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Airdrop01 · 07-28-2018, 10:32 AM

I agree with Orcin. I almost wrote last night (well, this morning at midnight) when I heard about it that every talk radio person and fan was going to complain....unjustly...that the prospects weren’t enough.

This was a deal for MLB players. Not prospects. If the Royals insisted on prospects, they’d have gotten very fringe players. He’s just not that valuable. Mostly because teams now so value their prospects and he’s not Manny Machado...but also because he’s, in my opinion, a world class a-hole.

Phillips is a pretty good return by himself. He is an immediate upgrade over every outfielder but Gordon and Bonifacio on the Royals, and only Gordon makes the list because of his defense. Guess what else! Phillips plays center. Weird. Almost like they Royals made the same analysis of the outfield I just did. The Royals are running out absurdly poor players there. All year. They have no one who can both hit and defend at that position at this level in their system.

The fact that they got a flyer on Lopez, who I think is a possible fit for a bullpen spot if they want to build up the pen to where a starter only goes 6 and you’re golden, is a bonus.

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Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	I agree with Orcin. I almost wrote last night (well, this morning at midnight) when I heard about it that every talk radio person and fan was going to complain....unjustly...that the prospects weren’t enough. This was a deal for MLB players. Not prospects. If the Royals insisted on prospects, they’d have gotten very fringe players. He’s just not that valuable. Mostly because teams now so value their prospects and he’s not Manny Machado...but also because he’s, in my opinion, a world class a-hole. Phillips is a pretty good return by himself. He is an immediate upgrade over every outfielder but Gordon and Bonifacio on the Royals, and only Gordon makes the list because of his defense. Guess what else! Phillips plays center. Weird. Almost like they Royals made the same analysis of the outfield I just did. The Royals are running out absurdly poor players there. All year. They have no one who can both hit and defend at that position at this level in their system. The fact that they got a flyer on Lopez, who I think is a possible fit for a bullpen spot if they want to build up the pen to where a starter only goes 6 and you’re golden, is a bonus. __________________ Last edited by Airdrop01; 07-28-2018 at 10:37 AM.