Outside of a few minor moves and a little bit of luck to win the draft lottery, the Cleveland Guardians have been relatively silent leading up to the 2024 season. They've yet to sign a free agent that improves their offense or make a trade to fill their obvious holes.
Fans may be wondering why Cleveland's front office has yet to make one of these moves but we may have some answers.
This is what Jim Bowden of The Athletic had to say about Cleveland's possibility of going after one of the big-name free agents left on the market:
"The Guardians need another big power bat to put in the middle of their lineup and their front office has told me they are looking for it to come from either a DH or corner outfield spot. Both [Jorge] Soler and [J.D.] Martinez as well as Justin Turner would be solid fits for their lineup."
Soler and Martinez would be great veteran pickups for the Guardians and obviously fit the way the lineup is constructed right now. Turner would present some interesting lineups considering Cleveland already has Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor, but his bat would be an upgrade nonetheless.
The Guardians have needs and the front office realizes this according to Bowden. But would Cleveland even be willing to dish out this kind of money for any of these three players?
Bowden dives into that too.
He reported that the Guardians are among one of the four teams who are currently being affected financially by the Diamond Sports, regional TV deal issue. This lines up with what Zack Meisel wrote about in December before Winter Meetings.
We're just over a month away before pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. We'll have to wait and see whether or not the Guardians add to their roster before then.
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