https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6804906/2025/11/14/mlb-gm-meetings-rumors/?source=user_shared_article MLB GM Meetings buzz: Future of Skenes and Skubal, Orioles getting calls for Rutschman and more

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  1. Wouldn’t let me provide a direct link for some reason, but this from Bowden today amid a whole bunch of other rumors.

  5. Feels like the usual “they’ll listen to offers on anyone but will have to be blown away” kind of thing.

  6. If it’s CONSISTENT power I could be swayed.

    Sad, but swayed.

    But we absolutely should not trade away his consistency for yet another inconsistent bat.

  7. Our front office is usually very tight lipped and I don’t believe bowden has sources. So I won’t believe it. Especially for more power like I don’t see how and where the trade for more power is.

    Will we trade kwan like it could happen definitely. Especially seeing how 2 years in a row he fell off and became a regular .700 guy albeit with great defense. But putting emotions aside coz I LOVE KWAN if we get blown away by an offer or we can reliably get more power and oomph and trade for like a brendan donovan for utility to replace kwan’s OBP I would definitely see it. Kwan is at peak value imo and cashing in could be beneficial for the team Especially after losing the clase trade value

  8. “More power and a better option for CF”

    So two prospects who are hitting below .250 in the minors, a pitcher nobody has heard of and cash.

  11. I don’t believe this. Give up the best lead off man in the game for more power? On top of his excellent defense. Terrible idea.

    Just trade some of our prospects we’ve been hoarding for a power bat.

  15. This sub over rates Kwan so much. He’s a good player , but his hitting has already peaked and he’s slow as hell out of nowhere. He plays amazing D and is smart and gritty. But if we can swap
    him for legit power you have to do it.

  16. Sooo…. Judge? I love Kwan, but what team would want to trade away a power hitting outfielder for Kwan?

    I don’t see us getting any major league ready talent for Kwan, just prospects. Kwan is different where he will hit .290 and be a pest. I don’t think you can compare him to another major league player in a trade.

  17. Our payroll for next year is currently sitting at about 45 million. There is ZERO reason we can’t sign Kwan AND a power hitting outfielder.

  18. We had more power with Naylor. I hate this team sometimes. I’ll be devastated if we trade Kwan

  19. I love Kwan, and would love for him to play his whole career in Cleveland. But if he were going to sign an extension, it almost certainly would have happened by now.

    So it makes sense for them to be listening.

  21. Don’t worry, it’s Bowden. His track record predicting trades and free agent signings is abysmal lately. No clue why The Athletic still employs him when he clearly has no insider sources any more and his poor idea of trade value is why he failed as a GM in the first place.

  25. Let’s trade our best outfielder for a worse outfielder, 3 bad outfielders is better than 2. 3 is a bigger number than 2 so it’s better right? … I hate this team

  27. Here we go. Lane Thomas/Edwin/Nick Swisher 2.0 incoming. It’ll be awesome watching Kwan cross the plate 12 times for the Yankees or Dodgers in the World Series next year

  28. Let him headline a package for Ketel Marte. Throw in a Logan Allen for good measure. I’d be over the moon. 

  29. When does the hitting staff become a serious conversation? I’m not confident that we will get any sort of production out of most of the bats I’ve been hearing about for the OF. I know it’s one guy and a small sample size – but Ernie Clement couldn’t get on the field for a team that consistently has among the worst offenses in baseball. The goes to another team and sets the postseason/World Series (I can’t remember which) for times getting on base.

    We consistently bring guys in and they underperform at the plate or we have young guys that we are told can hit and who don’t produce once they get called up or they fade into oblivion in the minors. I know it’s a business of successes and failures, but the disparity in our ability to produce and promote high quality hitting over some of the other small to mid market teams (Milwaukee, Tampa, Minnesota, Detroit, KC, Baltimore, Arizona, Cincy) is really confusing to me. And it seems to happen pretty frequently that guys leave Cleveland and go to other teams and then start hitting the ball better

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