When the Dodgers missed out on Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan at this year’s trade deadline, most assumed that it was because general manager Andrew Friedman didn’t want to part with the prospects necessary to make the trade.
But according to a new report from MLB insider Bob Nightengale, Kwan not departing the Guardians wasn’t for a lack of trying on Los Angeles’ part.
Insight into Dodgers’ failed pursuit of Steven Kwan sort of explains quiet trade deadline
In a new story for USA Today, Nightingale wrote that the Dodgers’ missing out on Kwan was the “most surprising” part of the deadline.