If Dayton Moore left the Braves so he could face a challenge, I’d say he picked a good one. In leaving his assistant GM position with the Braves for the uncomfortable chair of General Manager of the Royals, he may well be joining the worst organization in baseball.

The Royals are bad, horrible, appalling …We’ve simply run out of adjectives to describe just how truely bad they are.

And, not just worst today; the Royals are on track to be one of the worst in history.

As it stands, the Royals (currently 14-40) could very easily wind up with the worst single season record in the history of baseball. That means they are within striking distance of the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics.

Here’s some examples of baseball futility over the past century:

Here’s what Moore is up against historically in terms of prior Royals GMs(courtesy of Bob Dutton’s article, Moore up for Challenge in the KC Star):

CEDRIC TALLIS
Jan. 16, 1968- June 10, 1974

Totals 409-446 .478
JOE BURKE
June 11, 1974-Oct. 1981

Totals 658-525 .556

*77-85 overall record
**Second-half division champion in strike-shortened season

JOHN SCHUERHOLZ
Oct. 8, 1981-Oct. 1990

Totals 754-702 .518
HERK ROBINSON
Oct. 10, 1990-June 17, 2000

Totals 683-771 .470

ALLARD BAIRD
June 17, 2000- May 31, 2006

*77-85 overall record

Totals 381-576 .398

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