his last 2 months of 2012 was not just fatigue, but he has earned the 5th spot unless Lackey can turn back the clock and pitch like he did for the Angels.

If Myers is close to being in the same league as Harper or Trout, KC would be insane to trade him for Lester who pitched to a 5 1/2 ERA. Without looking, he was probably the worst #1 in all of baseball. Many teams have better #2's, and no, I don't know which of them are available, and neither does anyone else. The Royals could sign Haren for about the same money as Lester will be making for the next 2 seasons without giving up such an elite talent.

You are penciling in Lester as our #1?

But they were can't miss prospects and those don' t get traded.

I agree with all your comments on the lineup, but I am not sure what you mean by scary when referring to Ross/Lavarnway. Do you mean scary good or bad?

If he's in the same league as the other 2 guys, they are not going to trade him, because the major flaw in your argument is that Lester is no #1.

So then he is not the kind of prospect that Harper and Trount were.

None of their other "elite" hitters are as good as Jeter, Garciaparra, or ARod, so why would they trade a guy as good as them?

If he is that good, KC will not trade him.

That's probably the 2 that I would go with.

It doesn't matter whether he can throw the ball if he can' t catch it. His defense has been described as possibly not major league level. He is not a base stealer, so he is 1 dimensional insofar as he can only hit.

You are right. They did such a thorough job of running the franchise into the ground that the closer doesn't matter.

I'm okay with 2 of the 3, but the 3 one would be overkill and not add much. We need a first baseman, so Napoli or swisher would fill the bill, and each can play another position. We don't need them bot if Ross is re-signed to play the OF. I have posted my wish list several times. We need a first baseman, an outfielder, but most of all we need pitching.