The Phillies and Padres are two of the many teams that have expre sed interest in , Jon Heyman of The New York Post. Both National League contenders are known to be looking for a left field upgrade. Kwan would be one of the top hitters on the market if the Guardians made him available. Heyman suggests that Cleveland is willing to consider offers but are understandably setting a high asking price. wrote on Tuesday that the Guardians are unlikely to pull the trigger on a Kwan trade. The two-time All-Star is under arbitration control for another two seasons. Hes playing this year on a bargain $4.175MM salary. Phillies left fielders are hitting .190/.302/.339. Most of that falls on offseason signee , who has not performed as expected on a $10MM deal. Kepler carries a .207/.305/.372 slash with 11 home runs in 328 plate appearances. He has also about the Phils Paul Millsap Jersey shielding him from left-handed pitching, though its not as if he has forced his way into the lineup with his production. It wouldnt be a surprise if the Phillies tried to move Kepler in a change-of-scenery trade. That might happen even if the Phils cant land a bigger bat. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski shed some light on the teams thought proce s with outfield prospect on Monday (link via ). Dombrowski indicated that the 21-year-old Crawford, who is hitting .326/.406/.424 with 29 stolen bases in Triple-A, is on the radar for an MLB promotion. That might wait until after the deadline, however, as the Phils dont want to call Crawford up only to option him back to the minors if they trade for an everyday outfielder. The one thing, if youre bringing Justin Crawford up at this point, he needs to play, Dombrowski told reporters. So thats the main thing. So we need to kind of just sort out our own situation here and see when he comes up that hes going to be a guy thats playing all the time. Crawford could theoretically push out of center field even if the Phils were to acquire a left fielder. Thered be a clearer path to plugging him into left while pushing Kepler to the bench or off the roster entirely if they dont land an external upgrade. San Diego planned to open the season with a / left field platoon. Neither player made it on the roster through the end of June. has taken over as the left fielder. The lefty-hitting Sheets has had a strong year at the dish, batting .257/.319/.433 with 14 homers. He has hit a skid this month, though, and he profiles better defensively at first base or designated hitter. Kwan is one of the best all-around left fielders in the sport. He has won the Gold Glove in each of his first three big league seasons. Hes been an average or better hitter in each year, including a .285/.348/.393 slash in 415 plate appearances this season. Kwan has walked more often than he has struck out in each of the past two seasons. He doesnt have huge power but has the high-OBP skillset that makes him an ideal leadoff hitter. As a small-market club, Cleveland tends to be broadly open to considering offers on any player aside from . Each of , and have come up in trade rumors as well. Theyre certainly not locked into selling, however. The Guardians have won three straight and eight of their past 10 to climb back to .500. Theyre within 2.5 games of a Wild Card position pending tonights results. They have two more games against the Orioles before heading to Kansas City for a weekend series. Theyll host the Rockies for three in their final set before the deadline. Allen Iverson Jersey