The Royals famously built their late-1970s teams through a lot of great trades. Many times, those were deals where Kansas City shipped out a veteran for a young player who had been undervalued by his previous team. One such trade, and one that worked out probably better than the Royals ever hoped, came 45 years … Continue reading Talking Trades: Royals Acquire Major Piece In Minor Trade
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Season In Review: 1980
Note: This post was first published on Pine Tar Press on February 25, 2015 There are plenty of thoughts that, as a longtime Royals fan, should make me sad. The 2004-2006 seasons, the 29 years without a playoff game, the 17 losing seasons out of 18…and that’s just on the field. The off-the-field stuff, like … Continue reading Season In Review: 1980