Both are non-tender candidates (due to salary arbitration raises) but both are probably too valuable to non-tender. The A's could use a back-up/starting 3B and/or OF. They'll probably go with another DH. Cust is an absolute butcher in the field. But the Royals could DH Cust against all RH pitching and maybe use Callaspo as the DH at times when a lefty is on the mound.
Obviously, a Cust acquisition would mean the end of Jacobs. That would be good. Now, you need to figure out what in the hell to do with Guillen, get a CF and get a good RF. If only Milton Bradley didn't hate Ryan L. so much, and if only he could stay relatively healthy, and if only he just had one year instead of two left on his contract...Getting somebody of his ability for Guillen and somebody else would solve a lot of things. (I'd still trade Guillen for him no matter what.)
Then, of course, the Royals would still have to find a new catcher.
P.S. Methinks Luke Hochevar is going to end up being a good set-up man in the bullpen.
P.P.S. Mizzou sucks at football again. Go K-State!
P.P.P.S. There wasn't any Christian activism or pedophilia (as far as I know) at last weekend's Boy Scouts camp, but there was some borderline child abuse (not by me) and whiskey consumption out of a flask (guilty on this one).
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Teahen is two years younger and doesn't strike out as much. Cust has a better OBP, but I don't know if I could take the strikeouts.
Plus we need to improve defense so adding yet another DH to the mix doesn't make much sense.
I'm trying to envision a roster without Guillen and Jacobs. I agree, though, we need to get OBP AND defense. Somehow.
The Royals could start scouting players. That might help.
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