The Cleveland Guardians’ offseason plan after the 2024 season has been a conundrum for many, to say the least.
Although the Guardians made their way to the AL Championship Series in 2024, Chris Antonetti, Mike Chernoff and co. saw that maybe changes to the lineup, overall approach and financial strategy of the team were still necessary.
The dominoes started falling when the organization traded away Eli Morgan, who is making $950,000 in arbitration this year, to the Chicago Cubs for outfielder prospect Alfonsin Rosario.
Then the front office made an incredibly unprecedented move, trading to the Blue Jays a beloved player in Andres Gimenez, who was under contract through at least 2029, and Nick Sandlin, who is set to receive $1.