At this point, it's become common place to discuss the trade fit between the Kansas City Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals for All-Star utility man Brendan Donovan.
The fact he addresses multiple positional needs while playing above average, potentially Gold Glove level, defense on his best days and having they type of bat that can seamlessly fit in amongst the top five spots in the order with their Silver Slugger worthy quartet of Bobby Witt Jr. Maikel Garcia, Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez, makes him all but a no brainer to pursue.
That being said, while not being plagued by the somewhat outrageous financial figures that unrestricted free agency can bring, the Royals still faced some uncertainty with Donovan, as while he remains under team control for the next two seasons, his exact contract was uncertain heading into the offseason as an arbitration eligible player.