In another classic Royals absurd move, David Glass has apparently offered the General Manager job to Atlanta Braves Assistant GM Dayton Moore. Folks who know of Moore might say that he's the perfect man for the job. Moore is a well respected baseball executive who is said to have excellent talent evaluation skills. What's absurd is the way Glass is handling the situation. Glass is apparently interviewing GM cadidates, but has not yet fired his current General Manager, Allard Baird. Baird says he hasn't heard from Glass and is left twisting in the wind.
At any rate, the reports state that the only sticking point is Moore's insistance that he have complete control of baseball operations. If it's true that Dan Glass has been pulling the strings over the last few years, the demand may be difficult to meet. But surely David Glass is smart enough to see that the status quo has not been working. If somebody like Moore is willing to come to Kansas City, Glass must meet his demands. Hiring Moore would win Glass some favor with Royals fans, and it seems Moore has the talent to turn the organization around.
It was reported that Glass wanted the deal ironed out by the end of the Memorial Day weekend. It is now Monday evening and there has been no news. Optimistic fans are hoping for an announcement on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Royals continue to juggle their innefective players. After his disasterous outing, Runelvys Hernandez was sent to AAA Omaha. The Royals acquired pitcher Seth Etherton who will make the start tonight against the A's.
Let's think back to Spring Training. The proposed rotation was Mark Redman, Runelvys Hernandez, Scott Elarton, Zack Grienke, and Joe Mays with Denny Bautista, Jeremy Affeldt and Mike Wood as possible contenders as well. The rotation now is a shambles. Redman has struggled and missed his last start with a sore arm. Hernandez didn't make the team out of Spring Training, and has been sent back to Omaha after pitching poorly. Elarton has been the only consistent pitcher but hasn't gotten any run support. Grienke left camp and is just now working his way back to Kansas City and Joe Mays was released. Affeldt has now pitched poorly in several consecutive starts.
The only good news here is that close Mike MacDougal seems to be getting closer to returning after spending all season on the DL. His return should help the struggling bullpen.
Aaron Guiel found himself back in Omaha after center fielder David DeJesus finally returned to the team. DeJesus has been fighting sore hamstrings since April 18.
Let's go get 'em.
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