[Husker] Re: Could Alex Gordon return for his senior season?

[Kiefer]

I don't know if he deserves a $5 mil signing bonus, but there was talk that
he wanted his signing bonus spread out over a period of time (not all in one
lump sum), and to be added to the 40-man roster so he'd be a free agent in
5-years.  Is he better than players 38, 39, and 40 on the 40-man?  That's a
topic of debate, but it is the Royals, who wasted all of their picks in the
late 90s and early 2000s on pitching and have limited positional help in the
minors.  So in my opinion, he's a top-40 player in 'this' organization.

According to the KC Star this morning, the Royals aren't expecting Gordon to
attend classes today.

Eric
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Overland Park, KS

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Subject: Re: [Husker] Re: Could Alex Gordon return for his senior season?

----- Original Message -----
Date: Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:29 pm
Subject: [Husker] Re: Could Alex Gordon return for his senior season?

> In article <20050819001204.90942.qmail at web30404.mail.mud.yahoo.com>,
> Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Negotiations between Alex Gordon and the hapless
> > Kansas City Royals are still stuck in neutral.
> 
> The latest on the Royals website (kcroyals.com) is that they've 
> made him a fair offer and now it's up to Gordon. If he doesn't come,
that's 
> fine. I think the Royals are full of crap on this. I say give Alex his 
> $5 million and his big league contract (which starts his 5 year clock 
> to free agency). The Royals will be complete morons if they let this 
> guy go. The local sports radio jocks here in KC are all over the 
> Royals on this, the radio guys want Alex signed and in here.
> 
> I heard George Brett on the radio yesterday pimping for the 
> Royals, telling Alex to sign the latest Royals offer and to get in and 
> start playing in the minors. I used to look up to Brett, but now I won't 
> listen to anything he says, what a tool.
> _______________________________________________
Right. Just open the vault to a completely unproven player.

What has Alex Gordon done (with a wooden bat over a 162 game season) to
justify a $5 million demand?

Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
Overland Park, Kansas



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