Guardians righty Braylon Doughty is arguably the hottest Low-A pitcher over the last month. He has a 36% strikeout rate and a walk rate under 1% over his last four starts. The 2024 first-round draft pick is flashing midrotation starter potential. Guardians first baseman Ralphy Velazquez really came ...

Bieber has taken his changeup from a good pitch and made it into one of the best changes in baseball. Generally speaking, a changeup or splitter at 89 mph with negative vertical break (it drops more than gravity alone) will be a fantastic pitch. The fastball will never blow hitters away, but he uses...

Cleveland Guardians Prospect Report 8/24/25 Khal Stephen impresses in org debut Wuilfredo Antunez (DH, Akron): 2-for-4, R, 3B, 2 RBIs, SB - Antunez has hits in eight of his last nine games after a multi-hit outing in the series finale at home versus New Hampshire. Both of his hits resulted in runs s...

Ortiz had been with the Pirates for a few years and only pitched well the last half of 24. Cleveland overhyped him.

Rocchio has improved his offense since his trip to Columbus. He had some good postseason rankings as a SS last year. Do you see him as a long-term option? With Bazzana at 2nd, if he hits up to his pre-draft potential. A few young catchers on the horizon: Kody Huff at AAA is called a good defender, n...

in Class A Lake County: Mitchell, another pickup in the Giminez deal, single homer and walk. C Bennet Thompson single and double; 364 since promotion from Lynchburg Schlesinger 4 runs in 2 innings, after a scoreless Lake County debut Naquin 2 perfect innings with 3 strikeouts; ERA 3.95 with the Capt...

Columbus cut the opponent's run tally from 24 yesterday to only 7 today

Bazzana single and walk and 2 strikeouts
Watson HR
Halpin single, 2 walks, and his [only] 8th steal

for Akron today: a single and two walks for Velazquez; he's slowed down but still rebounded with hits in his 3 last games; for the week: 22-3-5-4 no extra base hits 3 walks 4 strikeouts 228/320/228 Rosario 4k in 4 ab today for Akron Cozart single and double: could compete with Ingle for the job as G...

Another shutout loss. Lousy start by Williams, 90 pitches in 3 1/3 innings. Season is now over. I'd suggest sending Martinez, Schneeman and Jones to Columbus. Bring up Valera, Noel and Halpin. None of them are very good either but 1 of them is hot [although he did go hitless today]; 1 them can play ...

Watchng the team everyday he has as good a view as anyone of what the team lacks. A team that relies on defense and pitching to make for no offense really ought to put its best defenders up the middle. That's why they've put up with Naylor and Arias but they contradict their own logic in the OF

Hoynes would like to try a CF in CF for a change: Hey, Hoynsie: What do you think the Guards should do with the roster in September? — Ed Brandyberry, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. Hey, Ed: Since 2020, teams can expand their 26-man rosters by only two players. Before that, teams could bring up their ent...

Let’s talk Guardians prospects: I have some hidden gems — Terry Pluto CLEVELAND, Ohio — I recently talked to Guardians assistant general manager Matt Forman about some of the team’s prospects. This discussion isn’t about some of the biggest names such as Travis Bazzana. A lot was written about him l...

Stephen Vogt’s message to Angel Martinez — hit the cutoff man: Guardians takeaways It’s unclear if it would have made a difference, but center fielder Angel Martinez made a mistake in the inning. Following a leadoff double by Wyatt Langford, Corey Seager singled to center. Martinez threw home in a f...

Stephen Vogt’s message to Angel Martinez — hit the cutoff man: Guardians takeaways

A real CF would help; that's why I'd take a look at Petey Halpin who's no great batting option but can play CF

HIGHLIGHTS George Valera (LF, Columbus): 2-5, 3B, 2 RBI - A 102 MPH single and 92 MPH triple kept Valera’s bat hot this week and a night after hitting for the cycle. Can Cleveland create room on the 40/26 man roster to call him up and meaningful playing time for him the rest of the season? Does it m...