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Cleveland Guardians Offseason Prospect Report 12/16-22/25

Jaison Chourio finds success in Venezuela; Juan Brito continues to play 1B

Matthew Kennell and Arthur Kinney

Dec 23, 2025

Guardians Prospects:

Juan Brito (1B, Toros - G2 Tuesday): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K - Tuesday was by far Brito’s best day of the Dominican season so far as his first multi-hit game of the LIDOM campaign saw him continue to exclusively hit doubles in the DR.

Jaison Chourio (CF, Zulia - Tuesday): 1-5, 2 R, 2 K - While Chourio couldn’t replicate his multi-hit Monday, he did score twice for the second consecutive contest - his first multi-run streak of the current Venezuelan campaign.

Gabriel Arias (SS, La Guaira - Tuesday): 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K - Arias scored for the second straight game on Tuesday despite going hitless for the third time in his last four games played.

Carlos Hernandez (RP, Caracas - Tuesday): H (4), 1 IP, 1 BB - Hernandez bounced back from a rough performance on the 13th for his fourth hold of the season.

Johnathan Rodriguez (LF, Carolina - Tuesday): 0-3, 1 BB - Rodriguez’s week didn’t get off to the greatest start but he still reached base.

Milan Tolentino (2B, Hermosillo - Tuesday): 1-3, 1 BB (intentional), 1 K - Tolentino’s base hit was his first since taking nearly a week off between the prior two Sundays.

Dayan Frias (SS, Cartagena - Tuesday): 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB - Frias had a productive Tuesday night at the plate despite going hitless against his former team.

Gabriel Arias (3B, La Guaira - Wednesday): 0-for-3 - Not only was it a tough day at the plate for Arias, but also for the entire Tiburones team who was shutout on Wednesday with only four hits in total, none from the Guardians infielder.

Juan Brito (1B, Toros - Wednesday): 1-for-4, CS - Brito singled up the middle in the bottom of the fourth but was caught stealing on a potential hit-and-run to thwart the scoring attempt. He was also unlucky on a lineout double play after making hard contact and recorded a pair of groundouts.

Milan Tolentino (2B, Hermosillo - Wednesday): 0-for-1 - Tolentino entered in the bottom of the sixth as a defensive replacement and struck out in his lone plate appearance.

Johnathan Rodriguez (LF, Carolina - Wednesday): 2-for-5, R, RBI - Rodriguez put together a multi-hit day that featured a game-tying single in the sixth inning. His base knock helped spark a four-run inning for the Carolina squad and he came around to score as well in the frame. Rodriguez also had a two-out single in the first but nothing came of it.

Dayan Frias (SS, Cartagena - Wednesday): 1-for-3, 2 R, BB, SB, HBP - A leadoff walk in the first and a stolen base by Frias helped put him in scoring position to score the game’s first run right off the bat. He reached base three times after being hit by a pitch in the fifth and scored after a leadoff single in the seventh.

Jaison Chourio (DH, Zulia - Thursday): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K - Thursday saw Chourio extend his hit streak to a quartet of contests.

Gabriel Arias (Starting DH, La Guaira - Thursday):1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K - Thursday saw Arias pick up a much-needed base hit.

Milan Tolentino (2B, Hermosillo - Thursday): 1-4, 1 K - Tolentino returned to both the starting lineup and basepaths on Thursday night.

Jaison Chourio (CF, Zulia - Friday): 5-6, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI, 1 K - Chourio’s winter season had been impressive even before Friday’s eight-base tour de force that was easily the best performance in the Guardians org this offseason, but this certainly took it to another level.

Carlos Hernandez (RP, Caracas - Friday): 0 IP, 4 H, 4 R (all earned) - This was Hernandez’s worst performance of the Venezuelan season so far. If you recall his early season…um…efforts, you’ll realize just how bad that is.

Gabriel Arias (3B, La Guaira - Friday): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K - Arias’ first multi-hit performance in five days would’ve been the highlight of many days in the org this winter.

Johnathan Rodriguez (LF, Carolina - Friday): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SF - Rodriguez’s on-base streak reached eight games with Friday’s first-inning double.

Milan Tolentino (2B, Hermosillo - Friday): 0-3, 1 K - A rare return to early season form for Tolentino on Friday.

Dayan Frias (SS, Cartagena - Friday): 1-4, 1 R - Frias continued his consistent, if not flashy, Colombian campaign in the Tigres’ shutout of Monteria.

Juan Brito (2B, Toros - Saturday): 0-4 - After posting his first hitting streak of the season earlier in the week, Brito’s offensive struggles returned in what may be his last outing of the regular season, which ends tonight (12/23).

Jaison Chourio (CF, Zulia - Saturday): 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB - Another day, another two runs, another four trips to the basepaths. Jaison is playing his best baseball right as the Aguilas need him to keep them in the top four in the standings and avoid the Wild Card round.

Gabriel Arias (3B, La Guaira - Saturday): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K - Saturday saw Arias post his first multi-hit streak of the LVBP season.

Johnathan Rodriguez (LF-RF, Carolina - Saturday): 1-3, 2 BB - Rodriguez reached thrice on Saturday to extend his hot streak.

Milan Tolentino (2B, Hermosillo - Saturday): 1-3, 1 BB - Tolentino proved his Friday offensive impotence to be short-lived by reaching safely twice on Saturday.

Dayan Frias (SS, Cartagena - Saturday): 1-5, 3 K - Frias was one of only four Tigres to get a hit on a rough Saturday for the Cartagena nine.

Jaison Chourio (RF, Zulia - Sunday): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K - Chourio still reached twice and scored once on a relatively quiet day compared to his recent offensive output. I wonder how much the presence of his brother Jackson, who just joined him on the Aguilas roster, has been psychologically beneficial for Jaison.

Gabriel Arias (3B, La Guaira - Sunday): 2-4, 1 2B - Much like Chourio, Arias is playing some of his best baseball of the winter in crucial late-season contests - in his case, for a Tiburones squad just trying to make the Wild Card.

Johnathan Rodriguez (LF, Carolina - Sunday): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K - Even on a hitless day, J-Rod extended his on-base streak to double digits.

Milan Tolentino (SS-2B, Hermosillo - Sunday): 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K - Milan’s upward trajectory continued with this solid Sunday.

Dayan Frias (SS, Cartagena - Sunday): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B - Frias had a big Sunday from the leadoff spot to help the Tigres to a series finale win.

Carlos Hernandez (RP, Caracas - Monday): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (both earned), 1 BB, 1 K - Unlike the Guardians’ hitters in the LVBP, Hernandez is getting worse as the season winds down, with this performance bringing his ERA back into double digits for the first time since the morning of November 21. To be fair, the Leones would need a Christmas miracle to reach any stage of the Postseason.

Johnathan Rodriguez (LF, Carolina - Monday): 1-5, 1 R, 2 K, 1 E - Rodriguez’s throwing miscue was his first error of the LVBP campaign.

Milan Tolentino (2B, Hermosillo - Monday): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 CS - Tolentino’s caught stealing was also his first such miscue of the Caribbean campaign.

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