Moustakas Reunited With Cain in Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired third baseman Mike Moustakas from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for two minor leaguers.

Moustakas has spent his entire professional career in the Royals' organization who first drafted him in 2007. He was the second overall pick in the nation behind current Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price who was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Moustakas reached the majors in 2011 and has been a mainstay since.

In seven and a half seasons with the Royals, Moustakas was selected to two AL All-Star Teams, was a part of the back to back AL pennant winners in 2014 and 2015, earning a World Series ring in '15. Moustakas was thought to be on the trading block last year when he hit a career high 38 HR and 85 RBI. In 98 games with the last place Royals this season, Moustakas hit .249 with 20 HR and 62 RBI. The trade reunites Moustakas with his former Royals teammate Lorenzo Cain.

With Moustakas as the new Brewers third baseman, it will be interesting to see how Travis Shaw fares at second base. If Shaw falters we'll see if the Brew Crew makes another run at Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop. Acquiring Moustakas may have strengthened the hot corner, but it might leave a big gap up the middle. At the moment, the Brewers hold the top NL Wild Card spot. However, an experiment at second base could change that dynamic quickly. There might be a moose loose in Milwaukee but he can't cover second.