What Should the Guardians Do Now, Post Clase?

Ok, the shock has worn off a bit for me - let’s talk about what the Guardians should do after the Emmanuel Clase news.

I have written several trade deadline pieces, and I suppose this is the latest. Every week brings a new development adding to the potential paths the Guardians could take. With the news of Clase being out until at least August 31st (if not, till eternity beckons him home), it seems there are three likely paths for the Guardians to pursue at the moment:

Best Case Scenario

Plan: The Guardians turn out to have some kind of indication from what they know that Emmanuel Clase isn’t necessarily involved in illegal sports betting but was aware of what Ortiz did and didn’t tell anyone.…