Moore told Kansas City Star beat writer Rustin Dodd that standing pat in 2016 was a mistake and that he hoped to reduce the payroll from last season’s franchise-record $135 million. Those two facts suggest that Moore will look to trade a core player this winter.
However, the problem with this idea is that the vast majority of the Kansas City Royals trade assets had sub-par seasons in 2016. Dealing Alex Gordon, Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, or Lorenzo Cain this winter would be selling low.