KC Royals, George Brett (Photo by Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images)
One thing to know about baseball is that a trade rumor is just that—a mere rumor until a deal officially happens. Plenty of talk tends to escalate this time of year as the major league baseball trade deadline draws near (it’s today at 3 p.m. CDT). No team, including the KC Royals, is ever immune to the rumors.
There have been many memorable trades in Kansas City history, like 2010’s Zack Greinke deal with Milwaukee that reaped the Royals Lorenzo Cain and Alcides Escobar, two cornerstones of the 2015 World Series championship team.