Royals trade Teahen for Fields and Getz, improve a little

(Two notes: first, I couldn't find a picture to go with this post, so I just picked one that made me laugh. The other possible reaction from that picture is to get grossed out; sorry if it was yours.Second, I'm off all next week and won't be posting. I'll be back the following week and then for as long as they'll have me.) Well, this is a good start. The Royals have many holes, and many fans who've long soured on general manager Dayton Moore.Trading Mark Teahen for Josh Fields and Chris Getz should help both -- a little.First, a humble farewell to Teahen, who had a complicated time in Kansas City. He was the centerpiece of the Royals' side of the Carlos Beltran trade, an unfair standard, and turned into the kind of player fans always expected more from.He is big and strong, but hit just 34 homers over the last three full seasons. He is athletic and fast, but stole only 12 bases the last two years.read more