One move done, Moore plotting pieces to KC’s puzzle

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — OK, so now what?

Royals general manager Dayton Moore pulled off a needed trade on Wednesday, Day 3 of the Winter Meetings, moving closer Wade Davis and the remaining $10 million on the right-hander’s contract to the Cubs for outfielder Jorge Soler.

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But Moore and his staff’s work is just beginning this offseason.

Moore still has six players — Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Danny Duffy, Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar and Jarrod Dyson — who could be free agents after 2017. Moore isn’t going to trade all of those players — he can’t if he wants to maintain his goal of chasing another World Series title in 2017.

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But Moore will have to decide which of those six he believes he can keep for the long term. The Royals started initial talks with Duffy about a long-term deal last month.

“We’re going to try to make a run at some of these …

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