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  • CLE Relief Pitcher #94
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    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.
  • CLE Center Fielder #76
    George Valera is hitting and throwing as he works his way back from a ruptured patella tendon.
    Valera is expected to begin running in the coming days, and it sounds like he might be able to join Triple-A Columbus soon after the season starts. The 24-year-old hit .248/.337/.452 for Columbus last season. He was non-tendered by the Guardians and then re-signed to a minor league deal over the winter.
  • CLE Center Fielder #76
    Guardians re-signed OF George Valera to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
    Valera finds himself back in the fold with Cleveland as extra outfield depth heading into spring training just a few days after being non-tendered. The 24-year-old former top prospect has fallen off fantasy radar screens after several injury-marred seasons in the upper minors that have prevented him from reaching the big leagues. There’s still time for him to carve out a role at the highest level, but he doesn’t project as an impact fantasy contributor anymore.
  • FA Center Fielder #76
    Guardians non-tendered OF George Valera.
    Valera had already been designated for assignment on Tuesday as the Guardians tried to make some room on their 40-man roster, so it’s not shocking to see that he wasn’t tendered a contract. It’s possible that they could still attempt to bring the 24-year-old outfielder back into the fold on a minor league contract.
  • CLE Center Fielder #76
    Guardians designated OF George Valera, RHP Peter Strzelecki, and Connor Gillispie for assignment.
    The trio have been removed from Cleveland’s 40-man roster to make room for a slew of prospects that the organization needed to protect ahead of next month’s Rule 5 Draft. Valera was a borderline top 50 prospect in the game just a few years ago, but his once-promising career has been derailed by injuries and on-field struggles. The 24-year-old outfielder, who has yet to reach the majors, was limited to just 90 games last year before suffering a ruptured patella tendon in mid-September that will cause him to miss the early portion of next season.
  • CLE Center Fielder #76
    Guardians prospect George Valera suffered a ruptured patella tendon playing for Triple-A Columbus last week and will be sidelined for 6-9 months after surgery.
    It was obvious something was very wrong after Valera slipped and had his leg go out from under him on the warning track while he was trying to get position to attempt a jumping catch last Tuesday. This is better than an ACL tear, but it probably will sideline him at the beginning of next season. Valera hit .248/.337/.452 in 90 games for Columbus before getting hurt. There might be some chance of him getting bumped from the Guardians’ 40-man roster this winter.
  • CLE Center Fielder #76
    George Valera had to be carted off the field after suffering a leg injury for Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday.
    Valera was attempting a jumping catch at the wall when he seemed to slip on the warning track and had his leg go out from under him. The 23-year-old, who missed the start of the season with a hamstring strain, was hitting .248/.337/.452 with 17 homers in 90 games. The snake-bitten former top prospect has played in 100 games just once in his minor league career.
  • CLE Starting Pitcher #66
    Guardians optioned RHP Daniel Espino and OF George Valera to Triple-A Columbus.
    Espino looked like the best pitching prospect in baseball back a few years ago before undergoing major shoulder surgery, which has effectively derailed his career. The hope is that the stuff will bounce back once he’s cleared to return to minor league action, but the track record for pitchers coming off shoulder surgery is more checkered than virtually any other procedure.
  • CLE Outfield #76
    Guardians OF prospect George Valera will miss a few weeks after suffering a left hamstring strain.
    Valera’s prospect stock has tumbled over the last few years, but he’s still not that far away from the majors after spending all of last season at Triple-A Columbus. This latest setback eliminates any potential of him cracking Cleveland’s season-opening roster.
  • CLE Outfield #76
    George Valera went 0-for-5 for Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, dropping his average to .181.
    This is looking like a lost year for Valera, who suffered a fractured hamate bone in March and then a strained hamstring a week after returning in May. He’s played in just 38 games for Columbus, and he has only eight extra-base hits. If he had remained healthy, he might be starting in the Guardians outfield right now.