{"id":2517080,"date":"2026-07-25T17:13:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T17:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2517080"},"modified":"2026-07-25T17:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T17:13:59","slug":"royals-reacts-results-royals-fans-believe-wacha-to-the-cubs-makes-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-reacts-results-royals-fans-believe-wacha-to-the-cubs-makes-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Reacts Results: Royals fans believe Wacha to the Cubs makes sense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\"><em>Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in\u00a0<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalsreview.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City Royals&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em><strong>Kansas City Royals<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0fans and fans across the country.\u00a0<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsurvey.co.uk\/s\/0DWS6R\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sign up here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sign up here&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em><strong>Sign up here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Earlier this week, we asked <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalsreview.com\/kansas-city-royals-discussion\/102510\/royals-reacts-survey-lets-make-a-deal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:how you felt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;how you felt&quot;}\" class=\"link \">how you felt<\/a> about Jim Bowden\u2019s proposed Michael Wacha trade.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;subsec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;expand&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;image-lightbox&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;image-lightbox&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;lightbox-open&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">80% of you would give the trade a passing grade. I find that result fascinating given the comments I saw on both the poll and the article, suggesting people are very over both <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/62984\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matt Shaw;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Matt Shaw&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Matt Shaw<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/11802\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kevin Alc\u00e1ntara;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kevin Alc\u00e1ntara&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Kevin Alc\u00e1ntara<\/a> as prospects. I\u2019m divided in my own mind, believing the deal should be either an A if you believe in both of those guys or a C if you think they\u2019re a bit overrated. But the plurality of you split the difference, with 33% voting that such a trade would result in a B from you.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Now I find myself wishing I\u2019d asked instead which prospect you\u2019d be more excited about if the Royals made such a deal. I think that could have interesting results because it seems clear to me that Alc\u00e1ntara has the higher upside, but Shaw has the higher floor. Let me know in the comments below: which do you prioritize?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I also find it amusing that fully 40% of people graded this a C or lower, even knowing that Jim Bowden would consider this a pretty hefty overpay by the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/chi-cubs\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cubs;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cubs&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Cubs<\/a>. That\u2019s something Baseball Trade Values agrees with, calling it a $20 million value overpay by the Cubs. Also of note to me is that both of these players are still being tied to the Royals for a starting pitcher one year after they and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/12127\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Owen Caissie;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Owen Caissie&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Owen Caissie<\/a> were being suggested as potential trade candidates for <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10326\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seth Lugo;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seth Lugo&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Seth Lugo<\/a>. Caissie, of course, ended up going to the Cubs as one piece in the deal to acquire <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10903\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edward Cabrera;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Edward Cabrera&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Edward Cabrera<\/a>. Looked at a certain way, Alc\u00e1ntara and Shaw for Wacha makes sense in that context. Wacha was much better than Cabrera last year, and both players are under club control through the end of 2028. Maybe it\u2019s not so far-fetched after all?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><em>These survey results are sponsored by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/mlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FanDuel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FanDuel&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FanDuel<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in\u00a0Kansas City Royals\u00a0fans and fans across the country.\u00a0Sign up here\u00a0to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked how you felt about Jim Bowden\u2019s proposed Michael Wacha trade. 80% of you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2517081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[425860,450391,432322,310650,43627,311235,496955,432337,311237,29913,496956,244474],"class_list":["post-2517080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-cubs","tag-edward-cabrera","tag-jim-bowden","tag-kansas-city","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-kauffman-stadium","tag-kevin-alcantara","tag-matt-shaw","tag-michael-wacha","tag-missouri","tag-owen-caissie","tag-seth-lugo"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Royals-Reacts-Results-Royals-fans-believe-Wacha-to-the-Cubs.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517082,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517080\/revisions\/2517082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}