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Moose sad to see Jay go, but knows how it is

OAKLAND -- Wednesday's trade of center fielder Jon Jay to the D-backs for Minor League pitchers Elvis Luciano and Gabe Speier didn't exactly take the Royals' clubhouse by surprise.

Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas said while it was disappointing to see one of the team leaders traded away, "we weren't shocked."

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"Obviously when you are in this business for as long as a lot of us has been, you learn it's just part of the game," Moustakas said. "For us losing J.