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Prospect-Laden Royals Will Be Long-Term Winners in Zack Greinke Trade

As they say, the rich just get richer. In this case, the talent-rich Kansas City Royals once again added premium talent to their already world-class farm system. They did surrender their staff ace Zack Greinke, but in return the Brewers sent them Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar, Jeremy Jeffress, and Jake Odorizzi. Just to...

Zack Greinke Trade Positions Brewers to Contend in 2011

He was viewed as the backup plan for teams that missed out on Cliff Lee, but Zack Greinke will now pitch for the Brewers in 2011. FanHouse TV's Steve Phillips breaks down the deal and just how good the revamped Brewers could be. Click to watch:

Zack Greinke Trade Puts Brewers All In

Zack Greinke has been traded to the Milwaukee Brewers. The deal will send Greinke and shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt to the Brewers in return for shortstop Alcides Escobar, pitching prospects Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress and outfield prospect Lorenzo Cain. This is the second prospects-for-pitching swap made by the...

Zack Greinke Acquired by Brewers in 6-Player Swap

Zack Greinke was acquired by the Brewers in a six-player trade with the Royals. Greinke, Yunieski Betancourt and $2 million are headed to Milwaukee in exchange for outfielder Lorenzo Cain, shortstop Alcides Escobar and pitching prospects Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress. "Zack Greinke is one of the top young pitchers in...

Roto Rush: Derrek Lee Traded to Braves

Derrek Lee is on his way to the Atlanta Braves after the Chicago Cubs dealt the first baseman for three minor leaguers on Wednesday. Lee started slowly in Chicago, batting just .234 with a .708 OPS through the month of June, but has stepped up his hitting of late. Since the beginning of July, Lee is hitting .288. If you...

Alcides Escobar News From the Web

05/15/12 Fantasy Baseball Weekly Waiver-Wire Pickups by Position Source: Bleacher Report The 2012 Fantasy Baseball season is a month-and-a-half old.
05/14/12 Escobar displaying improvement Source: CBSSports.com As interleague play gets under way there are many matchups to break down.
05/12/12 Royals blank White Sox Source: NBC - WTVA 9 - Tupelo MS Luke Hochevar tossed seven shutout innings as the Kansas City Royals blanked the Chicago White Sox, 5-0, in the second portion of a three-game series.
05/10/12 MLB: Kansas City 4, Boston 3 Source: United Press International (UPI) Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run in the fourth inning Wednesday and the Kansas City Royals held on to edge Boston 4-3.
05/09/12 Red Sox Live Blog: Alcides Escobar Lifts Royals to 4-3... Source: NESN I would be very surprised if Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine allowed the lefty to come out for more.