Our last subscriber mailbag earlier than the commerce deadline will get into the Guardians buying and selling Steven Kwan and Shane Bieber, what’s subsequent for the Yankees, Giants, and Cubs, Dave Dombrowski’s strategy towards buying and selling high Phillies prospects, and positives for the Braves.
John asks:
The place does Cleveland go from right here? Kwan is not signing long run. Clase could also be misplaced. Will Santana be dfa for Kayfus?
Robb asks:
Would the Guardians be extra receptive to dealing Steven Kwan if the Dodgers take Shane Bieber off their arms? Even so, I doubt something lower than Dalton Speeding would curiosity the Guardians as a place to begin.
In a latest reportKen Rosenthal of The Athletic stated Kwan is drawing a ton of curiosity, and Emmanuel Clase’s non-disciplinary depart may enhance the probabilities of a commerce.
Kwan, 28 in September, is incomes $4.175MM this 12 months and is underneath staff management by 2027. Although he isn’t a flashy participant, Kwan has been price about 4 WAR per 650 plate appearances in his profession and this season isn’t any completely different.
Buying and selling Kwan could be dangerous for the Guardians, because the franchise has failed to seek out or produce an outfielder of this caliber since maybe Michael Brantley. Nor will Kwan’s arbitration salaries be prohibitive, even for the Guardians. The following large hopes are Chase DeLauter, who could also be out for the season as a consequence of a hamate fracture, and Jaison Chourio, who has but to succeed at Excessive-A.
Nonetheless, buying and selling gamers with Kwan’s service time is the circle of life for the Guardians, so I think about if somebody affords a number of cornerstone top-100 prospect kind gamers (particularly place gamers), they’re going to take a tough take a look at it.
Carlos Santana is 39 and he is been horrible since June, so I may see a DFA within the offing. The Guardians might first try among the $4MM he is nonetheless owed this 12 months. C.J. Kayfus, 23, has accomplished nothing however rake within the minors, although his Triple-A strikeout price is excessive at 28%. It’d make sense to present Kayfus a glance this 12 months, except the staff is making an attempt to not begin his service time clock.
What’s going to occur with Bieber, one of many extra intriguing commerce targets of the 2025 deadline?
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