Cleveland Guardians center fielder Lane Thomas has been reportedly available for trade all winter. The team traded a center fielder on Friday, to the Toronto Blue Jays. No, it wasn’t Thomas, who is the projected starter in the middle of the outfield for the pivotal 2025 campaign.

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

The Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw, international signing bonus pool space, and cash considerations from the Cleveland Guardians, in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw in a deal with the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw in a deal with the Cleveland Guardians on Friday.

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.

That’s why the Blue Jays executed a trade on Friday, absorbing the contract of light-hitting Myles Straw and getting $2 million in international bonus pool money from the Cleveland Guardians.

The Blue Jays were announced as one of the three reported finalists for Sasaki, along with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.

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