Why not Chen, Come on!

The Royals don't seem to care about the 2011 season. The "farm" the "farm" the "farm" that is all you hear. They trade away Zack and DDJ. OK, I get it. They get Mazzaro in return for DDJ and he is slated for the rotation. They have O'Sullivan in the rotation already. The guys are the same pitcher, so I guess the Royals found what they like twice. Whatever. These guys are control guys that don't miss too many bats. They are going to tax the bull pen and, again, they are the same guy. Right now you have Luke, Davies, and the same guys. That is 4. Actually 3 but you get the idea. The Royals signed Zack Miner to a minor league deal. Wrong Zack, or Zach. Coming off TJ surgery Miner is a grasp in the dark. Cheap but probably worthless. They need another pitcher. Kevin Millwood has been rumored. Good God no! He is too expensive and he is just an old, worn out version of Mazzaro/O'Sullivan. Actually, Millwood probably has better stuff than the "2". Please Millwood is too old, worn out, and right handed to help the 2011 Royals any. Jeff Francis is another rumor. Better. He is young. He is left handed. He is also coming off surgery. He may make it back. He is a grasp in a room a little bit lighter than the Miner room. He may actually payoff, but the price tag will be a little higher.
Here is my question: Why not Bruce Chen? He was the Royals best starter at the end of the year. Zack was too busy being busy to pitch, while Chen was throwing innings. He even had a shutout at the end of the year. He is older,he did have surgery,but he was in the building last year. He pitched well. He competed. Zack Greinke didn't. He quit. Chen played until the end. He doesn't have amazing stuff. The only guy that had that was traded to Milwaukee. Maybe he can throw the slider now that he has left town. Chen isn't Greinke. He sure as hell isn't Millwood. He is a great option for a team that doesn't really care about the season anyway. Give Bruce a 2 year deal. He will compete. He is a major league pitcher. The next person that tells me how good the "farm" is will be reminded that Gordon and Butler were supposed to be the 3*4 hitters for a long time. Yeah, OK. Projections are for teams that don't care. I suppose Moose and Hosmer are way better than Butler and Gordon. If you believe that you just bought the "farm".
I'm a Kansas City Royal fan. Not an Omaha Royals (forget it Storm Chaser guys), NWA, wilmington,Burlington fan. The farm is the farm. The kids may be all right but until they are in KC and producing they don't count that much.
Why not Chen? Come on.