1. The Jose Ramirez extension rumors are picking up steam. We talk about the latest rumor and while the source is not a big name. It is a source that was credited by Jon Heyman and Ken Rosenthal for being one of the first to have information on Ketel Marte. I also dug into the stats notebook to read a bio for Bruce Aven from 1998 at the request of a fan.

2. We continue to look for ways the Guardians could still find an upgrade. We focus on an old friend and trading partner the San Diego Padres. The Padres have been chasing catching for years, and appear to still be focused on another new catcher. If the Padres do add a catcher I explain why it is the Guardians should be calling about Austin Nola.

3. We then focus on the St. Louis Cardinals who are one of the deepest teams in baseball. They might have added Albert Pujols but they have several players who could be in the running at DH. We talk about the depth players Lars Nootbaar, Brendan Donovan, Juan Yepez, and Nolan Gorman. But it is Lars Nootbar who is the player we pick as a logical candidate who could help the Guardians' potential outfield with Steven Kwan and Myles Straw to give the Guardians three-plus defenders who all project to be above league average or right at league average in terms of production. Something that has not occurred in a very long time.

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