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Cleveland Guardians 2019 draft in evaluation

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As we begin our protection of the upcoming 2023 MLB draft,  which begins July 9th,  I'll be assessing 3 of the last four Cleveland Guardians drafts,  which have included substantial deepness to their minors FYI,  the age detailed below is the age of the players when they were drafted simply over four years back,  so just add four years for their existing age.1. Daniel Espino. RHP. Age 18. $2.5 M bonus offer. The Guardians drafted Espino 24th general in the first round out of Georgia Premier Academy in Statesboro,  Georgia. Right here's what Cleveland scouting supervisor Scott Barnsby had to say about the powerful right-hander at the time:" He's exceptionally sports,  he hangs,  he's adaptable,  he's got a power arm. We have actually seen Daniel throw 100 miles per hour. Pretty unique arm strength. He's got two different breaking balls,  both slider and the curveball have depth,  finish,  angle,  bite to them. I seem like both of them have a chance to be plus. Creating feel for a changeup. And he's just a truly gifted young youngster." Espino climbed to a top 10 prospect in all of MLB,  attracting contrasts to Gerrit Cole,  Steven Strasburg,  and Jacob DeGrom by leading skill critics. Sadly,  he's been plagued by injuries because the initial month of the 2022 period,  first obtaining tendonitis in his knee,  after that harming his shoulder while functioning his method back,  which eventually led to season-ending surgical procedure this year. If he can come back all the means,  he still might be an electric and terrible tool either as a starter or reliever,  but health and wellness will certainly be a worry till he verifies or else.2. Yordys Valdes. SSSH. Age 17. $1M out of McArthur High College in Hollywood https://www.clevelandfanshop.com/249-Guardians_Lane_Thomas_Jersey,  Florida,  Valdes was a glove-first shortstop numerous precursors believed was the best defensive preparation gamer in the draft. Here's what Barnsby had to claim on draft day:" This man has elite protective reactions. He's obtained hands,  he's obtained actions,  he's obtained range to both sides with an excellent transfer and the arm toughness to stay at shortstop. He's additionally a switch hitter with a feeling to hit from both sides of the plate." Valdes made his full-season launching in the 2021 season and battled to a. 212.270.263 slash over 92 video games. He duplicated the very first fifty percent of the 2022 period at Lynchburg and made a promotion to High-A Lake Region,  where he's still playing this season. He's yet to upload a wRC+ over 100 at any kind of level,  but his 85 wRC+ at Lake County is presently a profession ideal.3. Joseph Naranjo. 1BLHH. Age 18. $770K bonus.A preparation first baseman,  Naranjo was given an aggressive positioning in 2021,  progressing straight to High-A Lake Area,  where he struggled in his age-20 period. He duplicated at High-A in 2022,  where he impressed with a 120 wRC+ and smashed 18 home runs over 119 games,  slashing.235.364.414 while strolling 16% of the was promoted to Double-A to start this season,  yet he's struggled,  specifically with his power,  hitting just one home run over his very first 65 games and lowering.198.314.258. He's still young at 22 years of ages,  but he'll need to pack some even more strike if he desires to become a fascinating prospect.4. Christian Cairo. SSRHH. Age 18. $955K incentive. The kid of former big-leaguer Miguel Cairo,  Christian Cairo had high assumptions in the Cleveland system and he looked to be measuring up to them after being promoted to High-A in his age-20 remained at High-An all of last period,  showing off a 96 wRC+ and repeated there once more this year,  primarily as a result of the depth of middle infield prospects in advance of him in the system. While his progress has stalled,  fortunately is he's making use of his situation,  showing off a 131 wRC+ and lowering an unfailing.255.394.386 thanks to an elite 17.4% stroll price while dropping his strikeout rate over 9 indicate 18%.5. Hunter Gaddis. RHP. Age 21. $415K out of Georgia State,  Hunter Gaddis was a workhorse in the Cleveland system,  functioning his means to MLB by last