Non-NYM off-season moves

[MFS62]

The Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds are in agreement on a trade that will send infielder Jonathan India and outfielder Joey Wiemer to the Royals while right-handed starting pitcher Brady Singer will head to the Reds.

Later

[smg58]

Yusei Kikuchi heads to Anaheim for 3 years and $63M. About what I'd have valued him at.

[metirish]

Wow

[metirish]

[MFS62]

It is unprofessional when a sportswriter uses "we".
It is really fucking unprofessional when he writes something like that and doesn't specify which team "we" refers to.
Is he that pompous that we should know the team because he is reporting about it?
(one of my pet peeves)
Later

[metirish]

Scott at the time worked in the Red Sox org , that's the "we"

[MFS62]

Nice of him to let us know that.
Thanks.
Later

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

To be clear, Zack Scott isn't a reporter. The reporter is Passan and Scott is remarking on his reporting

[metirish]

Nice of him to let us know that.
Thanks.
Later

Bro was the Mets GM for a time

[MFS62]

To be clear, Zack Scott isn't a reporter. The reporter is Passan and Scott is remarking on his reporting

Scott still didn't let us know what team he was talking about. We shouldn't have to look it up.
Later

[Frayed Knot]

This went out over a Twitter/X account.
Presumably anyone following Scott on that platform would know who he is and what he does and those are the folks he's speaking to.
The only ambiguity is that it's being relayed here second hand and being read by those who don't necessarily know about him.

[MFS62]

Presumably anyone following Scott on that platform would know who he is and what he does and those are the folks he's speaking to.

Exactly. And the people who know him know that he has worked for the Red Sox and The Mets and consulted with the Rangers and the Pirates.
So, shouldn't he have identified the team he was speaking about when he said "we"?
Later

[metirish]

Take the L and move on 😂

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I know you're committed to this outrage act but there's enough info in that Tweet to divine which team is being spoken of, and the ... that leads to the entire tweet reveals its the Sox -- just not red or white

[MFS62]

JD Martinez signs with the Tigers.
Later

[MFS62]

Shane Bieber reportedly (Yahoo sports) re-signs with Guardians 1 yr, $10 mil, $16 Million option for 2026.

Later

[smg58]

The Indians presumably have a better idea of Bieber's health than anybody else does. It's a good deal for them if Bieber pitches most of the season.

[G-Fafif]

Willy Adames, who annoys Jesse Winker, signs with SF. 7 years, 182 mil.

[metirish]

Conforto to the Dodgers

[Centerfield]

Jordan Romano to the Phillies. 1 year deal. $7.75M. I was hoping the Mets would be involved here.

[metirish]

[Edgy MD]

Eight years for Fried is some stuff.

[Gwreck]

The years are really a red herring, since basically every long term pitching contract comes with lost time.

The total dollars, though? That’s a lot.

Not sad he’s out of the NL East.

[Frayed Knot]

Fried turns 31 next month so the deal takes him through his age 38 season.

[Bob Alpacadaca]

Seems like a wild overpay for Fried.