The Guardians trade Josh Naylor to the Diamondbacks:
So the Diamondbacks find a replacement for Christian Walker. Naylor is a solid 2.5 WAR player, still in his prime. He is low BABIP, high power, with a decent enough OBP. He may do very well hitting at a higher altitude.
Slade Cecconi posted a 6.66 ERA in 2024 for a team whose symbol is a snake. Seems like a match made in heaven. In his brief MLB career, batters hit him hard in Phoenix. Getting out of that park should be a good move. He also posted a high ERA in the minors, failing to limit hits despite a high K rate. He doesn’t walk a lot of batters, so maybe the Guardians see a way to improve his outcomes.

