Sunday, July 5, 2009

Royal Moves

As a fan of the Kansas City Royals, this year has been the worst I have ever seen.  There is no way possible that this franchise will be significant in the next few years.  Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune recently said that the Royals were "in the 11th year of their three year rebuilding program."  Sooooooo true. Since this season has been nothing but huge steps backwards, I expect nothing out of next years team. That being said, as the trade deadline approaches, here is a list of Royals' current 40 man roster that i wish would stay and go.

Pitchers that stay:
Brian Bannister
Henry Barrera
Bruce Chen
Roman Colon
Juan Cruz
Kyle Davies
Zach Greinke
Luke Hochevar
Julio Cesar Pimentel
Carlos Rosa
Joakim Soria
Robinson Tejeda

Pitchers that go:
John Bale
Kyle Farnsworth
Devon Lowery
Ron Mahay
Gil Meche
Sidney Ponson
Doug Waechter
Jamey Wright

Batters that stay:
Mike Aviles
Willie Bloomquist
Billy Butler
David DeJesus
Alex Gordon
Tug Hulett
Mike Jacobs
Kila Ka'aihue
Mitch Maier
Brayan Pena

Batters that go:
John Buck
Alberto Callaspo
Coco Crisp
Jose Guillen
Luis Hernandez
Mario Lisson
Travis Metcalf
Miguel Olivo
Tony Peny Jr.
Mark Teahen

Yeah I know, because of stupid contracts and whatnot, all of my roster dreams will not come true.  However, whoever they move this year, I hope it is not for the unrealistic hopes of winning next year.

Side note - I'd like to see either Cory Aldridge or Scott Thorman in the outfield soon.