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Cleveland has one of the deepest minor league systems in all of baseball, so plenty of talented position players got left off our Covering the Corner top-20.
With seven teams in its minor league system, Cleveland has 165 players under contract heading into the 2025 season, so it’s a bit unfair to stop counting prospects at just the top 20.
It’s been a hot minute since I published this article, but since I like bragging, I’d...
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Morning news and notes Feb 12
The Guardians finally released a bunch of additional details about their 2025 TV rights. Only took them until February 11th! Quincy has a whole article about it.
LGFT(G) Scott Barlow signed with the Reds. And LGFT(G) Xzavion Curry was DFA’d by the Marlins. LAD placed Gavin Stone on the 60-day IL. The Padres signed Jason Heyward for $1M. Surprised he was willing to sign for that little. M.A. Taylor to CWS. and Kenley Jansen...Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images
The TV picture is coming into view, finally
The Guardians announced their plans to stream their games via MLBTV with no blackouts for $99.99 for the year (season ticket holders get it at a discounted rate):
The team may also come up with other TV partners but it's nice to have some direction.
They also announced new members of the broadcast team, including Cayleigh Griffin (backup sideline reporter), and a slew of LGFT pre/postgame analysts: Cody...
The right-hander made his big-league debut late in 2018 and has never been on the major-league injured list.
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News and Notes for Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
MLB beat reporter for the Guardians, Mandy Bell, is moving on to youth engagement for MLB. Seems like something she will be great at. Anthony Castrovince will cover the Guardians for Spring Training while MLB finds a replacement for Bell.
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— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) February 11, 2025Zack Meisel reports on the big questions for the Guardians as they...
From giveaways to Dollar Dog Nights, there’s something for everyone at Progressive Field this season.
The Cleveland Guardians announced their 2025 promotional schedule today, and it looks like another great one. The schedule includes 13 giveaway days beginning with a magnet schedule that all fans in attendance will receive on Opening Day, April 8th.
Their May 10th giveaway is quite a unique one, including a Steven Kwan City Connect hat with his number on top of the bill and a...
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Huff impressed both offensively and defensively in 2024 in his debut season in Cleveland’s system
Catching prospect Kody Huff is our No. 20 prospect after earning 27% of the vote Friday in his debut in the prospect voting. He makes his top 20 prospect debut after joining Cleveland’s system in November 2023.
Huff was a seventh round pick by the Colorado Rockies in the 2022 MLB Draft. In his full-season debut in 2023, he slashed...
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News and Notes for Monday, February 10th, 2025
We are so near to actual Guardians news, folks. Pitchers and catchers report to camp tomorrow.
Zack Meisel is doing a fun fan survey on the Athletic that my Android can't handle for some reason but maybe your phone/computer can.
Terry Pluto had some notes, one indicating maybe Angel Martinez is an option at second base, which is good with me.
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Meteorological season claims to be in “best shape of existence”
EARTH — Calendar season Spring announced on Saturday that it will not join MLB players in pre-season camp this year.
Insisting that no contract dispute or injury dictated the decision to skip Cactus and Grapefruit League assignments, Spring stated that it simply does not need its titular Training.
“I’m in the best shape of my existence,” the 4.5 billion-year-old...
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News and Notes for Sunday, February 9th, 2025
Pitchers and Catchers report for the Guardians in two days. Our long national nightmare (the interminable offseason) is almost over.
Paul Hoynes answered the most boomer mailbag of all mailbags. Behold it.
More Guardians disrespect from the MLBTradeRumors voters here
If these familiar faces can replicate their past performances, they’ll provide the spark their teams need to turn the page on injury-plagued seasons and chase their championship dreams.
The Cleveland Guardians are a well-oiled machine. Constantly in contention in the American League, Cleveland has carved out an identity for themselves both offensively and on the mound.
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We’ve made it to the final month of the baseball offseason. Now we just have to make it through...
Perhaps the longest stretch of the offseason (at least that’s how it feels) has arrived and we’ve got to find ways to keep ourselves busy over the next month. Whether you choose to watch old games, read articles about prospects or our chances to make the playoffs, or play MLB The Show, there’s plenty of ways to fill the month of February with baseball. My...
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News and Notes for Saturday, February 8th, 2025
It was a slow news day, yesterday.
Former Cleveland Guardian, Oscar Gonzalez was invited to spring training with the Padres on a non-roster invite. After his electric performance in 2022, Gonzalez struggled in the 2023 season with Cleveland. He spent most of the 2024 season in AAA for the Yankees system, before electing free agency and signing with the Padres this past November.
Danny...
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Webb had a strong 2024 campaign and survived being exposed in the Rule 5 Draft. Will Cleveland’s gambit pay off?
Sensational southpaw Ryan Webb is our No. 19 prospect after earning 27% of the vote yesterday in his debut in the prospect voting. He makes his top 20 debut after just missing the cut in 2024.
Webb was a fourth round pick in Cleveland’s starting pitcher-loaded 2021 MLB draft. His debut was delayed due to recovering...
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News and Notes for Friday, February 6th, 2025
Yesterday was a day for Alex Bregman rumors.
Bregman's top suitors are the Cubs, Red Sox, Astros and Blue Jays. The Astros are out. The Astros are in. The Tigers and Royals are making a play. Bregman is open to short-term deals. Bregman wants at least six years.
All this usually means a player is about to sign.
Interestingly, Cubs accounts on Twitter rumored that if the Cubs sign Bregman, they will trade second...
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DeLucia bounced back from Tommy John surgery in a big way in 2024. How high can he climb in 2025?
Recovering right-hander Dylan DeLucia is our No. 18 prospect for 2025 after winning a yet another razor thin four-man race on Tuesday.
DeLucia was a sixth round selection by Cleveland in the 2022 MLB Draft out of Ole Miss. He led the Rebels to the 2022 College World Series championship and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding...
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News and Notes for Thursday, February 6th, 2025
FanGraphs has taken the honors of stoking the pre-Spring Training hate fire that is fueled by off-season disrespect for our beloved Cleveland Guardians. FanGraphs released their playoff and standings projections for the 2025 season. The AL Central is projected as follows (projected records are rounded for simplicity):
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Tool Grades, Relevant Stats, and Supporting Rationale
From 17-year-olds in the Dominican Republic to former college super stars, the Cleveland Guardians' farm system is riddled with talent. The Guardians' player development and drafting is often lauded among the best in the league, and for good reason. Many sites are releasing their annual Top 100 prospects lists, and I have decided to take on the challenge of diving deep into...
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Help me help you
As teams head to Arizona or Florida, some last minute roster adjustments seem needed, even for contending clubs like the Cleveland Guardians and Baltimore Orioles. Could we see a deal between these two 2024 American League playoff entrants?
Yesterday, I wrote an article going through ten potential moves the Guardians could make to improve their roster. As I was writing the piece, the Orioles added ANOTHER outfielder in Ramon Laureano....