Comments on: Roster Matters http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/10/11/roster-matters/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:28:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Kansas City - Baseball Prospectus http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/10/11/roster-matters/#comment-25296 Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:13:23 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15388#comment-25296 […] wrote earlier this week about the Royals signing Eric Hosmer and the maneuvers they’d have to take to get there. One thing I didn’t mention is that if the […]

]]> By: Carlos http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/10/11/roster-matters/#comment-25271 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 20:36:56 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15388#comment-25271 FWIW, Nate Karns still has an option left. He used his first in 2013 and 2nd in 2014. He had lengthy stays on the DL in 2015, 2016 and 2017, but was never optioned in any of those seasons and is still under 5 years of service time so he can’t decline an optional assignment.

]]> By: David Lesky http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/10/11/roster-matters/#comment-25249 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:10:34 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15388#comment-25249 I think you’re right. My math was off on him. Thanks for keeping me honest here!

]]> By: Max http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/10/11/roster-matters/#comment-25219 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:13:52 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15388#comment-25219 Griffin was selected out of HS in 2014, so I don’t think he’s eligible for the Rule 5 (gotta be five years for 18 y/o HS guys, right?)

Good stuff, Gore will be a very interesting decision.

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