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Guardians need to stay away from trading for this flawed Astros outfielder

Last season the Guardians went on a wild run through September to earn a postseason debut despite having one of the worst outfields in baseball.

While the Guardians have some promising rookie outfielders who are better options than what Cleveland had to roll out last season, they still have a golden opportunity to upgrade that outfield picture at this week’s Winter Meetings.

One of those options who could be available is outfielder Jesús Sánchez, who was traded from the Marlins to the Astros at the trade deadline.

Jesús Sánchez could help add some power to the Guardians outfield

The trade rumors around Sánchez hit a fever pitch last week when The Athletic’s Chandler Rome published a story highlighting the Astros’ offseason plans, where he wrote that “Houston believes its best avenue to acquire an established starting pitcher is via trade.