Rays get Wil Myers from Royals in blockbuster
Wil Myers - OF - Tampa Bay Rays
Dec. 10, 2012 - 3:25 AM ET
Rays acquired OF Wil Myers, RHP Jake Odorizzi, LHP Mike Montgomery and 3B Patrick Leonard from the Royals for RHPs James Shields and Wade Davis and a player to be named later.
Myers, 22, batted .314/.387/.600 with 37 homers and 109 RBI over 134 games in the Royals' minor league system last season and was recently named Baseball America's minor league player of the year. Arguably the best hitting prospect in the game, Myers projects to open 2013 with the Rays in a starting role and has the potential to add some much needed power to their lineup. It hurts to give up Shields and Davis, but Myers is quite a get.