The Royals announced they have acquired infielder Jonathan India and outfielder Joey Wiemer from the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Brady Singer.
Rumors about this deal have been percolating for a week now, here’s what we wrote when they first surfaced.
India and Singer were teammates at the University of Florida and were each first round picks in 2018. India made his debut in 2021, a year after Singer and won Rookie of the Year by hitting .269/.376/.459 with 21 home runs. He has consistently been a solid on-base hitter in his four seasons, drawing a career-high 80 walks this year, tied for the fifth-most in all of baseball.