It’s long been discussed, but will this be the summer the Guardians expend some prospect capital or bullpen wealth to acquire a right-fielder who can hit in the middle of a lineup?
This is the third of the articles we have written previewing the trade deadline. Find our coverage of potential starting pitcher trade targets here and potential shortstop trade targets here.
Right now, the Guardians are 15th in MLB with a 91 wRC+ from center fielders and 26th with a 75 wRC+ from right fielders. For the sake of argument, and while acknowledging that acquiring a legitimate centerfielder is often cost-prohibitive, we are going to consider Tyler Freeman as the established solution in centerfield (maybe with some help from Daniel Schneemann and Will Brennan).