On Oct. 17, 2024, Andrés Giménez turned heads with another one of his dazzling plays in the field. In the top of the tenth inning, Giménez ranged to his left to corral a Jazz Chisholm Jr. grounder and made a twirling throw to Josh Naylor to prevent a hit and put a little less pressure on pitcher Pedro Avila.
Two months after that, none of those three players involved were still with the Guardians.
While the Guardians trading Naylor (an impending free agent) to the Diamondbacks made sense (as did the team cutting ties with Avila), their trade of Giménez shocked MLB considering his defensive pedigree in the field and the large contract extension he signed after the 2022 season.