By trading off five young pitchers in exchange for rent-a-players Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist, did Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore cripple his farm system?
Certainly, they hurt it. By trading Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb, and Cody Reed to the Reds for Cueto, and dealing Sean Manaea and Aaron Brooks to Oakland for Ben Zobrist, the KC Royals both denuded their system of four left-handers and cleared out most of the near major league ready pitchers from the upper minors.