Inside Sunday's Zack Greinke trade and what the deal means for each team:  The deal: Milwaukee acquires RHP Zack Greinke, SS Yuniesky Betancourt and cash for SS Alcides Escobar, OF Lorenzo Cain, RHP Jake Odorizzi and a player to be named.  Impact on the Brewers: Suddenly, Milwaukee has a starting rotation opponents must respect. Greinke, 27, was the 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner and will team with newly-acquired right-hander Shaun Marcum, all-star left-hander Yovani Gallardo and veteran southpaw Randy Wolf, who combined to go 40-27 in 2010. Although Greinke could not reprise his 2009 season (16-8, 2.16 ERA) and finished 10-14 with a 4.17 ERA in 2010, he was considered the elite pitcher remaining on the trade market. The Brewers add power to their lineup with Betancourt, 28, an established shortstop. He hit .259 with 16 homers and 78 RBI for the Royals last season.  Milwaukee will be responsible for $27 million and two years left on Greinke's contract. Betancourt is signed for $4 million this year with an option for 2012 at $6 million. The big question remains what the Brewers will do with first baseman Prince Fielder who is under contract through 2011 but could be too expensive for them to retain.  Impact on the Royals: Kansas City is building for the near future but feared it would not be able to sign Greinke beyond his current contract. The Royals believe they received a suitable replacement for Betancourt and a solid package of prospects. Escobar, 24, hit .235 with 10 steals as a rookie with Milwaukee in 2010. Cain, 24, flashed brilliant defense in center field and batted .306 in his first 43 major league games. He also stole 33 bases in the majors and minors in 2010. Odorizzi, 20, has 34 minor league starts under his belt and was 7-3 with a 3.43 ERA at Class A Wisconsin last season.  Within three seasons, the Royals expect their own prospects, including 3B Mike Moustakas, 1B/OF Eric Hosmer and LHP Mike Montgomery to form the nucleus of a winner. INF Christian Colon will likely pair with Escobar up the middle. But for now, as the Royals wait for Montgomery and hope RHP Aaron Crow and LHPs Danny Duffy, Chris Dwyer and John Lamb can make the leap to the majors, the team appears woefully short on quality pitching.  To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor  . For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to  . Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to
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