Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore said something rather interesting in a radio show with 610 AM’s Bob Fescoe on December 22 (as reported by Royals Review). The Wade Davis/Jorge Soler trade INVOLVED OTHER PLAYERS AT ONE POINT IN TIME. Further, the deal for Davis became so time sensitive due to other teams trying to land The Cyborg that the Cubs agreed without an independent medical exam in Chicago. Instead, the Cubs accepted reports from other physicians.
These facts make me believe that the Cubs and Royals couldn’t agree on a multi-player deal.