The Guardians have dealt another player to Toronto. The team announced Friday morning that outfielder Myles Straw had been traded to the Blue Jays along with international bonus pool money and cash in exchange for a player to be named or cash.
Myles Straw had become an afterthought for the Cleveland Guardians after barely appearing with them during the 2024 MLB season.
The Blue Jays acquired Myles Straw, cash, and international bonus pool space from the Guardians. Cleveland gets a PTBNL or cash. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw from the Cleveland Guardians yesterday afternoon along with $3.75 million in cash and $2 million in international bonus pool money.
The transaction, announced by the Guardians on X, also includes the transfer of international bonus pool space to Toronto.
Myles Straw is the latest Cleveland Guardians star departing Ohio, as the outfielder was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw in a deal with the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. Straw follows through against the San Diego Padres during a spring training baseball game Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
Cleveland agreed to a long-term deal in April 2022 with Straw, but he hit just .221 with no homers, 32 RBIs and 21 stolen bases that year, then batted .238 with one homer, 29 RBIs and 20 steals in 2023.
Perhaps it was an elaborate prank.For the second time this offseason, and the third time in two years, the Toronto Blue Jays managed to get close to landing a generational free agent, the kind of player who would transform the franchise,
The Cleveland Guardians have had a solid offseason. Still, they have holes to fill and positions and roles to address before the start of the season. Their biggest needs, however, are on the offensive side.
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