“Shame on you”: Terry Francona doesn’t like leaks

You may have noticed over the past few days that TJ Friedl and Eugenio Suarez have been placed on waivers by the Reds.

Basically, this is a tactic used by teams at the bottom of the standings when they want to save some salary.

Players who won't be returning in 2027 are placed on waivers in the hope of saving on payroll if another team claims them.

Obviously, it's a blow to the guys' pride. Especially when they aren't claimed…

This inevitably happens more often than people realize in August, but the news doesn't always make it into the media.

And that's what upset Terry Francona, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds.

Speaking to the media, he said that the people who leaked the information about his players (presumably one or more Reds employees) should be ashamed of themselves.

This is information that should remain private, and it upsets the veteran manager when that protocol isn't followed.

It was likely Francona who was forced to clean up the mess. After all, the players probably didn't find it funny.

This led to negotiations in the public eye… and a rejection by the other 29 teams for two players whose own team had also been trying to trade them away.

In the comments sections of some articles about Francona's remarks, many fans aren't defending the manager; instead, they're accusing him of failing to lead the Reds to victory, leaving the team in a position where they're trading players away instead of aiming for the playoffs.

In some ways, it's time for the season to end in Cincinnati.

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