The Kansas City Royals pulled off a creatively effective trade on Saturday evening with the Milwaukee Brewers, addressing their need for quality outfielders by acquiring Isaac Collins as well bringing in an intriguing potential back-end bullpen arm in Nick Mears, all at the expense of lefty reliever, Angel Zerpa.
While Zerpa's immense highs and cavernous lows brought on an element of inconsistency that certainly made him expendable for a return like this, his loss certainly leaves the Royals with a hole to fill despite his shortcomings.
Arguably their most glaring bullpen need already this offseason was their bolstering their southpaws, and now their work looks that much more cut out for them.