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Hey, at least Madison Bumgarner isn't pitching in 1985. The 2015 Royals can take solace in that, even though by opening day, they're all pretty sick of hearing "We Are the World" getting played all over KC radio every 20 minutes.

These Royals might be World Series contenders from the future, but they still have needs. At second base, for example. Omar Infante just isn't gonna cut it. And Ben Zobrist is only a toddler in 1985, so that option is out. So KC politely asks the Mets if they might part with switch-hitting 2B Wally Backman in exchange for some prospects they've never heard of.

The Mets say: NO.

So the Royals trade somebody whose name I already forgot for Rob Wilfong, who is just gathering dust on the California Angels' bench. Wilfong's stick is next to useless, but he can bunt and run a little, and his D is still upper-tier. If we're gonna hit fewer doubles, let's at least turn more double plays.

KC's season starts soon at the Big K against Milwaukee. The Brewers went to the World Series in 1982 and still strut around like they own the American League or something. Nobody in 1985 knows what to expect of this new-look, out-of-nowhere Royals team. So ... let's show them.