Royals Authority expands on the idea that the Royals did not help themselves trading for Tony Pena, Jr.

The whole idea that Dayton Moore actually traded for a player who isn't any better than Berroa (or Blanco for that matter) makes me ill. The whole time I've been campaigning for the replacement of Berroa, it was with the idea that the Royals would actually try to upgrade the position. This isn't an upgrade. The Royals are a one armed man, treading water. They're going in circles.

What does Moore see in this guy? The official line from the Royals is, "His bat is starting to come around." Puh-leez. And then there's the line, "He's ready to be an everyday shortstop at the major league level." Oh, really? Glove, maybe. Bat, no way.

This move stinks. We've basically exchanged one hacktastic middle infielder for another.

This, my friends, is called polishing a turd.