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CLE • Infielder • #11
about 3 hours ago
It’s an extremely encouraging update. Vogt added that Ramírez remains day-to-day with left shoulder soreness after initial evaluation revealed merely inflammation. “He’s feeling much, much better today, so we’re going to reassess him day by day. He should be just fine in a few days,” Cleveland’s skipper told reporters on Tuesday afternoon. The 33-year-old franchise cornerstone suffered the injury on a slide during Sunday’s spring contest against the Athletics. Fantasy managers should anticipate Ramírez, who has posted back-to-back 30-homer, 40-steal campaigns, being ready for next week’s season opener. He remains a first-round selection in all fantasy drafts.
Source: Tim Stebbins
CLE • Catcher • #25
about 3 hours ago
Bazzana won’t be officially reassigned for a couple days but the first-overall selection from the 2024 MLB Draft won’t break camp in the majors. The 23-year-old second baseman was away for most of the spring competing for Australia in the World Baseball Classic. He’ll open the minor league season back at Triple-A Columbus and figures to ascend to the big leagues at some point in the second half, if not sooner.
Source: Tim Stebbins
CLE • 1B
1 day ago
Hoskins is hitting .222/.343/.481 in nine games after his late signing with the Guardians. He seems like a lock for Cleveland’s roster as a sure starter against lefties and maybe the primary DH against righties, too.
CLE • Pitcher • #28
1 day ago
Bibee had been looking pretty strong this spring, but his fastball was down one mph today and the A’s really punished him for hanging around the strike zone. He threw 85 pitches to 30 hitters, with 25 of those getting put into play for 15 hard-hit balls and three homers. Hopefully, his velocity will return next time out.
CLE • Infielder • #13
1 day ago
His two hits left the bat at 113 and 109 mph. The Guardians still haven’t used Arias anywhere other than short this spring, even though they indicated months ago that the plan was to treat him as more of a utilityman. It’s good news for his chances of lasting as a regular that he’s ahead of Brayan Rocchio on the depth chart defensively. Rocchio is seemingly going to start at second base initially, but one imagines Travis Bazzana will get a chance there sometime this summer. Arias still seems like a poor bet offensively and should lack value outside of deep AL-only leagues.
CLE • Infielder • #11
1 day ago
Vogt added that Ramírez jammed his left shoulder on a head-first slide into third base, which led to his eventual removal from Sunday’s spring training contest against the Athletics. The 33-year-old fantasy superstar will presumably undergo precautionary imaging to rule out any structural damage, but it doesn’t sound like a serious concern. Regardless, fantasy managers should continue to monitor the situation closely in the coming days, especially since Opening Day is less than two weeks away.
Source: Tim Stebbins
CLE • Outfielder • #30
1 day ago
Rodríguez, 26, wound up playing a role during the Guardians’ magical stretch run in 2025 as a masher against left-handed pitching. He faced a crowded outfield mix this spring and wound up on the outside looking in. He should get an opportunity at some point during the first half of the 2026 campaign.
CLE • Catcher • #23
3 days ago
Naylor made things much more interesting as his two-run shot off of Gabe Speier in the sixth inning, pulling Team Canada to within two runs at 5-3. That would be as close as they would get. The 26-year-old backstop also singled in the ballgame. He’ll now rejoin Guardians’ camp and get ready for the start of the regular season.
CLE • Pitcher • #54
3 days ago
Cantillo had a 2.48 ERA in his 10 second-half starts last year, so it’s been assumed that he’ll have a spot in Cleveland’s rotation to begin the year. Still, he hasn’t exactly locked things down while giving up 14 runs — 12 earned — through 15 innings this spring. His 15/4 K/BB ratio is solid, but he’s allowed three homers. He’s probably still safe, in part because he’s out of options and Parker Messick and Logan Allen can both be sent down.
CLE • Infielder • #63
3 days ago
His lone ball in play was hit 104 mph, but it turned into a double play. Kayfus held his own in 44 major league games last season, coming in at .220/.292/.415, but with his .125/.276/.375 line this spring, he’s probably on his way back to Triple-A for a spell. He should still get a look in right field or at 1B/DH later on.
CLE • Infielder • #10
3 days ago
The 29-year-old infielder had been set to start at shortstop. He’s having a solid spring at the dish, hitting .320 (8-for-25) with a pair of RBI and a stolen base. No word yet on the severity of the sprain and if it could potentially put Opening Day in jeopardy for him.
Source: Tim Stebbins
CLE • Pitcher • #44
4 days ago
With a 2.13 ERA in four starts, Cecconi, who was already the favorite to serve as the Guardians’ third starter, should have his rotation spot pretty much locked up at this point. He wasn’t above average in generating either strikeouts or grounders last year, and there’s little in the numbers to recommend him for fantasy purposes. Still, Cleveland pitchers have quite the history of outperforming projections.
CLE •
6 days ago
One of the top prospects in Cleveland’s system, Genao possesses strong bat-to-ball skills and is starting to add some over-the-fence pop to his profile. There’s still some work to be done but he’s close to arriving in the big leagues, especially after being added to the Guardians’ 40-man roster during the offseason.
CLE • Pitcher • #28
6 days ago
Bibee struck out six and didn’t hand out a free pass, scattering four hits. He built up his workload to 71 pitches (52 strikes) in his latest outing and holds a microscopic 2.13 ERA across 12 2/3 innings of work this spring. There seems to be a wide range of opinions on the 27-year-old righty but he’s comfortably in the top-50 range among starting pitchers this spring and fits nicely as a SP3 in fantasy rotations.
