Guardians' Steven Kwan Named As Shocking Possible Trade Candidate

The Cleveland Guardians' season is quickly falling off track as the team has now lost six games in a row and is 4.0 games out of a Wild Card spot in the American League.

A few weeks ago, the Guardians were viewed as potential sellers at the trade deadline, but now that has flipped, with Cleveland possibly selling off some of its valuable talent to contenders.

It wouldn't be too surprising for the front office to trade veterans such as Carlos Santana and Lane Thomas, but The Athletic's Jim Bowden made a shocking revelation: some MLB executives believe Steven Kwan could be on the move before July 31.

The former MLB general manager polled some front office executives on which players have the best chance of being traded before the deadline, and Bowden wrote, "This shocked me, but multiple teams mentioned Kwan."

"Kwan, 27, is under team control through 2027 and is arbitration-eligible going forward. Perhaps the Guardians would consider dealing him for a more impactful power bat."