On August 31, 2009, Moore's contract as general manager of the Royals was extended through 2014. In December 2010, Moore traded Zack Greinke, who had previously won the Cy Young Award for the Royals, and Yuniesky Betancourt to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a group of players including Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain. After a 2013 season that saw the Royals post their best record since 1994, Moore's contract was extended to continue through the 2016 season. The Royals built upon the success of the 2013 team by reaching the World Series in both 2014 and 2015. Moore's trade of Greinke is considered to have provided the foundation of the Royals run of success and both Cain and Escobar became important contributors for the Royals. Another Moore trade, this one sending Wil Myers and several other players to the Tampa Bay Rays for James Shields and Wade Davis in 2012 provided important pieces for the Royals' two World Series teams (although Shields left in free agency after the 2014 season).