Cleveland Guardians' Andres Gimenez, right, is congratulated by teammate Steven Kwan (38) as he crosses home plate with a home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) (Sue Ogrocki | AP)

The Guardians made the biggest trade of the winter meetings on Tuesday night. They followed it with another trade a few hours later. The net result was one starting pitcher, three prospects, the dumping of almost $100 million in salary and a wide open competition at second base,

Andres Gimenez was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Spencer Horwitz, who was in turn dealt to the Pirates for three pitchers.