Thoughts on this week's moves by the Cleveland Guardians

 1. Picking up Jose Ramirez's 2022 option.  - SMART

2. Not picking up Roberto Perez's 2022 option - SMART

DFAing and outrighting Cam Hill - SMART - No roster spot for him this winter and he was unlikely to be claimed on waivers and then rostered by another team.   As this is his first time being DFA'd and not having enough service time we get to keep him in the minors.   He can become a 6-year minor league free agent if he wants.

DFAing Nick Wittgren -  SMART...IF.   He is arbitration-eligible and he makes way too much money for what he produced this year.  So, in a roster crunch year this is a good move.  He is eligible to become a free agent and not choose to go to the minors.  However, if we lose him, given this year, I think it is worth thegamble that his rebound next year won't be enough to validate the salary he would make in arbitration.    

DFAing Francisco Perez - STUPID - Examining this objectively, Perez with his funky delivery and over-reliance on big breaking pitches, is a candidate to be bombed out of this league once it figures out his schtick.  However, he is a relatively big guy who is only 24 years old who had sick K/IP numbers in the minors (AA/AAA) this year.  He is cheap.   So, I think the Indians have blown this move out of their butts.  If you like the trajectory of Trevor Stephan's career you heard it here first: Perez has that same trajectory.  Putting it another way, I am pretty darn sure that Perez will have better 2022 stats than Justin Garza, Bryan Shaw and Blake Parker and, just from my gut, he has a much better attitude and Logan Allen The Elder and a better chance to be a productive major leaguer than JC Mejia does.  Look who claimed Perez!  The 5th team in order that could have claimed him and a team that has the WORST farm system in baseball.   It show Perez has worth and could have been traded straight up or been a throw-in to make a bigger trade worth.   But to lose him on waivers?  That is just horsecrap.