season,  where he resisted some leading offenses in the had fared better this year at the MLB degree,  remarkably having two separate getaways where he tossed 6.0 shutout innings as a fill-in starter,  although he's been irregular in his other looks. He's likewise struggled at Triple-A this year,  in fact pitching even worse at that degree than MLB with a 7.22 age over eight games started extending 33.2 innings appears to be little bit even more than starting pitching deepness at this moment https://www.clevelandfanshop.com/220-Guardians_David_Fry_Jersey,  but he could be invaluable in the second half of the season as novice beginners Logan Allen,  Tanner Bibee and Gavin Williams have their innings limited and Cleveland remains to take care of injuries to the beginning rotation.6. Jordan Brown. SSRHH. Age 17. $230K bonus.A lanky middle infield prospect out of Juniper High College,  Brown mosted likely to the Arizona Complicated League after being drafted in 2019 and his growth has been going at a snail's made his full-season launching at Lynchburg last June,  yet had problem with injuries and only played 32 video games. He's played 37 games this period repeating at Lynchburg,  where he's lowered.182.289.318 for a 81 wRC+,  although he's at least slugged a career-best 4 crowning achievement so far.7. Xzavion Curry. RHP. Age 21. $125K bonus.A Georgia Technology standout,  Curry missed out on all of 2019 and 2020 yet made up for wasted time with a spectacular 2021 period that saw him start at Lynchburg,  get advertised to High-A Lake County,  after that get advertised once again to Double-A Akron,  where he helped pitch the group to the Eastern League championship in the playoffs. Curry made it to the MLB level in 2022,  where he had some area begins for Cleveland. This year,  nevertheless,  he's served properly as the lengthy guy out of Cleveland's bullpen,  where he's uploaded a 3.11 period over 22 games covering 47.1 innings with 30 strikeouts and just 10 walks.8. Will Brennan. OFLHH. Age 21. $169.3 K the most significant bright area of Cleveland's draft,  Brennan has struck at every level,  yet he exploded into relevance last season. After uploading a 140 wRC+ at Double-A through his first 36 video games this season,  Brennan was promoted to Triple-A. where remained to rake and eventually gained a promotion to Cleveland. He his sufficient to make the Guardians' playoff beginning this period in a squadron with Oscar Gonzalez,  Brennan has taken a beginning function as one of the group's more regular players,  reducing.271.305.400,  helpful for a 92 wRC+. He has the possible to be a component in Cleveland's outfield for years to come either as a best fielder or center fielder. 9. Will certainly Bartlett. 1BRHH. Age 18. $275K a secondary school catcher,  Bartlett was transformed to an initial baseman after being prepared. He spent a brief time at full-season round in 2021,  where he showcased an elite stroll price yet has had a hard time to make regular uploaded a 103 wRC+ in his age-21 season duplicating at Lynchburg and was advertised to High-A Lake Area this season,  where he's remained to publish that elite walk rate of over 20%,  but his strikeout price additionally is skies high at a career-worst 33.7%,  which has actually kept his wRC+ at a replacement degree 98. Bartlett will certainly require to reduce his strikeouts if he wishes to end up being a genuine possibility.10. Zach Hart. RHP. Age 22. $5K bonus.A college elderly,  Hart signed for the minimum and has been a respectable bullpen arm therefore far in his professional job. He had a 3.35 ERA in 2021 at Lynchburg and presently goes to Double-A Akron,  where he's sporting a 4.33 age in 15 games spanning 27.0 innings this period.11. Nick Mikolajchak. RHP. Age 21. $125K satisfaction of Sam Houston State,  Nick Mikolajchak made significant waves as a sleeper bullpen prospect. He spent the 2021 period as the more detailed for Double-A Akron https://www.clevelandfanshop.com/172-Guardians_Jhonkensy_Noel_Jersey,  where he showed off an elite 35.2% strikeout price. He had a good ERA in 2022 at Triple-A,  however his strikeout rate dropped. He then had Tommy John surgical treatment at the start of this year,  costing him the 2023 season. 