The Cleveland Indians have exercised the 2019 club option for Carlos Carrasco and declined the option for Brandon Guyer. Carrasco’s option is worth $9.75 million, while Guyer will be owed a buyout of $250,000 for an option that would have cost $3 million.
Picking up Carrasco’s option was a no-brainer. He has been a key cog in the Indians’ rotation the last four seasons, and bringing him back preserves the entire 2018 starting rotation for 2019.
Guyer was originally acquired by the Tribe front office on Aug. 1, 2016 in a post-deadline trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, in large part because of his .