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Before the deal was called off, however, news quickly spread of the deal being confirmed during one of New York’s games. “I want it bad”, Harvey told Collins. “I’m thankful he’s coming back”. “But Ned and I, we have not even discussed our situations”.
The Kansas City Royals exercised options on the contracts of All-Star reliever Wade Davis and All-Star shortstop Alcides Escobar on Thursday, while All-Star left fielder Alex Gordon declined the option in his contract for 2016 and will become an unrestricted free agent.
“Gordon could command a five-year contract worth as much as $20 million per season, according to rival executives”, writes Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star. Meaning if the Cubs were to sign Gordon, it would cost the team a draft pick.
Gordon, the longest-tenured Royal and the face of the franchise, made his third All-Star team this year.
Steve Templeton, of suburban Lee’s Summit, said the championship brought the city together. “I love being here, Dayton loves being here, we love this group and we’re in a position where we feel like we can continue to win”.
Yet Gordon may ply his trade elsewhere in 2016. If you start talking about trading one of our starting pitchers, you have to be careful about weakening the team.
Escobar was MVP of the AL Championship Series, and proved to be a sparkplug when he returned to the top of the lineup late in the season.
“In Game 1 of the World Series, Lorenzo Cain stole a base”. We’re going to communicate.
Kansas City closed the World Series just like it opened it – dramatic ninth-inning comeback and a win in extra innings.
Yet Moore indicated he would not attempt to play on Gordon’s sentimentality in search of a team-friendly deal. “You keep it professional”. In this business, that’s all you can ask for.
The Kansas City Royals entered this year’s Major League Baseball playoffs with vengeance on their minds. “Alex has done everything for us each and every day, and we’ve given him everything we possibly could”. “And we’ve given him everything that we could”.
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce spokeswoman Pam Whiting said “not a lot of work got done” in the city Tuesday, although everyone was in a “fabulous mood”.
The contract status of the Royals’ core players isn’t all that’s in limbo. The quote directly applies to the New York Mets.
After a starring turn as a setup man, Davis took over as the closer when Greg Holland required Tommy John surgery. He’ll never be the offensive threat, five-tool player or have the arm of Cespedes, but his defense is otherwise stellar and he might very well improve his hitting enough to be a significant part of a championship-caliber team. Daniel, a recent college grad, was 3 when he went to his first Royals game. Kuntz would like to shift to a job as an instructor in the minors.
If Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson stick around to bolster the bench and the spirits of an already very cohesive clubhouse, that could be the final ingredient needed for Mets fans have every reason to say, “Ya Gotta Believe!” and actually mean it in a way they normally couldn’t before.
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Yost has a point, too.
