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01-25-2002, 02:00 PM
Rany Jazayerli on the Royals -
The Kansas City Royals traded Johnny Damon last winter, claiming that they could not afford to sign him to a long-term deal, and six months later traded Jermaine Dye, once again citing their financial situation. Compare the following two columns, the first detailing a list of the players the Royals claim they can not afford, and the second a list of the players the Royals are currently paying:
Column 1
Jermaine Dye: $10.67M/yr
Johnny Damon: $7.75M/yr
TOTAL: $18.42M/yr
Column 2
Roberto Hernandez: $6.10M/yr Neifi Perez: $4.55M/yr*
Brent Mayne: $2.63M/yr
Michael Tucker: $2.25M/yr
Chuck Knoblauch: $2.00M/yr
TOTAL: $17.53M/yr
*arbitration midpoint between the Royals' offer of $4.1 million and Perez's request for $5 million
Given the information above, are the Royals:
lying through their teeth
incompetent pinheads who wouldn't know a ballplayer from a nutcracker
going to finish in last place again this year
all of the above
Please take your time, and remember, there is no penalty for selecting a wrong answer. Actually, there aren't any wrong answers.
Thing certainly could be worse, Sox fans...
The Kansas City Royals traded Johnny Damon last winter, claiming that they could not afford to sign him to a long-term deal, and six months later traded Jermaine Dye, once again citing their financial situation. Compare the following two columns, the first detailing a list of the players the Royals claim they can not afford, and the second a list of the players the Royals are currently paying:
Column 1
Jermaine Dye: $10.67M/yr
Johnny Damon: $7.75M/yr
TOTAL: $18.42M/yr
Column 2
Roberto Hernandez: $6.10M/yr Neifi Perez: $4.55M/yr*
Brent Mayne: $2.63M/yr
Michael Tucker: $2.25M/yr
Chuck Knoblauch: $2.00M/yr
TOTAL: $17.53M/yr
*arbitration midpoint between the Royals' offer of $4.1 million and Perez's request for $5 million
Given the information above, are the Royals:
lying through their teeth
incompetent pinheads who wouldn't know a ballplayer from a nutcracker
going to finish in last place again this year
all of the above
Please take your time, and remember, there is no penalty for selecting a wrong answer. Actually, there aren't any wrong answers.
Thing certainly could be worse, Sox fans...