Steven Kwan, Andres Gimenez, Josh Naylor's wife Chantel react to Myles Straw's Toronto Blue Jays move from Cleveland Guardians

Myles Straw is the latest Cleveland Guardians star departing Ohio, as the outfielder was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

The trade also saw the Blue Jays receiving $2 million in international signing bonus pool allocation and $3.75 million to cover the $14.75 guaranteed salary of Straw, part of his final two years of a $25 million, five-year contract. In exchange, the Guardians will either send cash or name a player.

The move was possibly made in the Blue Jays' attempt to sign international free agent ace Roki Sasaki, who hours later eventually announced that he'll be joining the LA Dodgers instead.

Nonetheless, the move elicited reactions from Straw's teammates at the Guardians. Infielder Steven Kwan reposted the news with a sad emoji to go along with it.

Meanwhile, second baseman Andres Gimenez, who was also traded to the Blue Jays by the Guardians earlier in the offseason, reshared the news. Former first baseman Josh Naylor's wife, Chantel, also reposted the news. Interestingly, even Naylor was traded, as he went and set up his base at the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Steven Kwan, Andres Gimenez and Josh Naylor's wife Chantel's Instagram stories

Myles Straw's potential fit with Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays thought they were signing Roki Sasaki as they managed to get more international pool money, thanks to Myles Straw's trade. However, they were left with Straw as Sasaki decided to go with the Dodgers and play alongside his countrymen, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Now that Straw's in Toronto, it's at least not that bad. Straw was the Gold Glove winner in 2022 and was rated as among the best outfielders in baseball after accounting for +15 fielding runs value. In 2023, he was an above-average defender.

With the Blue Jays, Straw would likely play in the outfield in place of Daulton Varsho, who underwent shoulder surgery late in the 2024 season. Straw only played a handful of games with the Guardians before being optioned back to the minors, where he hit .238 with a .597 OPS.

While this may not have panned out the way the Blue Jays were expecting, they have a good defensive outfielder they could make full use of.