They are finally doing that. Every young guy is going to be around a while, I just hope they picked the right ones.
Here to stay
The Royals say their core group of young players will be together for the foreseeable future. Here are the projected dates when players on their 40-man roster and top prospects will become eligible for free-agency:
After 2005 season
LHP Brian Anderson
2B Tony Graffanino
C Benito Santiago
RHP Scott Sullivan (club option for 2006)
OF Matt Stairs
3B Chris Truby
After 2006 season
OF Terrence Long
After 2007 season
RHP Miguel Asencio
LHP JEREMY AFFELDT
1B MIKE SWEENEY
After 2008 season
SS ANGEL BERROA (club option for 2009)
LHP Jaime Cerda
1B KEN HARVEY
RHP Runelvys Hernandez
After 2009 season
RHP D.J. Carrasco
RHP Nate Field
LHP Chris George
LHP Jimmy Gobble
RHP Mike MacDougal
OF Abraham Nuñez
1B Calvin Pickering
RHP Kyle Snyder
After 2010 season
RHP Denny Bautista
SS Andres Blanco
C JOHN BUCK
RHP Shawn Camp
OF DAVID DEJESUS
2B Ruben Gotay
RHP ZACJ GREINKE
2B Donnie Murphy
C Paul Phillips
RHP Dennis Tankersley
RHP Jorge Vazquez
RHP Mike Wood
After 2010 or later
RHP Brian Bass
RHP Ambiorix Burgos
3B Billy Butler
RHP Luis Cota
OF Shane Costa
LHP J.P. Howell
C Justin Huber
RHP Devon Lowery
OF Chris Lubanski
3B Mitch Maier
3B MARK TEAHEN