Last year Valera was not protected because he had a blown knee.

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Up: George Valera, Jhonkensy Noel, Zak Kent

Down: Will Wilson

Valera batting 7th at DH.

Have to figure out if they want to protect him or not. If they already think no then he might get hot for a couple of weeks and have some value as a throw in for a trade.

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Hearing the Cleveland #Guardians are promoting 24-year-old OF prospect George Valera from Triple-A Columbus to make MLB debut.

Working on confirming the news through a secondary source.

Wilson = Vogter

Guardians Release Carlos Santana By Steve Adams | August 28, 2025 at 1:00pm CDT The Guardians have released first baseman Carlos Santana, per a team announcement. He’d been placed on outright waivers earlier in the week and clearly went unclaimed. Infielder Daniel Schneemann has been reinstated from...

ESPN calls the Guardians the 7th best minor league system.

DeLauter, Genoa and Watson will be added for sure.

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Above is list of minor league players that are eligible for 2026 Rule 5 draft.

n his new story for The Athletic (subscription required),Jim Bowden picked a postseason X-factor for each team with a realistic chance to make the postseason, where he had a lot of nice things to say about Schneemann. “Schneemann has been a key cog for the Guardians, playing 60 games at second base,...

Guardians Place Carlos Santana On Outright Waivers By Steve Adams | August 26, 2025 at 3:29pm CDT The Guardians have placed veteran first baseman Carlos Santana on outright waivers, Ken Rosenthal and Zack Meisel of The Athletic report. The 39-year-old switch-hitter is playing on a one-year, $12MM co...

Guardians place first baseman Carlos Santana on outright waivers: Sources CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 12: Carlos Santana #41 of the Cleveland Guardians hits an RBI-single during the first inning against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on July 12, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/...

Guardians place first baseman Carlos Santana on outright waivers: Sources

civ ollilavad wrote: Mon Aug 25, 2025 9:18 am Ortiz had been with the Pirates for a few years and only pitched well the last half of 24. Cleveland overhyped him.

Was not overhyped. Best pitcher on the staff before gambling situation. Still think these accusations started in Pittsburgh.

Here is another minor league pitcher that was part of the Ortiz trade with Pittsburgh. That trade never made sense. Guardians got 2 LH minor league pitchers and Ortiz for Horwitz. Pirates must have knew Ortiz was dirty. Guardians Prospective Cleveland #Guardians 20yr old LHP prospect Michael Kennedy...