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Podcast: Locked On Guardians - Daily Podcast On The Cleveland Guardians
Episode: EXPERIMENT: Why the Cleveland Guardians are SET to Try Steven Kwan in Center—Is This the ANSWER?
Description: Cleveland Guardians’ center field woes reach a breaking point—could Steven Kwan be the surprising solution the team has needed since the Grady Sizemore era? Jeff Ellis explores the risks and upside of shifting the Gold Glove left fielder to the center, weighing how Kwan’s durability, declining second-half offensive numbers, and potential trade value could reshape the team’s 2024 outlook.
From Nolan Jones’ tantalizing tools to the organization’s struggle to develop or acquire average center fielders, Jeff Ellis breaks down roster decisions, prospect dilemmas, and why outfield has become Cleveland’s recurring Achilles’ heel. The episode also inv...