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This is gonna hurt, but the Royals should at least look at trading Joakim Soria: Aside from a barstool, there m.. http://bit.ly/1Rq5pj 10/22/2009 |
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They could lose in 9th instead of just 7th & 8th. Why limit yrslf? RT @mellinger: Royals should pursue trading Soria http://bit.ly/1rSEHn 10/22/2009 |
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Ball Star >> This is gonna hurt, but the Royals should at least look at trading Joakim Soria http://bit.ly/1GcRm 10/22/2009 |
Odds & Ends: Okajima, Kikuchi, La Russa
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... to be coming within a few days, says Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker.
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is nearing his decision on whether to manage in 2010, says Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports says that "if La Russa manages next season, it will be with the Cardinals."
Mark McGwire told The Sporting News' Jeff D'Alessio that Albert Pujols would be worth $30MM+ as a free agent.
Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star feels the Royals should consider trading closer ...
Odds & Ends: Parker, Okajima, Kikuchi, La Russa
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... seems to be coming within a few days, says Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker.
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is nearing his decision on whether to manage in 2010, says Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports says that "if La Russa manages next season, it will be with the Cardinals."
Mark McGwire told The Sporting News' Jeff D'Alessio that Albert Pujols would be worth $30MM+ as a free agent.
Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star feels the Royals should consider trading closer Joakim ...
Link-O-Rama: Soria, Prado, Mateo, Mills, and Springsteen
Circling The Bases —
[image] * Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star suggests that "the Royals should at least look at trading Joakim Soria." Between contenders watching them struggle in the playoffs and non-contenders trying to cash them in for value, very few teams seem content to stick with their closer these days. * General manager Frank Wren ...
Should the Royals Trade Joakim Soria?
Jorge Says No! —
Should the Royals trade one of their best pieces to acquire more pieces? You decide: "Aside from a barstool, there may be no more emotional position in baseball than closer. This is certainly true for Jonathan Papelbon and K-Rod, but more, it's true for the people watching. So long as it doesn't get watered down from blowouts, the best moment at Kauffman Stadium is when the video boards set fire and Slash starts playing "Welcome to the Jungle" and Joakim Soria comes out from the bullpen to throw fastballs at the knees and 67-mph curveballs ...
Should the Royals trade Joakim Soria?
Circling The Bases —
[image] The KC Star's Sam Mellinger thinks they should at least consider it : There's something that's been discussed in certain circles of Royals fans, and this offseason it should be out in the open. Soria is among the Royals' very best trading chips, and they should look long and hard about using it . . . Tampa Bay needs a closer, and they're stocked with young talent. St. Louis could certainly use Soria. The Cubs and Rangers, too. Look around. Soria would be an upgrade for just about every team in baseball, and the Royals could use an upgrade at most every position. The ...
Trade Soria? Whaaaat?
Royally Speaking —
... I know Sam Mellinger wasn't suggesting that KC trade Soria but was merely saying they should at least consider it. There is a difference, a subtle one sure but a difference nonetheless. But as the White House might say that is wrong thinking. I hate the argument that a losing team doesn't need a good closer because I got news for you, a losing team needs good players period - closers, starters, outfielders, infielders, etc. I mean you could also make the argument that they don't need Greinke because he only pitches every fifth day. (Prediction, the bogus ...
Weekend Royals Links: All Hail Insanity Wolf With Weird Greinke Rumors Flying
Royals Review —
... This is gonna hurt, but the Royals should at least look at trading Joakim Soria | Mellinger's Blog on the Royals and Baseball ...
The Rays and the Sunday Papers
Rise of the Rays —
... Sam Mellinger has a piece in the Kansas City Star about the Royals trading closer Joakim Soria. After dressing him up as the next-best thing since sliced bread, Mellinger details the teams in need of a closer. Yep, you guessed it. The Rays and their “young talent” were the first team mentioned. No specifics though. ...
Odds & Ends: Astros, Acta, Soria
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star implores the Royals to put emotion aside and consider dealing closer Joakim Soria. This past season the 25-year-old posted an ERA of 2.21 with 11.7 K/9. ...
Trading Joakim Soria is Fool’s Gold
Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog —
... , Ball Star , and several other sites that I read but failed to make a note of along the way. In fact a few weeks ago I started writing an impassioned “trading Soria is nuts” post but chose not to publish it for two reasons. The first reason was that the idea seemed to fade away relatively quickly in the Royals blogosphere. The second reason was that my post was too emotional, lacking in fact, and the writing was not up to my standards. I tried to rework my arguments into a coherent, well reasoned, and well thought-out post, but by the time I had fashioned my piece into ...
Lunchtime Prowl: Sizemore's Ankle, Guillen for Pierre, the Second Base Dilemma, and Trading Closers
Bless You Boys —
... the Phillies an intriguing team.)
Aaron Gleeman wonders if this might be the right time for the Minnesota Twins to consider trading Joe Nathan. (Just to clarify, he's not saying they should.) Nathan, by the way, just had surgery to remove bone chips from his pitching elbow.
This might be a theme. Sam Mellinger thinks the Kansas City Royals should look into trading their closer, Joakim Soria. As he puts it, "What good is that fine ...
