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Standing (Division)Division Rank	1st AL Central
WinsWins	92
LossesLosses	69
RunsRuns Scored	708
Runs AllowedRuns Allowed	621
Batting AverageBatting Average	.238
Home RunsHome Runs	185
ManagerManager	Stephen Vogt

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Triston McKenzie

CLE Starting Pitcher #24

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Triston McKenzie allowed two runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings Monday against the Cubs.

McKenzie is showing the best velocity of his career this spring, but it’s not getting him outs so far; he has an 8.53 ERA and a 4/5 K/BB in 6 1/3 innings over three outings. One imagines he’ll figure something out and get back to being a useful starter if he can keep throwing 91-95 mph, but he’s not a mixed-league guy at this point.
Juan Brito

CLE Second Baseman #74

Juan Brito hit a three-run homer off the Cubs’ Shota Imanaga on Monday.

Brito is just 2-for-21 this spring, but at least both hits have been homers. The 23-year-old had 21 of those while batting .256/.265/.443 for Triple-A Columbus last season. He’s very much in the running to take over as the Guardians’ second baseman this season, though unlike most of the other candidates, he probably won’t be considered for a part-time gig if he’s not a starter.
Will Wilson

CLE Shortstop #77

Will Wilson had a two-run homer and an RBI single Monday to power the Guardians past the Royals 5-2.

Wilson’s homer off Kris Bubic checked in at 110.4 mph and 444 feet, and he has had a 99.1-mph single and a 105.9-mph groundout against Michael Lorenzen. Wilson’s claim to fame to date is that he’s the first-round pick the Angels tossed aside to get the Giants to take Zack Cozart’s contract after the 2019 season. In five years in the Giants system, he hit just .232/.311/.385, and the Guardians picked him up as a minor league free agent over the winter. Little was expected to come of the addition, but maybe the Guardians have unlocked something here. He’s still almost certainly bound for the minors to start the season.
Ben Lively

CLE Relief Pitcher #39

Ben Lively shut out the Royals for four innings Monday in the Guardians’ 5-2 victory.

He allowed three hits, walked one and struck out three. Lively, a lock to return to the Cleveland rotation, has allowed one run in nine innings to date. He’s not at all exciting for fantasy purposes, but he’s given the Guardians a reliable starter at a bargain price.
Gabriel Arias

CLE Shortstop #13

Gabriel Arias went 1-for-2 and drove in the game’s lone run as the Guardians eked out a 1-0 victory over the White Sox in Cactus League competition on Sunday afternoon.

The Guardians scratched out a run against Mason Adams in the second inning as Jhonkensy Noel smacked a one-out single into center, took second on a wild pitch and scored on Arias’ two-out line drive single into left. The versatile 25-year-old is one of many candidates vying to win the Guardians’ starting gig at second base this spring. He’s off to a very slow start though, hitting just .238 (5-for-21) with a homer and two RBI.
Gavin Williams

CLE Starting Pitcher #32

Gavin Williams delivered another dominant performance in Sunday’s start against the White Sox, striking out seven batters over 3 2/3 innings of shutout baseball.

Williams scattered just two hits and one walk during the impressive outing. He generated a whopping 16 swings and misses on 53 pitches on the day — 11 of them on his fastball — while registering an elite CSW of 42 percent. The 25-year-old hurler has been a revelation through his first three Cactus League outings, compiling a 1.13 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and a 16/2 K/BB ratio over eight innings. His draft stock has surged in recent weeks, now going just inside the top 200 players overall. Sunday’s brilliant outing will only add more fuel to that fire.
Kyle Manzardo

CLE First Baseman #9

Kyle Manzardo went 2-for-3 with an RBI on Saturday in a loss to the Padres.

Manzardo put Cleveland on the scoreboard with a run-scoring single to right field against Padres veteran Yu Darvish. The 24-year-old former top prospect has parlayed last postseason’s strong finish into an extremely encouraging spring in Cactus League action, batting .409 (9-for-22) with two homers and five RBI through nine contests. He’ll open the regular season as the Guardians’ primary DH against right-handed pitching and could rapidly evolve into a mixed-league relevant power plus counting stats fantasy contributor.
Luis Ortiz

CLE Starting Pitcher #45

Luis L. Ortiz allowed four runs over 2 2/3 innings on Saturday against the Padres.

Ortiz struck out five and only issued a pair of walks. He averaged 95.3 mph on his four-seam fastball, but didn’t throw his changeup (again) in this latest outing. The 26-year-old has the inside track to open the year as Cleveland’s fifth starter, but we’re not forecasting a breakthrough campaign unless he makes some changes to his pitch mix.
Nic Enright

CLE Relief Pitcher #94

Guardians optioned RHP Nic Enright, RHP Daniel Espino, and RHP Franco Aleman to Triple-A Columbus and reassigned OF Chase DeLauter and OF George Valera to minor league camp.

Enright is dealing with a lat strain, and is a candidate to open the year on the 60-day injured list. Espino is one of the most talented young pitchers in baseball, but hasn’t been able to pitch since 2022 because of injuries. DeLauter is one of the top hitting prospects in the Cleveland system and stands a good chance of making his MLB debut before 2025 comes to a close.
Erik Sabrowski

CLE Relief Pitcher #62

Erik Sabrowski received an anti-inflammatory injection in his elbow Friday.

The left-hander will be out of action with no estimate on when he’ll be able to return. When healthy, Sabrowski is expected to be a middle-inning relief option.