Reds 'kicking tires' on a couple of Guardians?

[CJD]

(12-09-2024, 04:59 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: If they traded for Naylor, I wonder what they do with CES (assuming he's all good physically). He came up as a 3B with the Twins, but wasn't very good defensively. Maybe stick him at primarily DH for a season, Candelario starts at 3B and Marte goes to AAA until he can prove himself again. 

Naylor seems like he would be more likely to be traded, with Manzardo ready to take over at 1st. Their OF would be a mess if they trade Thomas, with Kwan being the only proven guy left...but who knows what they're thinking.

That would also means Steer in the OF, which I don't love, but not the worst option either.

Yea, I was listening to a Reds podcast that suggested they trade for Naylor for a minor prospect (maybe low top 30) as a salary saving measure for Cleveland and then, if Naylor has a good year, give him a qualifying offer. If he accepts, then we'd get 2 years of Naylor for 36 million dollars, which is a bit pricey, but not horrible for a bat of his quality. If he declines, then we get that prospect back via compensatory draft pick.