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The move signals a significant change for the Royals, who have relied upon Merrifield to be in the lineup every day –\xa0almost quite literally – for close to the last decade. The team's clearly looking to get younger and focus on the newest core of talented prospects, but after the news broke on Tuesday afternoon, Royals Twitter still had plenty of things to say about the trade.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cl6crhk1x000e01ugvhuo5c0n@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/jazayerli/status/1554541627124973578', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I count at least five Royals (Whit Merrifield, Michael A. Taylor, Scott Barlow, Josh Staumont, Brad Keller) who have been mentioned in trade rumors today, which will make it easy for me to be irrationally angry when they wind up trading none of them.</p>&mdash; Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) <a href="https://twitter.com/jazayerli/status/1554541627124973578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cl6cro7v800393b7btoopmt8c@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/jazayerli/status/1554590995462905857', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s sad and completely unnecessary that Whit Merrifield&#39;s career in KC ended the way it did. I hope it doesn&#39;t obscure what was a terrific career, that only suffered for its timing: he debuted the year after the Royals won the World Series, and never played on a winning team.</p>&mdash; Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) <a href="https://twitter.com/jazayerli/status/1554590995462905857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cl6crorhb003g3b7behw8nvxr@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/sis_baseball/status/1554593330067116032', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Whit Merrifield is hitting .240 with a .642 OPS<br><br>By our xStats, his numbers *should* actually be closer to last season&#39;s<br><br>We have him with a .275 xBA and .744 xOPS<br><br>Opposing teams have 14 Defensive Runs Saved vs him this season<br><br>Only player higher: Corey Seager (15) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NextLevel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NextLevel</a></p>&mdash; SIS_Baseball (@sis_baseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/sis_baseball/status/1554593330067116032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cl6crpchw003n3b7bwfz5udzf@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/DBLesky/status/1554597641287262216', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Whit Merrifield was a ray of light on some very bad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> teams and it was fun watching him play. It’s not his fault he should have been traded three years ago. I’m glad he got his 1,000th hit before he was traded. <br><br>I’m also damn glad he’s gone.</p>&mdash; David Lesky (@DBLesky) <a href="https://twitter.com/DBLesky/status/1554597641287262216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cl6crpvi2003u3b7b8sifbko1@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/Wilnerness/status/1554589315807809536', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Whit Merrifield might be right-handed, but he has a far better track record than Ian Happ and is probably a better CF, too. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bluejays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bluejays</a></p>&mdash; Mike Wilner (@Wilnerness) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wilnerness/status/1554589315807809536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cl6crqbcw00413b7bzrmc6ra3@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/royalsreview/status/1554597974679887879', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Whit Merrifield leaves Kansas City:<br>14th in club history in hits (1,001)<br>14th in runs (503)<br>7th in stolen bases (174)<br>11th in doubles (215)<br>16th in WAR among position players (16.9)</p>&mdash; Royals Review (@royalsreview) <a href="https://twitter.com/royalsreview/status/1554597974679887879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cl6crqlyu00483b7bgxe2junp@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/1554599309278158849', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Either way: to me, the biggest question coming out of this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlueJays</a> trade deadline isn&#39;t about Whit Merrifield. It&#39;s whether the Jays have enough swing and miss in their bullpen</p>&mdash; Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/1554599309278158849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cl6crs4bc004f3b7basfzeiw0@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/JGoldberg12/status/1554592274985656323', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am truly floored by this Whit Merrifield trade.<br><br>Blown away George blowowowooonn</p>&mdash; Josh Goldberg (@JGoldberg12) <a href="https://twitter.com/JGoldberg12/status/1554592274985656323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cl6crtazf004m3b7bu005ud2x@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/1554590222142394369', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I will not make a shot in the arm joke about Whit Merrifield I will not make a shot in the arm joke about Whit Merrifield I will not make a shot in the arm joke about Whit Merrifield I will not make a shot in the arm joke about Whit Merrifield I will not make a shot in the arm jo</p>&mdash; Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) <a href="https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/1554590222142394369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cl6cru4x7004t3b7be2q3r7pa@published'}, {'data': {'_version': 1, 'selectedStation': {'stationData': {'id': 892, 'name': '610 Sports Radio', 'streamType': 'Interactive', 'phoneticName': 'Six Ten Sports Radio Kansas City', 'squareLogoSmall': 'https://images.radio.com/logos/KCSPAM.jpg'}}, 'componentVariation': 'station-livestream-listen'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/station-livestream-listen/instances/cl6crx9iy005c3b7bn9uduqxt@published'}], 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': 'Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield (15) flips the ball to first base during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium.', 'url': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/USATSI18746086-08bcd754-c98a-4be0-9d9a-c2da1873d1b5.jpg', 'width': 4303, 'credit': 'USA Today', 'height': 2847, 'mimeType': 'image/jpeg', 'sizeInBytes': '875290', 'componentVariation': 'feed-image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/feed-image/instances/cl6crhk1x000b01ug8fcbs28b@published'}, 'sources': [], '_version': 24, 'featured': False, 'headline': 'Twitter reacts to Royals trading Whit Merrifield', 'msnTitle': 'Twitter reacts to Royals trading Whit Merrifield', 'textTags': ['Whit Merrifield', 'Kansas City Royals'], 'pageTitle': 'Twitter reacts to Royals trading Whit Merrifield ', 'sideShare': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/share/instances/cl6crhk1x000c01ugi13o65yu@published'}, 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/USATSI18746086-08bcd754-c98a-4be0-9d9a-c2da1873d1b5.jpg', 'feedLayout': 'small', 'showSocial': True, 'stationURL': 'https://www.audacy.com/965thefan', 'breadcrumbs': [{'url': '//www.audacy.com/965thefan', 'text': '610 Sports Radio', 'hidden': False}, {'url': '//www.audacy.com/965thefan/sports', 'text': 'Sports', 'hidden': False}, {'url': '//www.audacy.com/965thefan/sports/kansas-city-royals', 'text': 'Kansas City Royals', 'hidden': False}], 'contentType': 'article', 'seoHeadline': 'Twitter reacts to Royals trading Whit Merrifield ', 'stationName': '610 Sports Radio', 'stationSlug': '965thefan', 'dateModified': '2022-08-02T22:51:01.398Z', 'featuredNews': True, 'sectionFront': 'sports', 'fullWidthLead': False, 'shortHeadline': 'Twitter reacts to Royals trading Whit Merrifield', 'syndicatedUrl': None, 'unityPageType': 'article', 'featuredSports': False, 'msnTitleLength': 48, 'seoDescription': 'After the news broke that the Royals had traded Whit Merrifield to the Blue Jays, Twitter had plenty to say about the move. 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