[Evil Vito]

Originally Posted by Damian Rey The problem I'm seeing here with the Royals is they're making such a dire move to get pitching, but the reality is, they weren't even a mediocre team to start with. I get what they're trying to accomplish. Trade a few top prospects too get you over the hump and take.advantage of a window of opportunity. The Jays have done that. They were a solid team with some upside that went out and near instantly added at least 5 wins to their season by trading some of their prospects for legit major league talent. The difference is, you can see why the Jays jumped on the chance. They deepen an already solid starting rotation, and upgrade at a league wide weak position with a premier player. The Royals are not in the same situation. They were a 70-75 win team before the trade and now, maybe they're a 75-80 win team, tops. I'd love to see it work out, but they're essentially relying on a career#2 starter to be an ace, a bounce back year from Santana, and a mediocre starter in Davis to add 15-20 wins and try and compete with a team that's still miles better than they are. This move is incredibly short sided. Meanwhile, the Rays get a huge to protect Longoria in the long run.

Pretty much what I've been trying to say. If Shields was the last piece of the puzzle, then go for it by all means. But he's far from it. They just look like a mediocre team across the board.