I though it would be a nice break from gazing hopefully towards the upcoming season and look back, perhaps fondly, upon the disasters that were Royals seasons of old.
So I decided to do a little digging and come up with a fun question for you, one that a quick Google search shouldn't provide the answer too.

I think we've all come to accept, in our own way, that Dayton Moore is perhaps not the best judge of major league talent.
and because I hate myself, I decided to see how bad.
Much like God judging Soddam and Gommorah, I set a totally arbitrary limit for making this post, if Moore had signed more position players with league average OBP over 200 or more AB's in a season (.350 give or take) than years he has had his job, then I wouldn't bother. Incidentally, just like God, this left me looking for 5 people who had not strayed from the path of patience.
Since you're reading this, you can probably imagine how that turned out. I was unable to find 5 players.
In fact, I was able to find 4. Gregor Blanco came tantalizingly close, but ultimately did not get enough at bats.
So your trivia question for the day is this:
4 Players fit the criteria. Who were they?
Small hint: None of them currently play for the Royals.
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My guesses...
Mark Grudzielanek, Scott Podsednik, Matt Treanor, and since I can’t think of a fourth other than this one, Jason Kendall.
Old Man Duggan - February 17, 2012
Shit. I should have been able to think of the non-Kendall later one.
Grudzielanek OBPed .346 and .345 in 2007 and 2008.
I’m pissed at myself for missing the other two.
Gathright actually had a .371 OBP in 261 PAs in 2007 but only had 228 ABs.
Old Man Duggan - February 17, 2012
You got two of them.
Pods and Gathright.
Grudz was acquired by Baird and Treanor ended up with a sub .340 OBP
Two to go. Another hint, both were traded away from the Royals.
RoyalPug - February 17, 2012 via mobile
I would say Dougie
but he wasn’t traded was he?
KC Chris - February 17, 2012
Matt Treanor had a .351 OBP as a Royal.
Old Man Duggan - February 17, 2012
Also correct!
Good catch, I miscalculated the monthly splits on Traenor.
So 5.
and unlike Soddam and Gommorah, Dayton lives to see another year.
RoyalPug - February 18, 2012
Wilson Betemit
KHAZAD - February 17, 2012
Callaspo?
KHAZAD - February 17, 2012
Correct on both
Betemit and Callaspo were the other two.
RoyalPug - February 17, 2012
Ryan Shealy?
cmkeller - February 17, 2012
Esteban German?
Or was he a Baird pickup?
RoyalsRetro - February 17, 2012
There is no "yes" option in this poll
That’s even more confusing than the presence of “not sure”
KSinDC - February 17, 2012
The 5th one is Billy Butler.
Signed to an extension.
BabyBlues - February 18, 2012
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