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Four years after trade, Royals' Cain, Escobar a big deal
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Expect more supply than demand at baseball's trade deadline - The Boston Globe
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Alcides Escobar hitting his stride with Royals
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Lorenzo Cain Wants Long-Term Deal From Royals - MLB Trade Rumors
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Royals get 4: Perez, Gordon, Cain, Escobar chosen to start All-Star Game
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Brewers go 'all in' with trade for Royals' Greinke
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Kansas City Royals: The end of the Alcides Escobar Era
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Brewers DFA 2-time All-Star Lorenzo Cain as he reaches 10 years in majors
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Kansas City Royals trade Zack Greinke to Milwaukee Brewers - ESPN
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Four years after trade, Royals' Cain, Escobar a big deal
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Brewers make Lorenzo Cain signing official
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Reviewing 50 years of Royals trades, Part 4: The 10 best deals in team history - The Athletic
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The Royals are in a bind and will have to do something about it soon
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Four Real? Analyzing The Rebuilds Of Orioles, Tigers, Pirates And Royals — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America
During Missouri Hall of Fame speech, Lorenzo Cain says he's proud to always be a Royal
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Royals retain Escobar but lose Cain