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Trading Greinke paved way for Royals' recent success

Editor's Note: The above video is an interview with A's GM David Forst from SportsTalk Live on Oct. 14, 2015.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The groundwork for back-to-back World Series runs by the Kansas City Royals began on a cold December day in 2010 when they traded perhaps the game's best pitcher.

Back then, the Royals were devoid of talent, going nowhere and doing it slowly. So general manager Dayton Moore packed off Zack Greinke to Milwaukee, swapping the Cy Young candidate for a quartet of prospects he hoped would help lead a renaissance in Kansas City.