I understand the motivation to investigate a trade for Carlos Carrasco but please explain why Cleveland would be motivated to deal Cookie. Cookie still is under club control for 2 seasons (2019 & 2020) if Cleveland picks up the team options and each year Cookie is cheaper in cost than Kluber (controlled via contract/ team options in 2019, 2020 & 2021) or Bauer (2 arbitration years of 2019 & 2020 remaining, projected for a $11.6M deal in 2019)... It's not like Cleveland needs to rebuild or overhaul itself to remain competitive/ atop the AL Central in 2019. Well, the Indians were carrying an outfield that consisted of Brantley, Kipnis, Brandon Guyer, Rajai Davis, and Melky Cabrera (I understand Naquin and Zimmer were injured). At some point, at may be worth trading an asset to fix what has been a major need for this team. Triston Mckenzie is knocking on the door for the rotation. 42-44 vs non AL Central teams. This team was made to look better this year than they were due to their putrid division.