In the 2014/2015 offseason, General Manager Dayton Moore had three gaping holes to fill for his defending American League Champions, the Kansas City Royals (I never, ever, ever get tired of writing that). James Shields, Billy Butler, and Nori Aoki left due to free agency. Moore chose to go the route of free agency, acquiring Edinson Volquez, Kendrys Morales, and Alex Rios, respectively filling those previous holes. Moore's choices were widely panned by lots of people, including both us and national writers. From the desk of Joe Posnanski:
The Royals have, best I can tell, had an offseason right out of nightmares from Christmas past.