Zack Greinke Traded: A Closer Look at the Newest Royals

After much speculation, the Kansas City Royals finally traded their star pitcher Zack Greinke on Sunday morning, sending shock waves through the rest of the baseball world.

He was traded along with Kansas City's starting shortstop from last season, Yuniesky Betancourt, in exchange for four players. Many have begun to wonder who ended up getting the better end of the deal in this one, but it is just way too early to tell at this point.

While there are unknowns to what the Royals got in return for Greinke, they did receive a new starting shortstop for next season in the young, talented Alcides Escobar.

Now, let's take a more in-depth look at what the Royals really got and you can let you mind wander from there.

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