The Five Most Important Trades in Kansas City Royals' History

With the trade deadline approaching and the Kansas City Royals likely to stand pat, it’s appropriate to look back through 40 years of Royals' history and remember the trades that made the big news in the organization's history. Once upon a time, the Royals were a "model organization", one of the best run teams in the major leagues, from both business and baseball standpoints. General managers like Lou Gorman, Cedric Tallis, and John Schuerholz built teams that were the envy of the rest of the major leagues, and did it so quickly that the Royals, unlike most expansion teams, never really went through an "awful" phase and were competitive by their third season. By their eighth, in 1976, the Royals would win their division and start a decade of excellence that ended with a World Championship. Much of that Royals' dynasty was made through shrewd trades.  This article isn’t necessarily to pinpoint the five best trades in Royals' histor...