Sooner or later, there comes a time where it becomes more and more obvious that we are not all that committed to RHB. Yes, we went after Reyes and Drury but was Mahle upside over Plesac our bigger prize? We could have just sent prospects for Drury when hearing of Reds inpatients of waiting on Plesac for prospect trade to facilitate Mahle - but FO did not. Out of our top 30 prospects, we only have Noel, Arias and Lavastida as the only righty hitters (Rocchio, Martinez, Chourio and Genao are all switch). Being analytical, Guardians go after who is more viable vs the leagues predominance of righty pitchers. So, if a right handed batter comes around as Reyes and Oscar, great. But, will they sell the farm for RHB? Maybe not?
Analytically, Guardians would love to go all Lefty hitters vs righty pitcher. That leaves 4 sports for right handed bats. Even if you count Oscar as a starter, that leaves Rosario (for now), Arias, Lavastida (or other catcher), Straw, Miller or Noel (in a year) -- 5-6 choices to bat from right side. Will an upgrade help, yes. But, it is not the end of the world to our FO as pursuit of Drury and cutting of Reyes/Call showed (nice but not needed). And, in the end, I am sure they would love more hitters who have more even splits like Kwan.