I love Giminez's defense; could be one of the best ever at his relays. But we have 2nd basemen of quality just behind him so a trade was inevitable sooner or later Ortiz has the look of a solid addition to the rotation well ahead of his arbitration years. If we were deep in major league pitching the...

DALLAS — The Rule 5 Draft always comes at the end of the winter meetings, but it is hardly an afterthought to the people who prepare and execute it. “There’s a lot of preparation, a lot of unknowns and anxieties,” said Stephen Osterer, new Guardians director of player development. “It’s not super st...

If no one wanted Ryan Webb, I guess they agree with the Guardians that he's not a significant prospect, but I'm happy to have him on hand as a potential depth starter. Cairo is a surprise anyone would pick up but he plays all over the field is a good defender and has "great baseball genes"...

Wouldn't be surprised.

Great; I hope Sean knows his stuff.

Who is By James Mastrucci? ESPN? MlB? Baseball America? the Athletic? some blogger who knows as much as us?

The way trade was revealed was strangely piecemeal. It was a not unusual 3 team trade.
We swapped Giminez for a back end starter and 3 prospects of middle range. Makes sense whether we like it or not.

No. Angel Martinez is a candidate. Brito is a 2b who gets very good ratings for his offense. Tyler Freeman. And very soon it will pass to Bazzena, in 2026 and could even be sometime in 2025

For the Guardians, No News is typical news.
They've signed one of their 3 injured or recently injured free agents.
That's all so far,

Somewhere I saw a suggestion, admittedly risky, that the Guardians consider trading All World Closer Clase, who has an appealing contract, top of his market value, plenty of possibly capable replacements in the Cle pen, for a starter of somewhat similar quality. Worth considering. How many closers h...

Great guy, but unfortunately we get at best 1/2 a season from him if his recovery is on the short end of average.

the answer about Enright was a little less certain, but he's a much harder thrower than Webb. Long-term Webb may not be a rotation solution but I'm looking short-term and don't find enough reliable arms for 2025. The return of Williams would be a very big step forward.

Q Do any of the high school picks from this year's draft strike you as quick movers or breakout candidates to jump up this list for next year? A Doughty is the most advanced right now from a control/command/pitchability standpoint and the effusive praise Cleveland had for him makes me think he could...

Q What does Jackson Humphries need to do to take a step forward? BA was pretty high on him last year. A He took a pretty significant step back this year . He lost weight, the athleticism backed up, his fastball velocity backed up and it sounds like his pitch quality across the board backed up. So......

Q You have to choose one of Kristian Campbell or Travis Bazanna. Who do you choose? How big is the gap between both and what are their comparative celings? A My guess is we'll have Campbell higher on our top 100 with some on the staff probably having him as a top-10 sort of player. I would personall...