The Kansas City Royals made an early offseason splash with the acquisition of second baseman Jonathan India. India, 27, will serve as the Royals’ leadoff hitter next season. He posted a .248 batting average with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs with the Cincinnati Reds in 2024.

Cincinnati Reds Front Office Opens Up About Jonathan India Trade, Why They Added Brady Singer to Starting Rotation

With a bye week from the Bengals (fans needed this), this week’s column will be a relief, as I can write about the optimistic future of this Reds ball club. As we all know by now, Jonathan India and Joey Wiemer were traded recently to the Royals in exchange for veteran pitcher,