Earlier this year, an interesting story about a potential KC Royals trade that almost came to fruition started circulating on the internet. The trade in question reportedly involved the Royals trading Eric Hosmer to the Houston Astros for Jose Altuve back in 2013. It was a trade that would have changed the future and fortune of both clubs in exciting ways.
The trade was first discussed on an episode of a podcast called Diggin' Deep, hosted by the former Royals legend and longtime reliever Peter Moylan. The two former players spoke with ex-Kansas City GM Dayton Moore, who claimed that the two teams had held trade talks.