Discussing Austin Hedges' Return to the Guardians, Stephen Vogt's First Season & Trade Proposals

Locked On Guardians - Daily Podcast On The Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians re-signed Austin Hedges on Nov. 6 This was an expected move, but what are the implications of bringing Hedges back on the Guardians payroll and roster space going into the rest of the offseason.

On this episode, we take at a look at the Guardians decision to bring back Hedges, why it makes sense but it might have some other impacts on their offseason needs.

Nov 6 was the 1-year anniversary of the Guardians announcing the hire of Stephen Vogt, so we take a look back at his first year and give our thoughts on his performance and the front office landing on him.

And we talk about a few potential trade proposals for a Guardians-Rays trade, everyone's favorite, and the Padres.

0:42 Austin Hedges' Return

2:38 Roster and Rule 5 Draft

6:03 Hedges' On-Field Value

7:45 Stephen Vogt's First Year

10:24 Playoff Performance

18:26 Regular Season Challenges

22:59 Playoff Strategy

26:15 Trade Proposal with Rays

31:29 Trade Proposal with Padres

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