Guardians free agent rumors link Cleveland to 3 right-handed hitter improvements

The Cleveland Guardians aren't known for making big splashes in free agency.

But they also have quite the lopsided lineup, heavy on left-handed bats and weak in the outfield.

They might be able to fix both those problems with one signing, if they approach the remaining time this winter in the right way.

MLB.com's Jared Greenspan and Theo DeRosa have listed out three options the Guardians could consider signing:

• Austin Hays
• Harrison Bader
• Miguel Andujar

Hays and Andujar both finished the season with the Cincinnati Reds, while Bader closed strong for the Philadelphia Phillies.

"Last season, the Guardians posted a .647 OPS against southpaws, the fourth-worst figure in the Majors," the MLB.com duo writes. "A free-agent signing or two could be beneficial here, and there are quite a few players who fit the bill. Someone like Harrison Bader, Miguel Andujar, or Austin Hays would provide an above-average bat in an area of need, raising the floor of the lineup."

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Cleveland is coming off a season in which it went on a wild run in the second half to chase down the Detroit Tigers and win the AL Central Division.

Now is not the time to be complacent. None of those three players would be too costly, and all three would make the Guardians better.

It's worth it for Cleveland to try and get at least one of them on board going forward.

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