In the blur of one of the most eventful trade deadlines in MLB history, one of the most beloved Kansas City Royals was moved to address a glaring hole on the team.

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.

San Diego traded right-handed pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek to Kansas City in return for catcher Freddy Fermin, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported.