The Brewers traded Hardy to the Minnesota Twins in November 2009 for Carlos Gomez, partially so they could make room for Escobar. The Brewers then traded Escobar to the Royals in December 2010 as part of a package to acquire Greinke. Ten days earlier, the Twins had sent Hardy, who had dealt with injuries in 2010, to the Orioles along with infielder Brendan Harris for pitchers Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobson, who are out of affiliated baseball now. It arguably is one of the best 10 trades the Orioles have ever made.