Dayton Moore may have made a mistake that could eventually come back to haunt the Kansas City Royals. At the trade deadline, Whit Merrifield was drawing significant interest from the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies but informed them it would take a significant haul to part with the 30-year old.
“It’s hard to predict. You know, Whit is somebody that, you know, I think we gave away two or three Whit Merrifield autographed balls today. I mean, the players, the young people in our community identify with Whit. That’s really important for us.