A new low

As if the Kansas City Baseball Royals haven't given us fans enough to ponder over the last 20+ years, our Boys in Blue hit a new low this past week.

We were swept in back-to-back 4-game series.

What Are We Waiting For??!?

It's about time the Royals started signing the players the think will be their core moving forward. Joakim Soria just inked an extension through 2011, with a possible option of extending it to 2014. Thank God. With very few players signed through the next couple of years, it's important that they finish evaluating all their young players and figure out who they're keeping, and who they are tossing aside. Soria has been lights out so far this year, after a great season last year. That extension was a no-brainer. So who's next? It should be Zack Greinke. Out of 10 starts this year, he is 5-2 with a 2.82 ERA. His command has been incredible, and his head seems stable. I actually saw some positive emotion out of the kid when he got out of a jam with 2 men on. There is no doubt that Zack has all the talent to be an ace. With his performance at the end of last year, and the great start he's off to this year, the Royals would be wise to add Zack and his high quality arm to their future core.

Juan Gone second coming?

I know he's hurt...and it's early in the season...but seriously. David Glass gives 36 million dollars to a guy who hits a weak grounder to third with the bases loaded? Really?

Jose Guillen is really pushing the limits of Royals fans' patience.

Here's the thing. I'm watching the game last night on television. Guillen comes up with the bases loaded, two outs against a rookie pitcher. If this isn't the scenario we hired him for, what is? He takes a 94 mph fastball down the middle of the plate. A fat juicy steak. And he takes it for strike one! Then he swings like he wants to pop his bad hip out of place for strike two! Then hits a weak chopping grounder on a pitch that was probably ball four?

Even though I was watching on TV you could tell the place was ready to go nuts and embrace Guillen with open arms. Instead he ends a potentially enormous inning. And the fans continue to be weary of him. NOT a good way to win over your new team's fans.

One Great Movie Trailer

We all love draft grades.

I love to hear what the experts think about the draft. Everyone puts out draft grades. And I read every single one of them. This year, I especially want to get every piece of information and analysis so I can to prove just how awesome this Chiefs draft class is.

But the truth is, we have no idea how good it is, or if it is good at all. And neither do the experts. We won't know for 3-4 years.

You see, every team's draft is like a movie. With the Chiefs drafting Glenn Dorsey, Branden Albert, Brandon Flowers, and a cast of others, we have just seen an incredible movie trailer. I want to see this movie right away. It looks like it is going to be extremely good. I feel like I just saw the trailer for Cloverfield. Right now, King Carl and the Chiefs are parading their marquee first round draft picks all over the media. They just released their half-season ticket packages to try and cash in on the excitement. They are doing everything they can, because they really don't know how the movie is going to turn out.

A lot can happen before then. The director (Herm) and the editors (Gunther, Chan, etc) need to do their jobs. They need to keep Brodie on his feet and off of his back, find someone to play defensive end, keep LJ healthy, and develop all of the young talent they just accumulated. I think most fans know this isn't all going to happen this year, but we should see flashes of it in 2008. And in 2009 we'd better start seeing major progress. Otherwise, the team's greatest draft in history might turn into this.