The Kansas Metropolis Royals have shored up their infield via their newest commerce with the Cincinnati Reds.
The Royals acquired Reds second baseman Jonathan India in alternate for beginning pitcher Brady Singer. Kansas Metropolis additionally added outfielder Joey Wiemer within the deal. The Royals introduced the information on Friday by way of X.
The information comes after reporters emerged earlier this month that the Royals and Reds were interested in an India-Singer swap.
The Royals had been in search of their on a regular basis second baseman to pair subsequent to famous person Bobby Witt Jr. in the course of the infield. India may capably fill that void. Final season, India hit .248 with 15 residence runs, 58 RBI and a WAR of 1.7 throughout 151 video games for the Reds. The Royals may have the 27-year-old beneath crew management for 2 extra seasons earlier than he hits free company.
The Reds landed a top quality starter in Singer, who final season posted a strong 3.71 ERA and had a 3.1 WAR throughout 179.2 innings pitched.
The deal is sensible for the Royals provided that Singer was arguably the weakest hyperlink amongst its high 4 beginning pitchers from final 12 months. With Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans and Michael Wacha all returning for the Royals, Kansas Metropolis nonetheless has high quality pitching depth in its rotation after buying and selling for India.