Royals Chair John Sherman and his group believe in what they bought, and in Dayton Moore (pictured)GETTY IMAGES
The Royals "aren’t just doing right by their people in promising to not release or cut pay for minor-leaguers, and in rejecting furloughs or layoffs for staffers," they also are "creating a competitive advantage," according to Sam Mellinger of the K.C. STAR. MLB agent Scott Boras said Royals Senior VP/Baseball Operations & GM Dayton Moore is "guiding the industry with his experience." Boras: "He's letting them know what you’re doing is going to cost you billions, not save you money. It's going to take that great player and not develop them correctly." Mellinger writes the Royals' stance has been "digested largely through the lens of what it says about Moore, but here in Kansas City it's at least as interesting for what it says" about new Royals Chair & CEO John Sherman, who has earned a "strong reputation for character and philanthropy." Mellinger: "The decision was Sherman's. He could have cut. He could have released minor-leaguers and justified it as a logical way to trim costs in a year without minor-league baseball." Sherman could have saved more by furloughing or laying off employees, justifying it not just as financially prudent in an economic downturn but as part of the normal turnover involved in an ownership change." But Sherman’s group "believes in what it bought, and specifically in Moore," and Sherman is "following through on his stated view that owning a baseball team is a civic responsibility" (K.C. STAR, 6/3).
