Super Fast Reaction to the Rays-Royals MegaDeal: Most Lopsided Trade EVER?

In case you missed it, the Rays just traded James Shields and Wade Davis to the Royals for Wil Meyers, Jake Odorizzi, Mike Montgomery, and Patrick Leonard. Just so were clear, Meyers was the Royals (and maybe baseball’s) best prospect and Montgomery and Odorizzi were arguably their best pitching prospects. I’ll be honest, I feel lime I’m missing something here. The Rays just dealt a below average major league starter (Davis) and a guy they weren’t going to have much more control over (Shields) for what could be the best prospect haul in history. Was Royals GM Dayton Moore drunk? If he isn’t fired by tomorrow morning the fans should riot. Unless Davis turns into the next Roger Clemens this might be one of the most lopsided trades ever, right up there with the one that netted the Red Sox a young Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek for Heathcliff Slocumb. The Rays now have 6 years (minimum) of team control of baseball’s best outfielder without a game on his resume and seven (7!) legitimate st...