Guardians add potential for slug in trade for Angels' outfielder Jo Adell: Source

Once a top prospect, Jo Adell is in his age-27 season. Thearon W. Henderson / Getty ImagesAug. 3, 2026 Updated 12:42 pm EDTThe Cleveland Guardians on Monday agreed to acquire outfielder Jo Adell from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for catching prospect Jacob Cozart, a team source told The Athletic.No team needs offense worse than the Guardians, who own the league’s worst team OPS. The question is, how much will the 27-year-old actually help with that? The 2025 version of Adell would fit Cleveland’s present needs. That Adell smacked 37 homers and posted a 115 OPS+. Adell has been underwhelming this year, with a .239/.287/.395 slash line and his barrel percentage dropping from 17.3 percent in 2025 to 8.6 percent this season.Adell has great bat speed, and isn’t striking out at an intolera