The MLB trade deadline follows one of the oldest rules of transacting: to get something, you have to give something. The Kansas City Royals were on the buying side of the aisle this past summer, ultimately having one one of MLB's best trade deadline results.
Adding so many players means more departures from the organization, but chances are against many of those players developing into impactful big-league contributors.
But not impossible, and first baseman Callan Moss is trying to defy those odds.
A castoff Royals farmhand shined bright after joining the Pirates organization
Moss and left-handed pitcher Evan Sisk left the Royals organization for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Bailey Falter trade, the blemish on Kansas City's moves in late July.