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02/29/2008 | Moore denies report linking Royals to Sosa
SURPRISE, Ariz. | The rumor mill is churning again with an ESPNdeportes.com report suggesting the Royals are showing renewed interest in free-agent slugger Sammy Sosa. Not true, according to general manager Dayton Moore. “We’re very comfortable with the current group of players we have in camp competing for spots on our 25-man roster,” Moore said Friday before the Royals ...
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Royals Deny Sosa* Rumor; KC Fans Breath Sigh of Relief
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. — ... Royals General Manager Dayton Moore shot down an ESPN Deportes report yesterday that suggested his club is interested in signing Sammy Sosa*, according to the Kansas City Star. ...

K.C. Star: GM Moore denies report linking Royals to Sammy Sosa
BBTF's Baseball Primer NewsblogK.C. Star: GM Moore denies report linking Royals to Sammy Sosa ESPNdeportes.com is wrong again? I should have learned my lesson when they said Yo-Yo Davalillo’s brother Wham-O was getting a call-up. The rumor mill is churning again with an ESPNdeportes.com report suggesting the Royals are showing renewed interest in free-agent slugger Sammy Sosa. Not true, according to general manager Dayton Moore. “We’re very comfortable with the current group of players we have in camp competing for spots on our 25-man roster,” Moore said Friday before the Royals beat San Diego 13-9 in ...

Say It Isn't So-Sa
Royal Reflections — ... Here we go with the Sammy Sosa rumors again. This time they are coming from an ESPNdeportes.com report. Thankfully, Dayton Moore is denying them. Sosa is 38, has limited range in the outfield, would end up playing DH, and would cut into the playing time of guys like Billy Butler and/or Ross Gload. I don't want to see that happen, and if I had to guess, many Royals fans don't either. ...

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