Cleveland Guardians' Christmas

 It was an interesting leadup to Christmas for the Guardians.

1. This year they shopped for presents at Macy's instead of at 5 Below and came away with Josh Bell

2. They also went to Target to get a reasonably priced catcher in Mike Zunino. 

3. Realizing that it is better to give than to receive they

    a. Gave away Owen Miller to charity (uh, Milwaukee)

    b. Traded a major league-ready Carlos Vargas for far off lottery ticket in Ross Carver

    c.  Traded a major league-ready Nolan Jones for a lottery ticket for April 1, 2026 in Juan Brito

    d. Lost a couple of minor league relievers in Nic Enright and Kevin Kelly in the Rule 5 - and while 

         losing them is a bummer we may still get them back AND it shows how strong our farm system is.

4. Did their usual bargain shopping before Christmas to get some minor league invitees and, no doubt, as usual, will be scouring the closeout/discount racks for after Christmas sales like they got two years ago with Blake Parker and last year with Enyel De Los Santos.   

All, in all, it will be an exciting Christmas at the Slider household as the anticipation of seeing a .260/.330/.440 slash line from Bell and 25 HRs from Zunino will have visions of division championships dancing in Slider's head.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!