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Royals Rumors: Soria, Shields, Myers, Colon, Guillen

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Here's the latest out of Kansas City, a player in the market for the first time in what seems like years -- and with closer contracts skyrocketing and the team sitting on a club-friendly contract for Joakim Soria, rumors are abundant. Don't forget the Royals have prospects Wil Myers and Christian Colon drawing a ton of interest (though Dayton Moore wants you to forget about Myers):

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    "Moore, of course, is well aware of the big contracts recently bestowed on closers Jonathan Papelbon by the Philadelphia Phillies (four years, $50 million) and Heath Bell by the Miami Marlins (three years, $27 million). That makes the $22.75 million to keep Soria over the next three years look pretty good."
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    "The Royals are a team on the upswing. They still have holes on the roster, but with a rapidly improving talent base, they have assets to try and fill those holes even if they don’t have the direct replacements on hand. The question that I ask is whether it is better to use their closer as bait to fill those holes for now and in the future. Would the return be worth what they would be giving up?"