Kansas City Royals: Evaluating the Kelvin Herrera trade return

Without getting too sentimental, the Kansas City Royals traded one of the few players that fit the mold of “Forever Royal”. Unfortunately, due to the rebuild, the Royals are currently in, anyone who has a high amount of value or one-year left on their contract is on the trading block.

We all knew Kelvin Herrera was going to be traded. It’s just a matter of what type of return the Royals would get in return.

So what kind of return did the Royals get? Did this help accelerate the rebuild? At first, it didn’t look like it but maybe we are seeing a repeat of the past.