CLE • Outfielder • #38
7 days ago
Kwan had totaled two homers in 98 career spring training games prior to today, when he took Ryan Bergert and Nick Mears deep in back-to-back at-bats. The 28-year-old appeared to be a likely choice to replace Corbin Carroll on Team USA’s WBC roster before Roman Anthony got the nod instead. He’s 6-for-21 this spring.
CLE • Pitcher • #77
7 days ago
Messick allowed two hits and walked none. The 25-year-old feels like the Guardians’ No. 3 starter for fantasy purposes, but he still might wind up as No. 6 on the actual depth chart, which would almost surely result in a demotion to Triple-A.
CLE • Outfielder • #34
8 days ago
DeLauter is off to a blistering start this spring, batting .538 through his first four games. It’s an extremely small sample, of course, but the underlying takeaway is that the 24-year-old top prospect looks healthy after missing time earlier in camp with a lower-body issue. If that holds, he’s firmly on track to break camp with Cleveland and secure everyday at-bats. The hit tool has never really been the question — and players with that combination of bat-to-ball skill and emerging power tend to force their way into fantasy relevance quickly once the opportunity arrives.
CLE •
8 days ago
Espino impressed during Cactus League play, but there was never going to be a spot available for him in the Guardians’ Opening Day rotation barring injury. He’ll work out of the rotation at Triple-A Columbus to start the season and should be one of the first names to get the call when someone hits the injured list or the Guardians need a spot starter.
CLE • PH-RF
9 days ago
Chinese Taipei scored its automatic runner with two bunts in the top of the 10th. Korea advanced its to third with one sac bunt, but the runner was thrown out at home on Hyeseong Kim’s non-bunt grounder to first, and Do Yeong Kim flew out to end the game afterwards. Chinese Taipei, which also got homers from Yu Chang and Tsung-Che Cheng, finishes 2-2 in Pool C play to keep itself alive for now. It needs to hope that Korea and Japan both beat Australia, which would result in three 2-2 teams behind Japan in the standings. One of Chinese Taipei, Korea and Australia would then advance by claiming the tiebreaker.
CLE • 1B
9 days ago
Hoskins struck out on 13 pitches in his first at-bat against Michael King and then lined a 337-foot homer on the second. He was thrown out at second on his second hit, but that was fine. Hoskins figures to make the Guardians as at least a starter against left-handers, and it’d be no surprise if he winds up playing regularly. He’s probably not going to be a mixed-league guy in a tough ballpark for right-handed power in Cleveland.
CLE • Pitcher • #44
9 days ago
He struck out three and walked one. Cecconi should be locked into the Guardians’ rotation after going 7-7 with a 4.30 ERA in his 23 starts last year. He has a 3.12 ERA and an 8/2 K/BB in 8 2/3 innings this spring.
CLE •
9 days ago
Espino averaged 96.7 mph with the eight fastballs he threw today. Shoulder issues cost Espino almost the entirely of the last four years, but his stuff remains impressive. If he can stay healthy, he should make his major league debut at some point in 2026.
CLE • Pitcher • #65
9 days ago
Nikhazy made two appearances for Cleveland, allowing six runs over four innings of work last season. The 26-year-old lefty will open the year back in the minors as organizational depth. He posted an underwhelming 5.02 ERA across 86 innings at the Triple-A level last year.
CLE • PH-RF
10 days ago
This game ended after seven due to the mercy rule. Chinese Taipei also for four RBI from Yu Chang and three from Chen-Wei Chen for its first win through three games. The club will need to beat Korea on Sunday to have any chance of moving on from pool play.
CLE • Infielder • #13
10 days ago
The double was a fly to right that Nelson Rada misplayed due to some combination of the sun and wind. Arias will take it, though. He’s now 4-for-12 this spring. Interestingly, all of his starts have come at shortstop so far. Manager Stephen Vogt said back in December that Brayan Rocchio would return to shortstop this year and Arias would be treated more of a utilityman, but so far, it’s Rocchio splitting time between second and short.
CLE • Pitcher • #32
10 days ago
Williams threw 41 of his 56 pitches for strikes. His velocity has remained down 1-2 mph from last year through his three starts this spring, but he has a 3.38 ERA anyway.
CLE • LF
10 days ago
Gómez posted a 2.96 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 139/48 K/BB ratio in 121 2/3 innings split between the rotation and bullpen in High-A and Double-A last season. The 22-year-old spent the majority of Double-A in the starting rotation, so it seems like the Guardians may be trying to move him there.
CLE • CF
10 days ago
Peterson posted a 3.21 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 127/40 K/BB ratio in 145 2/3 innings split between Double-A and Triple-A last season. The 26-year-old will likely start the season at Triple-A, but the Guardians are not settled on that yet, it seems. The team also reassigned RHPs Tanner Burns, Trenton Denholm, Tommy Mace, Aaron Davenport, and C Cameron Barstad to Minor League camp.
CLE • Infielder • #63
11 days ago
Kayfus capped off a four-run uprising in the opening inning as he jumped on a first-pitch curveball from Sean Burke and belted a 429-foot (107.1 mph EV) two-run shot. That would be his only hit on the night but was more than enough offense for Tanner Bibee and company in this one. The 24-year-old outfielder is expected to crack the Guardians’ Opening Day roster in a reserve role.
CLE • Outfielder • #1
11 days ago
Martinez led off the top half of the first inning with a double off of Sean Burke and scored the game’s first run as Brayan Rocchio followed with a two-bagger of his own. Martinez then doubled off of Erick Fedde in the fifth but was cut down attempting to steal third. The versatile 24-year-old could start in center field if Chase DeLauter isn’t ready, otherwise he’ll open the season in a utility role for the Guardians which would sap him of any fantasy value in deeper leagues.