Pitchers and Catchers report

Ok, apologies, I've been lax in my Royals related posts.

First, Rob Neyer on Rob and Rany posted again. They don't cover this upcoming year really, they just lament how pathetic the Royals organization is. Sigh. It is true.

Let's just think a moment about this organization. Last year, Emil Brown led the team in runs, rbis, and stolen bases. Are you ready to cry yet? Well, onto this offseason's activity:

Signings: Pitcher Scott Elarton, Second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, outfielder Reggie Sanders, first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, and catcher Paul Bako.

New faces by way of trade: Esteban German and Mark Redman.

Are you excited yet? What do we have? At best a bunch of league average veterans that we are paying commensurate salaries to. Can we afford to do that? No. Sigh. There we go.