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Watch FREE: Cubs, Guardians Top 100 prospects collide at Triple-A

@brendan_samson
12:51 AM EDT

All season long, baseball fans will be able to watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and MLB app subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games are available on MiLB.TV, on the

These are some of the most interesting pitches in Triple-A

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 21, 2025

When a pitcher throws 103 mph, you’re likely to shoot up in your chair. Even in this era of elevated velocity, that isn’t a reading you see very often, especially in the Minor Leagues. Only 15 Major Leaguers have touched such a number in the Statcast era (since 2015), and

'24 No. 1 pick Bazzana to miss 8-10 weeks with oblique strain

@tim_stebbins
May 20, 2025

Travis Bazzana's first full professional season has hit a road block. Bazzana, the Guardians' top prospect and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, could miss two months with an oblique strain. Bazzana (Cleveland’s No. 1 prospect, No. 12 overall) has an “internal oblique strain,” the Guardians

Guardians shaping prospect Rosario at the plate, on the bases

@tim_stebbins
May 18, 2025

This story was excerpted from Tim Stebbins' Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

5 intriguing prospects from the AL Central, 1 from each team

May 15, 2025

With more than six weeks of the Minor League season in the books, the sample sizes are swelling, and trends are beginning to emerge. It's time to start taking stock, which is what MLB Pipeline's recent market-corrected Top 100 Prospects list shakeup is all about. With that in mind, the

Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
May 15, 2025

A pair of Top 100 heavyweights led the charge on Wednesday, with Max Clark and Chase Burns lighting up the High-A Midwest League. But the star-studded performances didn't stop there. A pair of Texas prospects -- one an Astro, the other a Ranger -- enjoyed huge offensive afternoons before ending

Here are Friday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@colebradley01 and @MavalloneMiLB
May 10, 2025

There were offensive outbursts galore around the Minors on Friday night, but some of the best individual performances came on the mound. A trio of Top 100 pitchers proved virtually unhittable, while another prospect turned in a spotless debut at Triple-A. All that and more on a busy lead-in to

Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
May 9, 2025

On a night in which two Top 100 prospects made noise on the mound, a 24-year-old backstop in the High-A Midwest League might have stolen the spotlight by connecting on not one but a pair of grand slams. There was no shortage of action around the Minors, including a teenager

DeLauter back in action after muscle surgery setback 

@tim_stebbins
May 7, 2025

This story was excerpted from Tim Stebbins' Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. WASHINGTON -- Guardians outfield prospect Chase DeLauter participated in a batting practice session in Arizona on Friday, alongside rehabbing players such as Shane Bieber,

Big swings, goose eggs highlight Sunday's top prospect performances

April 27, 2025

The prospect performances that stood out Sunday across the Minor Leagues involved big names (like Marcelo Mayer and Matt Shaw) going yard and big arms (like Jacob Misiorowski) racking up a lot of strikeouts. Not to mention Arjun Nimmala, who has put a little home run streak together at High-A.

No. 10 prospect Brito out 8-12 weeks after thumb surgery

April 25, 2025

CLEVELAND -- Infield prospect Juan Brito, who competed for the Guardians’ Opening Day second-base job and is considered to be knocking on the door to the big leagues, is going to be out a while. Brito, the club's No. 10 prospect, had surgery Friday to address a high-grade ligament sprain

No. 8 prospect Kayfus turning heads with Double-A Akron

@tim_stebbins
April 20, 2025

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Bazzana slugs first Double-A homer on red-hot 4-hit night

@allisonmast13
April 5, 2025

Since graduating from high school in Sydney, Australia, Travis Bazzana has been a-waltzing all over the United States, from college in Corvallis, Ore., to Eastlake, Ohio, home of the Guardians’ High-A affiliate, the Lake County Captains. But for the past two nights, the Guardians' top prospect has taken his Matilda

Here's where Guardians' top prospects will open the 2025 season

April 3, 2025

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Guardians' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

  1. Travis Bazzana (MLB No. 9), 2B -- Akron (Double-A)
  2. Chase DeLauter (MLB No. 35), OF -- Columbus (Triple-A) -- injured list (core muscle surgery)
  3. Jaison Chourio (MLB No.

Jaison Chourio -- inspired by brother Jackson's meteroic rise -- ready to take next step

@tim_stebbins
March 23, 2025

This story was excerpted from Tim Stebbins’ Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

With Brito optioned, Guards' roster picture gets clearer

McKenzie, Cantillo get bullpen experience in spring game
@tim_stebbins
March 21, 2025

With Opening Day six days away, Guardians’ 26-man roster is continuing to round into shape. On Friday, Cleveland made a series of moves and announcements that added some clarity to the picture. The Guardians optioned second baseman Juan Brito (their No. 10 prospect, per MLB Pipeline), infielder/outfielder Angel Martínez and

Who's in Opening Day pitching mix? Guards want Nikhazy to build up at Triple-A

@tim_stebbins
March 15, 2025

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Doug Nikhazy gave the Guardians something to think about this spring as he emerged as an option to make his first Opening Day roster. While the 25-year-old will not break camp with the team after all, he left a great impression.

In 'surreal moment,' Velazquez knocks in run while mic'd up in Spring Breakout

@tim_stebbins
March 15, 2025

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Ralphy Velazquez is young enough to remember watching guys such as star outfielder Mookie Betts play in MLB during his childhood. It’s why the Guardians’ No. 5 prospect (per MLB Pipeline) doesn’t take for granted the position he’s in now, living out his own baseball dream. And

8 prospects with the best tools in Spring Breakout

March 14, 2025

The inaugural edition of Spring Breakout was a rousing success last year. Sixteen games showcased not only many of baseball's best prospects but also some of the most jaw-dropping tools in the Minors. Of the 10 best individual attributes we highlighted a year ago, nine belonged to players who reached

Mariners-Guardians Spring Breakout game

@tim_stebbins
March 14, 2025

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- When MLB held the inaugural Spring Breakout showcase game last March, the Guardians’ roster included several prospects who became key contributors in their run to the 2024 ALCS. That included Kyle Manzardo and Jhonkensy Noel, who batted third and fourth in Cleveland’s starting lineup and hit home

The 10 best 2025 Spring Breakout rosters, ranked

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 13, 2025

Ding, ding, who’s ready for Round 2? Last year’s inaugural edition of Spring Breakout gave fans early looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood, Jackson Holliday, Ceddanne Rafaela and many other young stars who graduated off prospect lists in 2024. Not only does it serve as a

What to watch for from Cleveland's prospects at Spring Breakout

@tim_stebbins
March 9, 2025

This story was excerpted from Tim Stebbins' Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Guardians prospect highlights

March 7, 2025

Top pick, top prospect, top ... gum seller? Bazzana talks unique side hustle

@tim_stebbins
March 5, 2025

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Everyone can relate to the thrill of earning a bit of money as a kid. Maybe you shoveled snow off the sidewalk, raked leaves in the yard, did various household chores or something similar that taught you the value of work from a young age. Travis Bazzana

Guardians No. 2 prospect DeLauter sidelined after core muscle surgery

@tim_stebbins
March 4, 2025

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Chase DeLauter’s first few professional seasons have been affected by injuries, and the Guardians’ top outfield prospect was dealt more tough news this week. DeLauter (Cleveland’s No. 2 prospect, No. 36 overall according to MLB Pipeline) underwent core muscle surgery Tuesday morning, the Guardians announced. The injury