While there was a lot to parse from Polishuk\u2019s story since addressed the situation for every team, the most interesting line of the story came in his blurb about the Astros, where he presented the idea of the Guardians trading Kwan for Houston third baseman Isaac Paredes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Talk about a nightmare situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not only would that trade be a waste of Kwan\u2019s trade value (while also keeping him in the American League), it would be a bit of an odd fit since Paredes is a primary third baseman who is also going to be a free agent <\/a>after the 2027 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Paredes has power (the one thing the Guardians need), but almost all of his power stems from his ability to pull the ball to left field. He\u2019s been able to feast in Houston thanks to the Crawford boxes, but Progressive Field is a different story thanks to the 19-foot high wall in left. Only 16 of his 25 home runs last season would have left the park at Progressive Field, though it\u2019s worth noting that he did tag the Guardians for a mulit-homer game at Progressive Field in April.\u00a0<\/p>\n But really Paredes here is a stand-in for the idea of the Guardians trading Kwan for purely immediate help. It would be one thing to trade him for a couple big league-ready prospects or a player or two who are still pre-arb, but trading Kwan for another impending free agent at this juncture would be a mistake. <\/p>\n Kwan\u2019s a beloved Guardian who arguably has the biggest trade value<\/a> of any of the players Cleveland has traded away recently and giving him away for someone who wouldn\u2019t be a part of the Guardians core long-term would be hustling backwards.\u00a0<\/p>\n This offseason is already going to be weird; the Guardians don\u2019t need to make it weirder by trading Kwan for a player like Paredes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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