Guardians Acquire Craig Yoho, Blake Perkins From Brewers For Bo Naylor, Codi Heuer
MLB Trade Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- The Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Guardians have completed a two-for-two trade, sending outfielder Blake Perkins and right-hander Craig Yoho to Cleveland in exchange for catcher Bo Naylor and right-hander Codi Heuer.
- Perkins, a defensive specialist with limited offensive production, is expected to share outfield duties with rookie Petey Halpin and offers Cleveland a controllable player not yet eligible for salary arbitration.
- Yoho, a young right-handed reliever with improving performance metrics, provides the Guardians bullpen depth and retains minor league options for roster flexibility.
- The Brewers have assigned their new acquisitions, Naylor and Heuer, to Triple-A, indicating a developmental approach before potential major league contributions.
- This trade partially addresses Cleveland’s outfield needs while adding pitching depth for Milwaukee, with further roster moves possible before the trade deadline.
