Now that the Kansas City Royals have dealt away their former Cy Young Award-winning ace, Zack Greinke, they really only have a handful of talented players left, and certainly not enough to compete in the near future.
They have officially entered the rebuilding phase yet again, and for Royals fans that’s probably not too comforting, seeing as they have been chasing that elusive second World Series title since 1985. In fact, they haven’t had a winning season since 2003, when they went 83-79, and haven’t even made the playoffs since winning their lone title in 1985.
The one true remaining star of the Kansas City Royals is their closer, Joakim Soria. It would only seem logical that, in the aftermath of the Greinke trade, Soria will be the next to go. The Royals are going nowhere, and Soria would most definitely net them a slew of talented prospects from some team’s farm system. The question is, which one?
Here is a list of 10 teams I believe may make an attempt to acquire the 26-year-old, two-time All-Star closer.