Laley23 wrote:

I think they can at least be selective with Kwan and really get the best package. Maybe they hold onto him thru the 2026 season. But that reduces their return unless they trade him in the offseason before 2027. I think the likeliest scenario is he is traded this time next year, unless the Guardians are in 1st and really feel like they can win an AL Pennant. 

Trading him also paves the way for CDL (if he can stay healthy), Mazardo (1B or DH), and Kayfus (OF or 1B) to actually all play and remove the logjam that signing Santana has provided. 

I would much rather they NOT trade him. I am just trying to read the tea leaves on everything and what the organization usually does. 

A fair assessment. I spent the week in NYC and, just because of proximity, read about the Yankees and Mets a lot.  Would love the feeling of knowing if I have a player on my team I’d love, they will stay on my team like people there get.

Such is the conundrum of baseball.