I’m starting a new series called “What If” where I explore alternate universes of Royals baseball to find out what could have happened differently. Today, we look back at one of the worst trades in Royals history. What if the Royals never trade David Cone for Ed Hearn?
David Cone grew up in the Northeast district of Kansas City and attended Rockhurst High School. Rockhurst had no high school baseball team at the time, so Cone played in the summer Ban Johnson League and aspired to play football at Mizzou. Those plans were shelved when he attracted the attention of his hometown Royals by throwing 88 mph at a tryout, and they selected him in the third round of the 1981 draft.