Tuesday, July 29, 2008

What do these teams have in common?

Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinatti Reds, Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals......

These teams have all been stupid enough to acquire the rights to Jose Guillen.

Look I love the fire storm he causes. It is great for the media, but its bad for the Royals Clubhouse.

I love his production. He has 69 rbi's. 14 more than any other Royal. He has 14 home runs. He is a spark that Kansas City need with his bat. On the other hand, his fielding is questionable and he does not run nearly hard enough to the ball.

I was a huge proponent when the Royals signed this guy. Why was I so excited to see this knowing that it would end in disaster like it has now? I will tell you it is because the Royals Ownership and Management took a major risk piling money on someone. Risk brings the potential for far greater Return, but sometimes the opposite happens. Like what happened now.

People make big money on the stock market because they take big risk. Guillen was a big risk for the Royals. It did not pay off, but it shows the many other talented baseball players out there Kansas City will pay extra for your services.

What will be the 10th team for Guillen if he does indeed get traded?

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