Guardians Trade Target: Otto Lopez

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 27: Otto Lopez #6 of the Miami Marlins runs to first base against the Philadelphia Phillies during the second inning of the game at loanDepot park on July 27, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The Marlins are willing to move players, including their best hitter. Let’s talk about Otto Lopez.

You can view our larger trade deadline piece here as we discuss a wider pool of options the Guardians may consider. To make my position clear, I expect the Guardians to make smaller moves, like trading Bo Naylor and getting a castoff/undervalued reliever. But, in the interest of exploring potential larger moves, we are doing a series looking at some of those bigger names. So far, we have discussed Spencer Steer , Luis Arraez , Shea Langeliers , Taylor Ward , Heliot Ramos , Jo Adell , Ty France , Tyler Soderstrom , Heriberto Hernandez , Kyle Stowers and Alec Burleson . Although the Guardians’ greatest need is hitting, the market is aflush with starting pitching so it also may make sense for the Guardians to see if they can find a good value there, as we wrote here and looked at specifically with Jose Soriano and Reid Detmers.