How the Cleveland Guardians Pulled Off a STUNNING Trade Deadline Haul, Going for it in 2026

Cleveland Guardians went all in at the MLB trade deadline acquiring Foster Griffin, Jo Adell, Nathaniel Lowe, and Craig Yoho. Did Chris Antonetti and the Guardians cook at the deadline? How much did they improve the team and their playoff chances? Justin Lada and Jeff Ellis break down the front office’s aggressive approach, evaluating the value of prospects traded and new lineup configurations featuring Lowe’s power and Adell’s clutch hitting. We also look at critical roster decisions, discussing the futures of Kyle Manzardo, David Fry, and the impact of moving on from players like Bo Naylor and Jacob Cozart.     03:36 Grading the Guardians trade deadline 07:39 Why the Guardians got more than they gave up 14:41 What trade opportunities did the Guardians miss out on? 18:00 How will the Guardians handle rotation/bullpen roster decisions? 24:00 Jo Adell's splits and clutch htiting   26:33 What Nathaniel Lowe adds 31:15 Lowe's home/road splits 32:35 Why the Guardians had an 'A' trade deadline   00:00 Trade Deadline Reactions 10:36 Deadline Grades & Market 24:05 Roster Moves & Outlook   Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonguardians.supercast.com   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Amazon This Back To School Season, spend less on your kids, with Amazon. With Amazon’s low Back To School Prices, just spend less on your kids. Because every dollar you don’t spend on them, is a dollar you haven’t spent on them.     Stance Check out the ICON collection from Stance—premium comfort, performance, and durability designed for whatever your day brings.   Use promo Code LOCKEDON at checkout for 20% off your purchase.  Learn more at https://Stance.com. Stance. The Official Sock Partner of Major League Baseball.   Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at https://Indeed.com/podcast   KALSHI For a limited time, Download the Kalshi app and use code [LOCKEDON] to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25.     Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply.   FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Join all the action at https://FANDUEL.COM to play Daily Dingers and make your free pick on who’s hitting a homer this MLB season.     FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)   Locked On MLB League-Wide: Every Team, Prospects & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/mlb/   #Guardians #ClevelandGuardians #MLB Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.