The free-agent departures of Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer and likely Mike Moustakas signal the end of an era in for the Royals. They sparked a reversal of fortunes of a franchise that endured 18 losing seasons in 19 years from 1994-2012, winning an American League pennant in 2014 and a World Series in '15.
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Hosmer and Moustakas were the crown jewels of a farm system that ranked as the best in baseball in 2011 and produced the bulk of the talent on those championship clubs, either through directly sending players to Kansas City or providing trade fodder.