The Cincinnati Reds stated early in the offseason that they planned to find a shortstop for the 2021 season. When the offseason began, the market had plenty of options in free agency. Korean star Ha-seong Kim was being posted and coming to the US. Didi Gregorius, Marcus Semien, and Andrelton Simmons were at the top of the free agent market among established big leaguers, and then you had Freddy Galvis, who was looking at a lower dollar deal.
On Tuesday night three of those players came off of the board. Freddy Galvis signed with the Baltimore Orioles first.