On a Monday last month, Royals general manager Dayton Moore sat inside a hotel suite at Walt Disney World and promised to restock his club’s farm system. He would listen to any deal that would expedite the process, he said. His focus was squarely on the future.
On Thursday, the Royals executed a three-team trade that sent relievers Joakim Soria to the Chicago White Sox and Scott Alexander to the Los Angeles Dodgers and returned right-handed pitcher Trevor Oaks and switch-hitting infielder Erick Mejia from the Dodgers. The trade also sent Dodgers pitcher Luis Avilan to the Chicago White Sox, according to the Los Angeles Times.