After the Fermin trade was announced, the Royals shared a “Thank you Freddy” post on social media. As Picollo noted, Perez took Fermin under his wing and helped his teammate and fellow Venezuelan with his development. Perez shared a special message for Fermin in response to the Royals’ social media post.

The Pirates are trading left-handed starting pitcher Bailey Falter to the Kansas City Royals for lefty reliever Evan Sisk and Callan Moss, a first base prospect.

The Kansas City Royals have acquired left-handed starting pitcher Bailey Falter from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Multiple sources had the news, but it appears Jon Heyman of the New York Post was first by a gnat’s eyelash,