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Here, I have made an opening salvo at what would be an aggressive, yet realistic, offseason for the Guardians.
-They trade for Alec Burleson from the Cardinals (trading Welbyn Francisca, Ryan Cesarini and Slade Cecconi) and Gabriel Hughes (trading Kyle Manzardo, Franco Aleman and Braylon Doughty) from the Rockies.
-They sign Alex Vesia in free agency at 2 years/$16M.
-They add Justin Campbell, Franklin Gomez, Jacob Zibin, Jaison Chourio and Tommy Hawke to the 40-man.
-They keep David Fry for depth (he still has 2 options).
-They let Matt Festa, Blake Perkins and Shawn Armstrong go.
-The starting lineup is very left-hander heavy, but the bench features guy who can all swing it from the right side. I see Genao getting starts at short, second and third, and maybe getting reps in center. Adell and Burleson platoon, essentially, and Burleson can play first. Angel platoons with Ingle in left, and Ingle can continue to get some reps at catcher, also.
Payroll is a very sustainable $110M.
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