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Strahm and Ruiz were tough pieces to part with. The Royals did it in an attempt to complete the team that all expected to work out pretty well at the time, based on Cahill and Buchner. It just didn’t.
Turning around and using Buchner to dump salary before the next season exacerbated things.
Strahm’s floor is as a dynamic bullpen stopper. Ceiling is a very good #3 starter since he added a better put away/strikeout slider after moving to San Diego.
Ruiz was a tough give as well. He’d be a top 5 prospect for the Royals and also slot in nicely with the Melendez/Prato/etc. crew.
Probably the worst trade moore has ever made. The Royals gave up a lot more than they did for Cueto, and got a lot less in return.
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