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Because I don't do this often enough...
Let's start with some takes on this week's big news... The signing of Brad Thompson to a minor league contract. Gotcha! How about some Zack Greinke links?
-- Allard Baird was justifiably proud of his former first round draft pick.
“I knew,” Baird said, “we had to do what was right for this kid. He was going to be a father one day, and a husband, and a grandfather. So, baseball, when this went down, it was a lot bigger than that. We had to think about the person over the player."
Damn. Baird did a few stupid things in his tenure as the Royals GM, but quotes like that make me forget about Neifi Perez. Almost.
-- Greinke pays attention to his FIP. Wow. Seriously, if he figures out how to incorporate advanced statistics into his approach, the 2009 Cy Young could be his first of many.
-- Of course, we all want to know how Greinke put together such an outstanding season. I'm just guessing here, but perhaps it had something to do with his curve and his slider.
-- More Greinke salutes at Kings of Kauffman, Royalscentricity and Royally Speaking.
-- I offer a few additional thoughts at Baseball Daily Digest.
Obviously, the Greinke story was huge, but there's plenty of other stuff to keep your interest. Check out some of these:
-- Just 88 days until pitchers and catchers report. The Royals unveiled their 2010 Spring Training schedule. Time to plan your Arizona vacation.
-- Fangraphs Marc Hulett unveils his Top Ten Royals Prospects. Mike Moustakas is number two. Doesn't he know Moose is huge?
-- The Royals Review community prospect list is underway. Mike Montgomery was the number one choice, and voting is now open for number two.
-- David Pinto at Baseball Musings is undertaking the huge task of writing about every player who appeared in a major league game last summer. Here are his posts on Josh Anderson and Mike Aviles.
Money quote on Anderson:
Somehow, in 2009, he played in 118 games despite posting a slash line of .240/.276/.304. It’s not a surprise he ended up with the Royals.
-- One of my favorite parts of the winter is when the projections for the next year start rolling out. Chone is one of the first out of the gate. The Royals aren't looking so hot.
-- Hey, have you guys heard about the All-Star Game coming to Kansas City in 2012? That's probably not going to happen, since Ken Rosenthal says the players will probably be on strike.
-- Zach Sanders spells his first name wrong, but does a crackerjack job in charge at the new MLB Notebook. It's a great place for some general baseball info. Check them out.
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