According to Jon Morosi, who has never been wrong about Cleveland baseball rumors ever, the Guardians are among the “most active suitors” for Athletics catcher Sean Murphy. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to anyone following the breadcrumbs of the front office’s plan this offseason. They need offense, they need a competent defensive catcher, and they need a guy with dumps like a truck.
Murphy checks all those boxes and then some.
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Guardians Showing Continued Interest In Sean Murphy | MLB Trade Rumors
As MLBTR lays out here, the Guardians need to do something at catcher this offseason unless they want to run with Bo Naylor and Bryan Lavastida — their only catchers currently on the 40-man roster — all season.