THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2013
"in a small way, I feel like we've won the World Series."
GM Dayton Moore CBS sports
FACT OF THE DAY
Vargas has a career ERA of 4.30 and a career losing record of 51-58
Baseball Reference
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. Who has the most runs scored in a single postseason series?
A. Carlos Beltran, 2004 with 21 Runs.
A piece, but not the whole pie
THE MORNING BREW
Free agency is a beautiful time. Let s be honest, it's also the coolest time of any video game. Being able to throw millions of dollars at players to get them to join your son and win it all.
No money is thrown around more than in the MLB.
The Kansas City Royals were good last year: solid offense, and even more solid pitching. It really does not matter how good you are though if you do not make it to the playoffs.
Dayton Moore, the highly scrutinized general manager of the Royals, made a few off season moves last year to help them rope in James Shields and Ervin Santana. The two made a substantial impact last season. Well it's that same time this year and the Royals have some moves to make if they want to be in the playoffs next year, or even close in on the same record as last season.
The biggest thing they need to do is retain Ervin Santana, which will likely not happen. Posting a 3.24 ERA Santana is widely con-
suedered a top 3 free agent pitcher, so losing him would be huge.
In order to combat that move, the Royals signed Jason Vargas, a long time innings-eater. Vargas, in terms of Royals history, is much like a Gil Meche, except for not quite as good. Vargas is a guy who eats innings and throw strikes and if you give him a couple runs. He's a decent number four staff guy. This is a nice move but not fully what they need.
The Royals already missed out on the Josh
Johnson, Tim Hudson lottery, but that doesn't mean all of the low-risk-high-reward guys are gone.
Guys like Bartolo Colon and Roy Halladay are long time veterans with a lot of miles on them, but are capable of adding the one thing Kansas City desperately needs: wins.
The pitching staff is still the strength of the team regardless of Santana's return or not. That doesn't mean they should be done signing pitchers though.
The offense as well could use a pick-me-up. Though second base may still be the biggest gap in the offense, the only available free agent upgrade will be Omar Infante. Infante, who is rumored to be interested in KC, is a versatile guy who can play just about anywhere other than catcher but his MO is speed and average, not power.
There is one bopper the Royals would love to have for one more go-round. Carlos Beltran, the 36-year-old now corner outfielder, appears to be done with the other Missouri team after they made moves to grab Peter Bourjos. Beltran helped the Royals to a winning record back in '03. Beltran would be the perfect corner outfielder and middle of the lineup bat moving forward into next year. If the Royals swing and miss on Beltran, Nate McLouth-esque player
a Nate McCourt-resque player would complement the team quite well.
would complement the team quite well. The Royals may not strike gold this offseason.The challenge will be if Dayton Moore can get the mid-level type guys like Infante and Colon who can lead the team to its first post season in years.
Edited by Blake Schuster
This week in athletics
Monday
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Tuesday
Volleyball Denver 6:30 p.m. Lawrence
Wednesday
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Thursday
Men's Basketball
Wake Forest
2:30 p.m.
Paradise Island, Bahamas
Friday
Women's Basketball
Central Michigan
2:30 p.m.
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Men's Basketball
Villanova or USC
8:30 or 2:30 p.m.
Paradise Island, Bahamas
in seven years.
Women's Basketball
Xavier
2:30 p.m.
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Saturday
Football Kansas State 11 a.m. Lawrence
Women's Basketball
Duke
2:30 p.m.
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
CROSS-COUNTRY
Kansas runner earns highest
NCAA finish in seven years
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Sunday
Saturday's climate did not lend itself to a great cross-country race, but junior Reid Buchanan didn't mind, or at least that's what his finish time would suggest. Even in strong wind, rain and the bitter cold, Buchanan earned the best NCAA Championship finish by a Jayhawk
"I wasn't that nervous before the race," Buchanan said. "The mud and freezing temperatures made conditions for the
Facing a saturated LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country course in Terre Haute, Ind., with a wind chill in the low 20s. Buchanan missed earning All-American status on Saturday by less than a minute.
Volleyball
Oklahoma
7 p.m.
Norman, Okla
race pretty difficult."
Buchanan, the only Jayhawk to compete at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finished the 10k course in 31.44.0, averaging 5.06 per mile. Had he finished a few places higher, he would have cemented his name in Jayhawk history, becoming the program's 27th All-American. But that is what next year is all about; tying up loose ends and
Paradise Island, Bahamas
Men's Basketball
TBD
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accomplishing the goals that he and his team missed on this season.
"I didn't get out very well at the start of the race, but I thought I closed well in the last 500 meters or so." Buchanan said following his 142nd place finish. "I think having a team there to run with and fight for when the conditions are tough would have really helped today. That will definitely be the goal for next
year."
The rest of the Kansas cross-country team stayed at home while Buchanan made the trip up north. Former Big 12 member Colorado took home its fourth national title in school history on the men's side. Providence took home the championship on the women's side after finishing as the runner-up in 2012. With Buchanan's NCAA Championship
experience, and a lot of other talent returning next season, the Jayhawks could qualify for the race as a team next year.
The Jayhawks now transition their focus to the indoor track season. The team will return to action at the Bob Timmons Challenge on Saturday, Dec. 7; inside the cozy confines of Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
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