April Fools Day makes everything a little bit more confusing.<\/p>\n
That includes news circulating Wednesday morning about former Cleveland Guardians<\/a> slugger Franmil Reyes.<\/p>\n This was posted on X by Mike Rodriguez<\/a>, who is a usually reliable MLB insider with information about Latin American players:<\/p>\n “According to my sources, MLB teams are actively evaluating a return for Franmil Reyes, with a deal in the $30\u201340M range over 3\u20134 years in play \u2014 whether back in MLB or staying in Nippon Professional Baseball. NPB clubs view his bat as a rare, near-generational profile. The hot start of bats like Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto reset expectations around elite power production in Japan \u2014 reinforcing how valuable true middle-of-the-order impact has become in that environment. Reyes fits that mold with a different level of physicality and a proven track record \u2014 including multiple 30+ HR seasons across MLB and NPB \u2014 which is why evaluators see a profile that translates across both markets.”<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Terrance Gore’s son honors dad with perfect first pitch<\/a><\/p>\n There are multiple points of confusion, though.<\/p>\n There had been no buzz about this during the offseason, yet it showed up now only a week into the campaign.<\/p>\n The idea of Reyes getting $10 million or more per year also has left some fans a bit confused.<\/p>\n Ummmm what?<\/p>\n I’ll agree on the power. But unless he rediscovers his old form before he fell apart?!<\/p>\n $30-40 million?!?! https:\/\/t.co\/TGEHS6MSuK<\/a><\/p>\n