12. Allan Hernandez. RHP. Age 18. $140K has showcased an effective arm,  touching 98 miles per hour out of the bullpen,  yet he's had problem remaining healthy and balanced. He pitched 11 times the year he was prepared in the Arizona Novice Organization,  yet Hernandez has made simply 3 appearances ever since. He was slated to make his full-season launching in 2022 yet however went through Tommy John surgical treatment. He has yet to go back to activity and is presently on the 60-day IL for Lynchburg.13. Micah Pries. 1BOFLHH. Age 21. $125K didn't debut the year he was composed because of being a rare setting gamer that went through Tommy John surgical procedure. When he made his professional debut in 2021,  he was thrilling,  sporting a 150 wRC+ at Lynchburg and making a midseason promo to Lake Region. Pries invested his whole 2022 season at Double-A Akron,  where he continued to strike,  gaining back-to-back Eastern Organization Player of the Week honors. He's finished the year lowering.266.341.473,  good for a 119 wRC+. This season,  he came out of eviction slow-moving in his Triple-A launching,  but most lately has actually found his power,  blowing up 5 of his 10 crowning achievement on the period in the past week alone. He presently is walking at a near-career-best 9.6% while starting out at a career-low 21% however has actually been unfortunate with a career-low.275 BABIP. Hopefully he'll have far better batted-ball good luck in the second fifty percent.14. Ike Freeman. SSRHH. Age 21. $125K bonusUsed largely as business depth,  Freeman jumped around a number of levels where utility infielders were needed. He had his finest success this season at Triple-A Columbus,  publishing a. 396 OBP through 13 video games Josh Naylor Jersey,  although he had a hard time to make get in touch with. He was traded to the San Diego system in June of 2022 when a few of Cleveland's other infield choices obtained healthy and required places at the top levels of the system. He was launched by the Padres less than 2 weeks later on.15. Trey Benton. RHP Age 21. $100K bonusBenton excited out of the bullpen last period,  uploading a 1.13 ERA and setting out 27 batters in 16 innings at Lynchburg,  gaining a promotion to High-A Lake Area,  where he do with a 2.63 age over 26 began this season at Double-A and has actually not found that very same level of success with an ERA of 4.81 through 23 games,  although his strikeout price has recoiled perfectly to 28.2%. 16. Jordan Jones. RHP. Age 21. $100K bonusCleveland tried to use Jones as a starting pitcher in 2021 with mixed outcomes. He was converted to a reducer in 2022 and had a hard time initially with the change,  posting a 5.55 age at the High-A 's been better this year with a 2.26 ERA at Double-A over 19 appearances extending 42.0 innings of job. If Jones intends to make it to MLB,  however,  he'll need to enhance his existing 8.57 K9 and reduce his stroll rate,  which has hovered at 5.59 all season. He's been difficult to hit with a. 166 batting average versus,  however those bases on balls might reach him. 17. Julian Escobedo. OFLHH. Age 21. Escobedo was been a decent,  but overall unremarkable college bat in Cleveland's system where he mostly was utilized as an org-filler. His finest season was 2021 when he posted a 102 wRC+ at Lynchburg prior to being promoted to Lake Region. He spent his entire 2022 period at Double-A with ho-hum outcomes,  duplicating there this year before being launched June 2. He's now betting Algodoneros Union Laguna in the Mexican League.18. Matt Waldron. RHP. Age 22. $5K bonusWaldron left to a respectable begin in Cleveland the year he was prepared,  but after that was traded to San Diego as the throw-in piece with Mike Clevinger and Greg Allen in the bargain that brought Austin Hedges,  Cal Quantrill,  Josh Naylor,  Joey Cantillo,  Owen Miller,  and Gabriel Arias to Cleveland. San Diego continued to utilize Waldron as a starting pitcher,  duplicating at Double-A in 2022 and advancing to Triple-A. He lately made his MLB launching in an area beginning June 24th for the Padres,  tossing 4.2 innings and permitting 2 runs before being sent out back down. 19. Kevin Kelly. RHP. Age 21. $100K bonusA university bottle,  Kelly was transitioned to the bullpen in Cleveland's system. He was mediocre in 2021 at High-A Lake Region but was dominant in 