We wondered if the Kansas City Royals would have a surprise trade up their sleeve at this deadline, and now we shall wonder no more. Normally, trading a 'backup

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 Padres are acquiring some much needed catching help from the Royals while Kansas City will pick up a big league pitcher. Read more at MLBTR.