Morning Rundown: Jose Barrero signs with NL Central team, Jonathan India trade rumors, Dodgers sign former Pirates minor leaguer
Former Reds prospect signs with another NL Central team, India trade rumors, Dodgers sign former Pirates minor leaguer
Former Cincinnati Reds’ prospect Jose Barrero signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
Barrero struggled in his brief playing time in the majors but hit well in Triple-A in 2023 with Louisville. In 334 plate appearances, Barrero hit 19 home runs and 17 doubles.
He was claimed off waivers before the 2024 season by the Texas Rangers and spent the majority of the season injured. When he did play, it was in Triple-A.
In 447 plate appearances in the majors, Barrero hit .186/.242/.255 with a 31 wRC+, all with the Reds.
The Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds are reportedly talking about a trade that would include Brady Singer and Jonathan India. The potential deal was reported on The Athletic.
India hit 15 home runs and stole 13 bases in 2024 for the Reds, while Singer posted a 3.71 ERA in 179.2 innings with the Royals.
A former 10th-round pick by the Pirates back in 2018, Joe Jacques signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jacques never made his major league debut with the Pirates, but he eventually got the call with the Red Sox at 28. He has a 5.46 ERA in 29.2 innings pitched with the Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Happy Sunday. Tough day for material, but the possible trade involving two University of Florida kids, Jonathan India and Brady Singer, is interesting. Are the Royals that deep in pitching? Singer started 32 games for the Royals in 2024 with a 3.71 ERA. India had some good years in Cincy, but a second baseman for a young SP? These may be the two primary pieces of this exchange, if it happens, but the Royals have to be looking to get a lot more than India.
And, if the Royals are that interested in getting a second baseman to pair with Bobby Witt, Jr., I wonder if the Pirates have anything that would interest KC. Somebody go wake up the front office.