[Passan] Left-handed reliever Will Smith and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a one-year, $5 million contract, sources tell ESPN.

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1. World Series Champs confirmed

2. So we’re going to win the World Series this year then, right?

   RIGHT!?

3. 2024 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS, BABY!

4. old friend alert! And most importantly I’m placing my bet on the Royals winning the World Series

5. The Royals approach to building a competitive team:

   Phase 1. Sign aging veteran RP to 1 year deal

   Phase 2. ?

   Phase 3. Profit

6. You guys are going to be so sorry for everything you’ve said about this franchise over the last seven years when he strikes out Shohei Ohtani to end the World Series next year.

7. Another move where my immediate reaction is “This is fine I suppose, but I’ll be annoyed if this is the only other move we end up making”

8. Can’t wait to watch Jordan Lyles hand off that five run deficit for Will Smith to protect all year long

9. Loading up on trade bait 👌

10. [Here is his 2023 Statcast](https://imgur.com/a/bzTv3aP)

11. Hop on losers, time to fly another world series champ flag.

12. ##KEEP my TEAM’S NAME

    ##OUT your DAMN MOWF

13. Relievers are always in high demand at the trade deadline…so there’s that

14. Woll Smoth

15. Bounce with me just bounce with me.

16. Wooo!! There we go!!! Ownership showing they wanna win!!! We should totally build them the new. Stadium now!!!

17. Trade their prime, then trade for their corpse. Great work, Dayton.

18. He’s coming Home.

19. Will Smith gonna slap the shit outta the AL Central.

20. Welcome home Will Smith.