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#Guardians 23yr old (1B) prospect Kyle Manzardo fell a HR short of a cycle (3-4 2R 2B 3B) Saturday night for Peoria in Arizona Fall League action. Manzardo who leads the league in HR's now also leads in XBH with 11 in just 13 games played.

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#Guardians 22yr old INF prospect Jose Tena with a big night for his club
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in the Dominican Winter League Saturday night collecting 4 hits finishing (4-5 R 2B RBI) at the plate.

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#Guardians 22yr old switch hitting INF prospect Juan Brito crushes a solo HR starting in his 1st game of the season for
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in the Dominican Winter League on Saturday. He finished the game (1-2 R HR RBI BB) at the plate.

Nice to see some bats having good winter leagues.

Hope it translates to better bats in Cleveland.

as I posted in Articles, Saurrday Manzardo failed to homer but hit for the rest of the cycle.

Guardians: Kyle Manzardo, 1B (MLB No. 58), Peoria Javelinas

Another game, another Manzardo hitting clinic. The current Fall League home run leader continued his hot streak at this dish finishing a homer shy of the cycle on Saturday. The triple, which was his first of the fall, came in the third inning on a scorching line drive to right field that left the bat at 100 mph on the dot according to Trackman. The No. 2 Guardians prospect has now posted five multihit games in 13 contests in the desert, putting his power potential on full display alongside his 60-grade hit tool. The 3-for-4 night brings Manzardo’s slash line to .283/.367/.698.



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Our pitchers in Arizona also had a good day:

Ross Carver, RHP (Unranked), Peoria Javelinas
After a Fall League debut where he surrendered four runs on seven hits across three innings, Carver locked in and spun three scoreless innings with five strikeouts in his second outing. On Saturday, in his third start, he looked a lot more like the pitcher on the mound in his second start than the first. Facing off against a Surprise lineup that has tallied the second-most runs in the Fall League – behind Peoria -- Carver delivered four scoreless frames, fanning three. Dating back to his first appearance, Carver has now gone eight innings without allowing a run in the desert. The start improves his record to 2-0 and he now has a 3.60 ERA and 1.40 WHIP.

Relievers:
Jake Miller 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 1.93 ERA
Eric Sabrowski 1 0 0 0 1 3 1.80
Hanner 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.70

Back on the Hot Sheet again this week:

8. Kyle Manzardo, 1B, Guardians
Team: Peoria
Age: 23

Why He’s Here: .278/.316/.778 (5-for-18), 4 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 7 SO

The Scoop: After splitting his regular season between Triple-A Durham and Columbus in the International League, Manzardo is using the Fall League to make up for lost time following a midseason shoulder injury. The Washington State product, who was dealt from the Rays to Cleveland in the Aaron Civale deal, hit two more home runs in the AFL’s third week, giving him five for the fall and putting him in sole possession of the league’s top spot.

with this caveat:

He was 3-for-4 with a double and triple on Saturday, and he’s now hitting .283/.367/.698. If there’s any concern with his impressive AFL, it’s how the imbalance of hitting/pitching in the AFL has helped his power boost. Manzardo’s home runs are against Justin Slaten (4.91 AFL ERA), Ben Etheridge (9.82 ERA), J.C. Flowers (4.50) and two against Kendall Williams (5.40).

Why a caveat ?

BA suggests that the pitchers who he's homered against may not be very good.

Monday: first good day for DeL for awhile. Manzardo proves he can hit singles, too.

DeLauter, Chase PEJ CLE 5 2 3 1 0 1 .258 .465 .290 2B, CS
Manzardo, Kyle PEJ CLE 5 0 2 1 0 0 .295 .467 .386

rusty2 wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:57 pmWhy a caveat ?

Wasn't he a TV Host?

Uncle Dennis wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:00 am

rusty2 wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:57 pmWhy a caveat ?

Wasn't he a TV Host?

I remember him but he was a dick.

seagull wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:50 pm

Uncle Dennis wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:00 am

rusty2 wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:57 pmWhy a caveat ?

Wasn't he a TV Host?

I remember him but he was a dick.

Well Played!!!!!

Back to baseball; "Draft Report Cards" published by Baseball America for those who take their opinions seriously
I note that bleachereport gave CLE a B+ in an instant post-draft analyis

Reminder, ww drafted:
1. Ralphy Valazquez High School catcher, power hitter
2. Clemmey High school LHP, hard thrower, control issues
2+ Walters college RHP one of the best fast balls in the class
3 CJ Keyfus college OF/1B maybe a power hitter
4 Ingle college C debuted in High A, only draft pick who started that high
5. Kanpczyk college IF
6. Tommy Hawke college OF speedy maybe CF
7 Alex Mooney college SS received 2nd round $
notable later pick, 13. Jacob Bresnahan high school LHP got 5th round $