A quick look at what the Royals gave up to boost their World Series chances last year.
With problems in the rotation, one avenue for improvement is the trade market. However, the same story was a story last year. The Royals completed that story with a World Series championship, but they acquired Ben Zobrist and Johnny Cueto in the process, giving up a fair number of pitching prospects. Here is how some of those players are doing so far.
Traded to the Reds for Cueto, Finnegan has not quite found his footing in Cincy.