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KC is more likely to trade Gordon and install Myers at his position than to give up youth. KC is drunk on the power of youth. Gordon's making 9, 10, 12 and 12 through the next 4 years of his deal, which is not in any way outrageous but is the highest salary on the team.
If they could trade Gordon for Hultzen/Miller/assorted players and get the extra 43 mil to spend on something else (like bringing Greinke home) they'd rather do that than trade cheap asset Myers.
I still feel like it's either Gordon or Butler that goes for KC, although I would take Myers if he was offered.
KC is not the NYY, though, and IMO he won't be.
Gordon slugged .588 at 22 in AA, btw (and .500 last year in the bigs) - he's not a slouch, although his HRs are curiously low especially for a decent home park for offense. It depends what you're willing to give up to get him, and if the unlimited potential of the minor leaguers is worth the more limited possibilities with Gordon. Because you look at his line and think, "well Thames or Wells should be able to do that..." except they don't.
What's it worth to get somebody who can hit? If we'd just paid Willingham or some others in the offseason, or if we pay Nick Swisher in this one, maybe it's not that big a deal, but who do you wanna bet on, and what's it gonna cost to get em here?
I don't think we're gonna get pre-arb wonderstuds out of KC, but we can still get a hitter in his 20s. Just a matter of whether either Butler or Gordon is a hitter you want to pay for in trade pieces that could be used elsewhere - including here.
~G