Cleveland – The Guardians have concluded a pair of deadlines, but finally chose to keep their largest commercial chip.
Before the deadline for exchanges on July 31, the Guardians treated the former winner of the Cy Young Award Shane Bieber at the Toronto Blue Jays and the lift Paul Sewald at the Detroit Tigers. But disputes a wave of interest, the left -hand player of the stars Steven Kwan stays in Cleveland, while the front office of the Guardians has chosen to keep their head striker and the voltiseur Gold Glove in town.
The president of baseball operations, Chris Antonetti, met local journalists via Zoom shortly after the deadline. Here’s what he had to say.
Declaration of opening on the trade of Shane Bieber:
“I will start with the trade for Shane. Obviously, it is very difficult for us. As everyone knows, we really appreciate all Shane’s contributions to our organization and his stay with us. We appreciate the fact that he has confidence to help him continue on his way to be a successful major league launcher and that he is grateful for the impact he had in the way.
“But we are also very delighted to be able to add Khal Stephen to our organization. Khal is a right -of -law of 6 feet 4 inches from the state of Mississippi out of the draft last year. In fact, we did our best to try to select it, but we simply did not have this opportunity. So we are delighted to add it to the organization. To our organization to add to our level of higher level.”
How do new Emmanuel Clas and Luis Ortiz News have an impact on your management on the deadline?
“Yes, there are a lot of different considerations that we had to weigh at this time of the year. Unexpected developments were recently one of them, but in the end, I think we feel good in the list we have for the 2025 balance and are delighted with our future.”
How much was Steven Kwan’s exchange?
“I think that the best way to share that is – and I talked about Steven a little and I shared the same thing – is that what I can confirm for Steven is that not only do we have a deep appreciation for what it is capable of contributing to the baseball field and in the clubhouse, but the rest of the major baseball league. But we are really excited that it continues to be in advance.”
What do you think of your possibilities in playoffs after the deadline?
“I am not sure that they are materially different. What I would share is that we continue to believe in the group of players who are here, not only at the level of the major league, but but the players who, in our opinion, can possibly contribute levels higher than our minor league system. I hope that we play our best baseball from here and makes things interesting to go to September.”
What did you like from Khal Steven to college?
“There is a lot to love with Khal. First and foremost, he is a great launcher with a good setting with a good frame. He has a very deep arsenal of throws. It is a mixture of five points. He is recently a guy who added a quick ball to the bug progresses towards this end.”
Where would Khal Stephen probably end up?
“Probably Double-A. He left a double-a-way. He had launched very well in High-A, was promoted to double-A before having this discomfort of the shoulder, so he would probably join Akron once he is ready to leave.”
With Steven Kwan, do you prefer to talk about contract extensions only during the offseason?
“We have no strict and rapid rules on this subject, but what we have often found is that when you try to explore contract extensions during the season, this can be a distraction. This is why we generally preferred that it occurs during off -season or spring training.”
How to search for twins tomorrow?
“We have a lot of work to do to reincarnate with what their list will be.”
How do you see CJ Kayfus because it seems that he has played more on the ground lately?
“As I have already shared it, CJ has made great progress this year and its development as a player, both with its offensive but now defensively progression, where it has added a certain versatility. So we have talked about it several times in the past, the more players can play in a capable way, the best chances they will have an impact on the major league team, and CJ among this group of players in Columbus A risk to help us help us. “
What was the process like negotiating a player like Shane Bieber in rehabilitation?
“I think that with the way in which the information has progressed in the past 10 or 12 years, the teams have been able to get a very good idea of the place where Shane was in her rehabilitation progress. They were not only able to get the video, but felt that Shane was perhaps in his rehabilitation and on the way that the path could be advanced.”
What have commercial talks with Shane Bieber really intensified?
“Oh my boy, I think that with all the teams, we probably had initial checks towards the end of June, in early July, then these talks have flows and flows that led to the deadline. And there is a little lull when the project occurs, and the frequency folds after that.
Did you have to send money to Toronto as part of this agreement?
“No.”
What do you like by Carlos Hernandez?
“He has a power arm with really food stuff. I think what we are going to try to do is to associate ourselves with Carlos to help translate these more coherent performances, but there are great ingredients with whom to work.”
