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Down on the Farm: The Cleveland Guardians – October 2025

Down on the Farm: The Cleveland Guardians – October 2025

The Cleveland Guardians Top 30 Prospects!

Rank Name Position Level Age Projections
1 Dauri Fernandez 2B A 18 113.8 wRC+, 0.267/0.317/0.453, 22 HR, 29 SB, 74 Runs, 76 RBI
2 Juneiker Caceres RF A 17 120.6 wRC+, 0.265/0.345/0.439, 19 HR, 7 SB, 73 Runs, 73 RBI
3 Johnathan Rodriguez RF MLB 25 119.0 wRC+, 0.262/0.327/0.460, 25 HR, 2 SB, 71 Runs, 77 RBI
4 C.J. Kayfus 1B MLB 23 112.3 wRC+, 0.246/0.331/0.424, 19 HR, 4 SB, 82 Runs, 68 RBI
5 Chase DeLauter RF AAA 23 113.8 wRC+, 0.256/0.331/0.430, 20 HR, 3 SB, 69 Runs, 73 RBI
6 Ralphy Velazquez 1B AA 20 110.7 wRC+, 0.247/0.317/0.440, 22 HR, 1 SB, 76 Runs, 77 RBI
7 Alfonsin Rosario CF AA 21 106.2 wRC+, 0.233/0.310/0.431, 25 HR, 7 SB, 70 Runs, 76 RBI
8 Kahlil Watson 2B AAA 22 102.6 wRC+, 0.229/0.308/0.417, 23 HR, 18 SB, 74 Runs, 73 RBI
9 George Valera RF MLB 24 105.3 wRC+, 0.234/0.320/0.411, 22 HR, 4 SB, 70 Runs, 70 RBI
10 Robert Arias CF CPX 18 99.1 wRC+, 0.243/0.321/0.381, 15 HR, 47 SB, 63 Runs, 61 RBI
11 Cooper Ingle C AAA 23 107.1 wRC+, 0.242/0.349/0.372, 12 HR, 1 SB, 67 Runs, 60 RBI
12 Angel Genao SS AA 21 104.5 wRC+, 0.267/0.321/0.406, 13 HR, 6 SB, 67 Runs, 64 RBI
13 Welbyn Francisca SS A 19 97.6 wRC+, 0.250/0.313/0.387, 15 HR, 31 SB, 62 Runs, 62 RBI
14 Yeiferth Castillo RF CPX 18 101.2 wRC+, 0.251/0.309/0.409, 20 HR, 3 SB, 61 Runs, 69 RBI
15 Travis Bazzana 2B AAA 22 100.9 wRC+, 0.222/0.335/0.366, 14 HR, 9 SB, 74 Runs, 57 RBI
16 Jaison Chourio CF A+ 20 103.3 wRC+, 0.239/0.351/0.352, 10 HR, 16 SB, 66 Runs, 51 RBI
17 Angel Abreu OF DSL 16 101.1 wRC+, 0.254/0.324/0.385, 14 HR, 8 SB, 65 Runs, 58 RBI
18 Juan Brito 2B AAA 23 99.5 wRC+, 0.235/0.325/0.375, 14 HR, 10 SB, 66 Runs, 62 RBI
19 Jorge Burgos RF AA 22 96.5 wRC+, 0.232/0.302/0.400, 20 HR, 1 SB, 64 Runs, 69 RBI
20 Parker Messick SP MLB 24 4.24 ERA, 157 IP, 58 BB, 144 K, 8.3 K/9, 1.24 WHIP
21 Nick Mitchell CF A+ 21 95.1 wRC+, 0.242/0.321/0.363, 11 HR, 20 SB, 72 Runs, 50 RBI
22 Luke Hill 3B A 21 90.6 wRC+, 0.231/0.309/0.362, 13 HR, 27 SB, 65 Runs, 56 RBI
23 Tommy Hawke LF A+ 22 89.1 wRC+, 0.233/0.329/0.324, 6 HR, 52 SB, 66 Runs, 42 RBI
24 Ricardo Romero SS DSL 17 93.2 wRC+, 0.239/0.303/0.384, 15 HR, 3 SB, 69 Runs, 62 RBI
25 Gabriel Rodriguez SS CPX 18 89.1 wRC+, 0.231/0.306/0.361, 14 HR, 24 SB, 65 Runs, 56 RBI
26 Reiner Herrera C CPX 19 90.6 wRC+, 0.221/0.303/0.372, 18 HR, 3 SB, 69 Runs, 61 RBI
27 Jonathan Martinez SS CPX 18 84.8 wRC+, 0.225/0.300/0.351, 12 HR, 36 SB, 64 Runs, 55 RBI
28 Jose Riera SS DSL 17 83.6 wRC+, 0.220/0.281/0.377, 19 HR, 25 SB, 63 Runs, 66 RBI
29 Wuilfredo Antunez RF AA 23 85.2 wRC+, 0.229/0.276/0.391, 17 HR, 12 SB, 74 Runs, 66 RBI
30 Luis De La Cruz 2B CPX 18 85.2 wRC+, 0.228/0.302/0.350, 12 HR, 31 SB, 61 Runs, 55 RBI

Projected organization depth!

Below are the top projected players at peak for each position at the MLB level.

C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF
Projected Starter Cooper Ingle C.J. Kayfus Dauri Fernandez Angel Genao José Ramírez Steven Kwan Alfonsin Rosario Juneiker Caceres
Projected Backup Bo Naylor Ralphy Velazquez Kahlil Watson Welbyn Francisca Gabriel Arias Nolan Jones Jaison Chourio Johnathan Rodriguez
Depth Reiner Herrera Spencer Horwitz Travis Bazzana Brayan Rocchio Luke Hill Tommy Hawke Robert Arias Jhonkensy Noel

Starting Pitchers

Projected #1 Gavin Williams
Projected #2 Tanner Bibee
Projected #3 Luis L. Ortiz
Projected #4 Parker Messick
Projected #5 Slade Cecconi
Depth Joey Cantillo
Depth Logan Allen
Depth Josh Hartle
Depth Khal Stephen
Depth Vince Velasquez

Relief Pitchers

Projected Closer Cade Smith
Projected Setup #1 Emmanuel Clase
Projected Setup #2 Sam Hentges
Next Up Matt Festa
Next Up Franco Aleman
Next Up Andrew Walters
Depth Riley Pint
Depth Tim Herrin
Depth Hunter Gaddis
Depth Daniel Espino

Top prospects by tool!

Hit Power Speed
Juneiker Caceres – 60 Jhonkensy Noel – 70 Tommy Hawke – 80
Angel Genao – 60 Alfonsin Rosario – 60 Robert Arias – 70
Angel Abreu – 55 Kyle Manzardo – 60 Jonah Advincula – 70

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