Francis added to the mix.

The Royals addressed the rotation. They added Jeff Francis today. One year deal. He is left handed. He is coming off TJ surgery. I think it was a good move. I know they needed another arm and Francis is a safe gamble. I hope he can put together 150 quality innings. That may be too big a number but it is a good goal. The Royals also avoided arbitration with Gordon. That process amazes me. Alex struggled last year and gets a good raise. I wish I could suck at my job and get a nice raise for the next year. I know its baseball and all that noise, I'm just saying it doesn't make sense to give raises to people that didn't earn them. Butler, Tejeda, and Davies to go. I've seen Kyle Davies pitch quite a few innings in the past couple years. He isn't real good. He gives up a big inning and its over. He does eat innings. The Royals need to replace the 220 innings Zack pitched for them. Francis will pick up some. O'Sullivan/Mazzaro, Hochevar, and ? Maybe they need another starter. I won't hold my breath. I will instead focus on creating optimism for the coming season. I wonder how many times the Cubs, Red Sox, Indians, and other teams had "great" farm teams in the last century or so. I can't wait 86 years for another title. I'll be long dead. We need the big league team to be viable and we need it now!!
Go Royals.