so since 2025 season is over, here come the first projections for 2026. At espn, Tigers ranked No. 10, Royals No. 11, 16. Cleveland Guardians 2025 record: 88-74 Final 2025 ranking: 10 I know, I know ... underestimate the Guardians at your own peril, so we'll rank them here in the middle. They won a ...

Giminez drove in a run and concluded a decent postseason although not so hot in the Series until that at bat. Previously his day was highlighted by a Giminez Special: sticks his arm in the path of an incoming pitch and earns a "hit by pitch" and started a bit of on-field riot. I couldn't s...

Ok I'll post the report today Joe Lampe (CF, Surprise): 1-3, BB - Lampe moved into the leadoff spot and had a good game. He actually had two of the five hardest hit balls in the game. The hardest hit ball, 110 MPH was a lineout. His single was 105 but had a -2 launch angle, so his hardest hit balls ...

Guardians Prospects Trenton Denholm (SP, Surprise): 3IP, 5H, 4K - Yes, Denholm was on the mound for an AFL game that ended in a 0-0 tie. They don’t play extras in the AFL, so somewhere there are ties in baseball. Denholm threw five knuckleballs in this one. That’s the most he’s thrown in a game so f...

See in Minor Matters, Denholm threw 8 knuckleballs yesterday. Making progress? perhaps

Good to see him healthy; playing; and hitting.
Chourio is meeting only 2 of those 3 criteria.
Brito none

It's been a nice Series for the Guardians North Branch

Chourio continues to underperform.
Meanwhile Espino is looking worthy of a boost up into the prospect top 10 for the Guardians again.
He's currently listed No. 30 of 30

Daniel Espino (SP, Surprise): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 2 Ks - Espino continues to look sharp as he elevates his workload in the Arizona Fall League. This was the first time that he has spanned multiple innings this fall and he preserved his shutout streak to nearly five straight innings. Espino’s velo...

Espino scheduled for his weekly inning today. Rosario also in the Saguaro lineup, batting cleanup, and Lampe is leading off

So with LaViolette, Schubert and Walton the farm system collects a trio of impressive OF prospects. Can they for a change develop them into major leaguers or do we have more Brad Zimmer-like career paths upcoming?

from BA: Cleveland Guardians 2025 MLB Draft Report Card [They stopped giving letter grades a few years ago] Best Pure Hitter: Cleveland’s top two hitters, OF Jace LaViolette (1) and SS Dean Curley (2), might not have the best pure contact skills in this class, but both should be well-rounded offensi...

Forget where I saw it, but I read that Amed Rosario in his two games in Arizona has had the two fastest OF throws in the Arizona fall league. That plus his power should lift him in our prospect rankings.

I note that relief pitcher Steven Perez, like OF Antunez, both of whom are eligible for Rule 5 have been resigned to minor league contracts and invited to spring training. But we could still lose them in the draft.

Maybe this belongs in winter baseball; but you can just overlook the Arias stuff GUARDIANS PROSPECTS Angel Genao (SS, Aguilas - Monday): 0-4, 1 K, 1 CS - The only Guardian to play on Monday posted a statline that…wasn’t exactly worthy of a standalone column. Angel Genao (SS, Aguilas - Tuesday): 4-5,...