In year 16, Santana has been a decent player, but the Guardians need to move on from him to get younger and see what they have in their prospects. He's in his 11th season in Cleveland, and if they move on from him at the deadline, it could be his last.

The Cleveland Guardians are once again walking a tightrope, balancing the goal of staying competitive now with the need to plan for the future. Sitting at 50–50 and trailing the American League Central-leading Detroit Tigers by nine games,