Trading Corey Kluber was a salary dump, full stop

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty ImagesIt will take more than a day or two to fully comprehend the Corey Kluber trade. That’s just the reality of the team parting with its only two-time Cy Young winner. What Kluber was for Tribe fans is not easily captured in a few words and not likely to dissipate in a matter of days.

Of course, that didn’t stop the lively discussion on Twitter, in which many people camped out in very settled areas immediately, despite the fact some things about the trade are unknowable. For instance, we don’t know whether Kluber’s injuries have sapped him of his elite form, whether fans are underestimating Emmanuel Clase, whether Delino DeShields Jr. can be better than…