Myles Straw had become an afterthought for the Cleveland Guardians after barely appearing with them during the 2024 MLB season.

They traded Gold Glove second baseman Andrés Giménez to the Blue Jays at the winter meetings to get out from under the almost $100 million they owed him. They continued the pattern on Friday by sending another Gold Glove defender, Myles Straw, to Toronto for a player to be named.

This is the second trade this offseason, which has given the Guardians future payroll flexibility. Following the Straw trade, it's time the front office took advantage of that. There are two areas in which the Guardians could re-invest this money.

Toronto acquired $2 million in international signing bonus pool allocation from the Cleveland Guardians that could be used in its pursuit of Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki as part of a trade that also brought underperforming outfielder Myles Straw to the Blue Jays.

The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw in a deal with the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. Toronto received Straw, $3.75 million US cash considerations and $2 million in international signing bonus pool space for the 2025 period from Cleveland, which received a player to be named later or cash considerations.

The transaction, announced by the Guardians on X, also includes the transfer of international bonus pool space to Toronto.

The Guardians have dealt another player to Toronto. The team announced Friday morning that outfielder Myles Straw had been traded to the Blue Jays along with international bonus pool money and cash in exchange for a player to be named or cash.

Myles Straw is the latest Cleveland Guardians star departing Ohio, as the outfielder was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

The Blue Jays acquired Myles Straw, cash, and international bonus pool space from the Guardians. Cleveland gets a PTBNL or cash. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

The Guardians have sent Myles Straw — and, most importantly, his contract — north of the border. The Guardians have traded Straw, international signing pool space and cash to the Toronto Blue ...

The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw from the Cleveland Guardians yesterday afternoon along with $3.75 million in cash and $2 million in international bonus pool money.

The Cleveland Guardians have traded outfielder Myles Straw to the Toronto Blue Jays. Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban The Guardians made the announcement late Friday morning. #Guardians have traded OF Myles Straw to the #BlueJays along with international signing pool space & cash in exchange for a Player To Be Named Later or cash.