The Cincinnati Reds don’t need a whisper campaign to know where the market is moving, they can hear the footsteps. The Kansas City Royals have jumped into the same trade aisle Cincinnati’s been eyeing for weeks: controllable outfield help with real thump or table-setting impact.
When a fellow small-market club starts shopping in your section, urgency isn’t a talking point anymore; it’s the assignment. John Morosi’s latest note that the Royals are actively evaluating the outfield trade market, with the Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox circling as logical partners, is less a rumor than a warning label for Nick Krall’s front office: you are not alone, and the checkout line just doubled.