http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/01/26/royals-bring-back-alcides-escobar/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:28:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/01/26/royals-bring-back-alcides-escobar/#comment-29627 Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:06:14 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=19299#comment-29627 Have to believe Goins signing made Escobar realize he could go into spring training without a MLB contract and told his agent to sign for whatever Dayton offered.
That 2 yr- $8M demand became a 1 yr-$2.5M deal very fast.
FYI – 2 days since the deal was announced and still not finalized so still some questions about who or what is holding it up.
Last word. This does nothing to help the Royals get back into contention. In reality it only extends the mediocrity of the last two years. This is 100% a Dayton and Ned emotional decision and not a business decision in any shape or form.

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