2022 at Double-A Akron,  sporting a remarkable 1.11 age with 32 strikeouts over 16 looks spanning 24.1 innings. He made a promotion to Columbus,  where he completed the period strong with a 2.73 ERA while maintaining a strong 11.73 was selected by Tampa fl Bay in the 2022 Guideline 5 Draft and he's still there,  having made 35 appearances this season with a 2.66 age spanning 40.2 innings. Kelly also made a conserve in April.20. Nic Enright. RHP. Age 22. $75K bonusEnright was fantastic out of the bullpen at every level,  advancing to Triple-A last period. He was chosen by Miami in the 2022 Regulation 5 Draft,  however virtually promptly after disclosed he had been identified with Hodgkin's lymphoma. He entered into remission and made some minors rehabilitation looks for Miami before being returned to Cleveland at the end of has actually battled this period at Triple-A,  however provided what he's been fighting beyond baseball,  that's to be expected. With any luck he can remain to make strides and improve in the second half.21. Michael Amditis. CRHH. Age 21. $110K bonusAmditis hasn't revealed much infraction so far in his minors career,  however he's managed pitching personnels well sufficient to earn routine playing time at the full-season level. He doesn't seem a lot more than business depth right now,  however. He presently is striking simply.129 via 20 games at Double-A this period.22. Austin Pinorini. CLHH. Age 22. $5K bonusPinorini played seven games at the Arizona Rookie League the year he was composed,  after that willingly retired at the end of the season.23. Chandler Fidel. LHP. Age 21. $75K bonusFidel made 13 appearances in the Arizona Rookie Organization in 2019,  going 5-0 with a 5.33 ERA,  after that quickly retired at the end of the year.24. Joab Gonzalez. SSRHH. Age 19. $100K bonusGonzalez played parts of the 2019 and 2021 periods,  falling short to get an on-base percent over.300. He was launched from the organization in June 2022.25. Eric Mock. RHP. Age 22. $50K bonusMock showed up out of the bullpen at 4 different degrees in 2021,  increasing as high as Double-A. He made two scoreless appearances out of the bullpen for Columbus this season yet was a lineup casualty in June 2022.27. Landy Pena. SSSH. Age 18. $125.6 K bonusPena really did not show much at the professional level,  briefly making a look at Lynchburg in 2021,  where he slashed just.111.179.222 over 14 video games. He did not play the entire 2022 season and was released by the company in August 2022.28. Serafino Brito. RHP. Age 22. $5K bonusBrito made place appearances throughout Cleveland's minor league system right to June 2022 https://www.clevelandfanshop.com/75-Guardians_Jose_Ramirez_Jersey,  when he was when again a roster casualty. He was gotten by Oakland and is currently on the injured list,  having not showed up yet this season.29. Nate Ocker. RHP. Age 22. $5K bonusOcker pitched well in his full-season launching in 2021,  taking care of a 3.03 ERA over 74 innings pitched at High-A Lake County. He duplicated 2022 at Lake County and pitched just 10.1 innings before being launched in June 2022. 31. Jared Janczak. RHP. Age 23. $5K bonusJanczak battled at High-A in 2021 out of the bullpen however began 2022 at Double-A Akron,  where he impressively had a 2.00 period over 9 appearances when he was launched in June 2022.32. Andrew Misiaszek. RHP. Age 21. $5K bonusAndrew Misiaszek pitched himself right into relevance as a possible bullpen item with a dominant 2022 period. He was fantastic at Double-A Akron last year to the tune of 48 strikeouts and eight walks over 32 innings while maintaining an elite 0.56 period over 17 appearances. He made a promotion to Triple-A,  where he whiffed 42 batters in 29.2 innings and had a 3.64 ERA. He remained in line to be included in the 40-man lineup this season and gain some possibilities in Cleveland's bullpen,  but he regrettably underwent Tommy John surgical procedure and will miss the whole 2023 project.33. Kevin Coulter. RHP. Age 22. $5K bonusCoulter had the opportunity to begin 13 video games in 2021 however really did not make the most of it,  having a hard time to a 5.10 ERA at Lake Area. He was transitioned to the bullpen and advanced to Triple-A,  publishing an 8.10 period at Columbus. He was launched in June 2022.34.