While some of his answers are discouraging, I at least give him credit for taking a few non-cream puff questions.

Some interesting comments from an old friend...

One day after the Royals signed Greinke, the Rockies locked up Ubaldo Jimenez to a 4 year deal of their own that:

"...guarantees $10 million, with club options for 2013 and '14 that could bring his total earnings to $22 million...He will receive $750,000 in 2009, $1.25 million in 2010, $2.8 million in 2011 and $4.2 million in 2012. The club options are for $5.75 million in 2013 and $8 million in 2014. There is a $1 million buyout on the options. "

"The Royals moved to replenish their depth-depleted bullpen by signing former-Pittsburgh reliever Franquelis Osoria to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to big-league camp.

Osoria, 27, was 4-3 with a 6.08 ERA last season for the Pirates in 43 games."
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I will be more impressed than ever with Moore's ability to build a bullpen on the cheap if this guy pitches well in the bigs in 2009. Ugly numbers (87H alllowed in 60.2 IP) last year, and not exactly dominant when he was in AAA, either. Looks like his recent, decent performance in the Dominican League convinced the Royals to take a shot. Hopefully we'll all be pleasantly surprised.

Dick Kaegel at royals.com is getting further and further out there...now he's hinting that bringing back Odalis Perez wouldn't be the worst idea for KC and also suggesting that Khalil Greene to the Royals "does make a lot of sense...doesn't it?"

Uh, no, Dick.

What scares me is that he writes for the official club website...let's just hope that this isn't a case of "where there's smoke, there's fire"...

I'm shocked that no one has commented on the scary, oversized, outdated photo of Paul Splittorff published at the KC Star website today. Positively frightening, and perfect with Halloween just a couple of weeks away. And really, it's nothing compared to some of the famous gigantic, megapixel player photos we've seen there in the past couple of years. Who is it there that makes the decisions to publish this stuff?

It appears that ex-Royals Ambiorix Burgos was involved in a fatal crash and is being sought by police in the Dominican Republic. Sad and troubling story...

Trey Hillman, stat-head...who knew?

This article is pretty revealing (and fairly negative) for something published at the team website. It's also (in my humble opinion) all the evidence we need for bringing in a new hitting instructor for next year.