CLEVELAND -- The Guardians had a week full of difficult conversations with players in their clubhouse leading up to Tuesday’s Trade Deadline. But since the Deadline passed, the club’s situation hasn’t gotten much easier.

First, they got no-hit by the Astros on Tuesday. Then, the team learned that Josh Naylor was dealing with pain in his side and Tyler Freeman had an achy shoulder. On Friday afternoon, both of those players were placed on the 10-day injured list and replaced by middle infielder José Tena (Cleveland's No. 19 prospect, per MLB Pipeline) and newly acquired veteran outfielder Kole Calhoun.

If there weren’t enough questions to answer about this roster moving forward, now there are even more. Let’s try to answer as many as we can.

How long will Naylor be out?
The tentative timeline is three to six weeks. Naylor started to feel some soreness in his right side prior to Monday’s game. When he came in to hit in the cages on Tuesday in Houston and it was still present, he informed the coaching staff and he was scratched from the lineup. Naylor didn’t get an MRI until the club was back in Cleveland on Thursday and the results showed a strained oblique muscle.

Those can be trickier to bounce back from and it’s hard to project how long they need to recover. For now, he’ll have that three- to six-week timeline, but Guardians manager Terry Francona said it’s “extremely tentative.”

“By his own admission, he already feels a little better, which is good,” Francona said. “The problem with these is it's not like a calf or a quad where if you're starting to feel good, you can play through it. So we're going to have to keep an eye on him. But we don't want to slow him down. So he'll get rechecked weekly.”

How does this affect the lineup?
The biggest problem is obvious: Naylor has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball since the end of May. Most of the offense this team has gotten has stemmed from him. And because he’s been such a threat, hitting him behind José Ramírez in the lineup has allowed Ramírez to see at least some better pitches.

So not only will the Guardians lose Naylor’s production, they’ll also have to figure out if someone (like Oscar Gonzalez) can help bring some support behind Ramírez in the lineup.

Why was Tena the next man up?
It’s been an even busier week for Tena.

On Wednesday, Tena was promoted from Double-A Akron to Triple-A Columbus. He played in just five games in Columbus at the end of last season and played in one on Thursday before he was informed that he would be coming up to the big leagues.

The Guardians needed a middle infielder with Freeman going on the IL, but the club didn’t want to bring up a young player who will miss out on significant development by sitting on the bench in the big leagues. While the plan is to try to find innings for Tena, Francona at least felt better that Tena has played a lot this season and shouldn’t be too hurt by having a week in the Majors with little playing time.

In 82 Minor League games this year, Tena has hit .260 with a .727 OPS, 21 doubles, four homers and 39 RBIs.

What’s the outlook for Freeman?
The Guardians didn’t seem overly concerned about Freeman’s right shoulder strain, considering he’s tested well.

He’s scheduled to be rechecked on Sunday and could even be cleared to begin baseball activities then, which is why the Guardians were confident that Tena will likely be in the big leagues for just seven or 10 days.

How did Calhoun get in the mix?
Now that Amed Rosario, Aaron Civale and Josh Bell are on different teams, the Guardians lost three of the most prominent veterans in the clubhouse.

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Calhoun, 35, has spent parts of 11 seasons in the Majors and has been successful in Triple-A this year (split between the Yankees’ and Dodgers’ systems), hitting .297 with a .906 OPS. So the team thought he was a safe risk to take. He could see time in the outfield, at DH or at first.

“I give our guys credit, because it’s not easy to do: Find a veteran that not only understands the role, but probably respects the role,” Francona said. “And then, [find a veteran that] can be a help to our younger players while also, we hope, helping on the field. … I think we caught a pretty good break.”