Report: Amed Rosario Could Be Traded At Deadline

And not only that, but Giménez is fresh off his first All-Star nod (as a starter!) at second.

So it doesn’t necessarily scream that Rosario is occupying Giménez’s slot and delaying him any development.

Perhaps this is more of a situation where Cleveland is trying to sell high on a player.

Rosario is indeed having a career year at the plate, but they also aren’t too far off his career marks.

And there are sure to be teams that could use Rosario’s solid hitting and fielding.

Further, Rosario has some experience playing outfield; perhaps an outfield needy team like the Philadelphia Phillies could be interested in Rosario.

Or the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are apparently in the market for a righty-outfield bat.

Cleaning House

Rosario wasn’t the only name on Pluto’s chopping block.

But the second name he listed is probably a familiar one: Franmil Reyes.

Here’s what Pluto had to say about a potential move involving Cleveland’s DH:

“Don’t look for the Guardians to make any big trades for veteran players. In fact, I hear they will be looking to move Franmil Reyes, who has finally started to hit. Since coming off the disabled list, he is batting .255 (.840 OPS) with 4 HR and 10 RBI in 15 games. The Guardians have talked to the big man about getting into better shape to play the outfield, but that hasn’t transpired. At this stage of his career, the 27-year-old Reyes seems content to be a DH.”

Perhaps more important there than anything else is Pluto’s statement about who the Guardians will likely target.

Youth.

It’s been a consistent theme with the team all season and likely won’t slow up at the trade deadline.

While adding a veteran like Wilson Contreras might be nice (and costly), the Guardians simply don’t need to add him to the fold.

Instead, the Guardians can continue doing what they do best: finding the best and brightest young talent to add to an already strong unit.