The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly spent most of Thursday heavily pursuing All-Star outfielder Steven Kwan from the Cleveland Guardians.
The Dodgers wanted to add another impact bat to their lineup that could replace left fielder Michael Conforto. But instead of acquiring another outfielder, they gave up James Outman for Minnesota Twins reliever Brock Stewart.
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Simply put, the Guardians’ asking price for Kwan was too high for the Dodgers. It has not been reported what Cleveland wanted from Los Angeles, but they asked the San Diego Padres for their No. 1 overall prospect Leo De Vries.
The Padres ultimately traded De Vries in a package with other prospects to the Athletics for closer Mason Miller and starting pitcher JP Sears. San Diego wanted to avoid trading De Vries and showed that when they did not include him in an offer to the Boston Red Sox for left fielder Jarren Duran.
However, Miller and Sears were enough for the Padres to deal De Vries.
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The Guardians may have requested rookie catcher Dalton Rushing, who was the Dodgers’ No. 1 overall prospect in 2024. But Los Angeles did not seem open to trade the young star.
“I just don’t see a world in which he’s moved anyway, and I think he’s smart enough to realize that. I don’t think it’s going to impact him. I really don’t,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said a few days before the trade deadline.
Even though Los Angeles did not make any blockbuster moves at the deadline, Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes is content with the team’s current roster.
Los Angeles leads their division and are getting back stars like third baseman Max Muncy and starting pitcher Blake Snell.
Kwan would have been a solid addition to the Dodgers’ lineup but the organization was not willing to pay the price he commanded. And it seems no MLB team was willing to pay for Kwan, as the Guardians ultimately did not trade him at the deadline.
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