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2026 will determine if forgotten 2022 Royals trade was a wash or a loss

Hindsight is 20/20 in every area of life. It is easy, after nine innings, to see how foolish it was to eat nine hot dogs and drink nine beers. Did you turn off the 2014 AL Wild Card Game when hope seemed lost, or did you watch the Kansas City Royals' magic postseason run begin?

Hindsight lets people know what the right decision was. Zoom in on the Royals' front office decisions over the past few years, and some calls have aged much better than fans' initial reactions. Trading away Aroldis Chapman for Cole Ragans, signing Seth Lugo, and extending Bobby Witt Jr.