After the Fermin trade was announced, the Royals shared a "Thank you Freddy" post on social media. As Picollo noted, Perez took Fermin under his wing and helped his teammate and fellow Venezuelan with his development. Perez shared a special message for Fermin in response to the Royals' social media post.

Here is what the Kansas City Royals plan to do with the catching position now that Freddy Fermin has been traded.

The Padres are acquiring some much needed catching help from the Royals while Kansas City will pick up a big league pitcher. Read more at MLBTR.