The Yankees hearkened back to their Evil Empire days with yesterday's blockbuster acquisition of [Adrián] Soto, who came to the Bronx alongside Trent Grisham in a trade sending five players back to the Padres... Because the Yankees traded four pitchers - current starter Michael King, depth arms Jhony Brito and Randy Vasquez, and top prospect Drew Thorpe - in order to add Soto, further maneuvering to bring some starting pitching into the fold seems likely.
There'd been plenty of talk about the Reds possibly trading Jonathan India even before last night - though president of baseball operations Nick Krall has worked to downplay it. Cincinnati already had a wealth of infield talent in the form of India, Spencer Steer, Matt McLain, Noelvi Marte, Elly De La Cruz and Christian Encarnacion-Strand all having reached the big leagues. Wednesday evening's surprise addition of Jeimer Candelario on a three-year deal likely pushes Steer into left field on a full-time basis.
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