Jacobs, Bannister on the Block

No surprise that we'd part ways with Jacobs (good luck finding a trade partner, though). Bannister I could see moving for the right price...or I could see keeping around in the back end of the rotation.

Jon Heyman dishes on some trade rumors

Royals Decline Options on Three Players

Looks like we have some more news to report. According to MLBTR, KC has declined options for Coco Crisp, Miguel Olivo, and Yasuhiko Yabuta.

None of these moves are shocking, of course, but it's nice to see the team letting dead weight (and tied up cash) walk.

The word on the street...well...not the street so much as the internet, is that Crisp may be offered an incentive based deal to come back and play center. I personally would not be opposed to that.

Here's to hoping John Buck follows Olivo out of town and we kick off 2010 with a new catching tandem (one that includes Brayan Pena is okay with me).

Next on the chopping block? Mike Jacobs? Crossing my fingers.