| last_stand |
| (the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar) |
| 10/09/14 01:04 AM |
Re: The O'Fischial 2014 Royals bet thread
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H2ODOG said:
I was reading some crap today about how the Royals fans are the best in baseball......you know all 14,000 of you that go to the games. Said being loyal for the last 29 years makes you loyal......I think it makes you crazy, but call it what you like. The Bandwagon is full in KC right now. Full stadiums, merchandise sales....life is good. Its good for KC. I hope KC finally has learned something from the city on the east side. You keep your home grown talent, grow it and promote it to the big leagues, where you KEEP it. Only one of the starting 9 to open the NLDS was a free agent playing for STL. 5 were draft pick/farm players. 2 were traded for our minor league players/prospects, and one an outright trade years ago. Building from within is where its at.
Yes the Cardinals are usually around the top 10 in payroll or just outside of it, but they pay to keep the talent that they bring up. That's a must. Promote and Pay. Not promote and trade then start all over. Cards have 14th highest payroll. KC has 18th highest. Seperated by about 15 million. That's nothing in todays standards.
Big thing about Cards long running success is as you say dog but plus the fact the Cardinals never really get saddled with huge dumb contracts.
Passing on Albert but signing Yadi. Genius. Passing on Beltran. Dishing Craig and his contract. Getting Grichuk with the Freeze deal.(Grichuk was drafted by Angels in front of Mike Trout in the same year.) Just to name a few.
In four short years Mozeliak has to be considered one of the best GM's in the league, as was his predecessor. Of course, the team scouts have a lot to do with his success as well.