Down on the Farm: The Cleveland Guardians – March 2026
The Cleveland Guardians Top 30 Prospects!
| Rank | Name | Position | Level | Age | Projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dauri Fernandez | SS | A | 18 | 106.8 wRC+, 0.260/0.316/0.432, 20 HR, 27 SB, 74 Runs, 73 RBI |
| 2 | Juneiker Caceres | RF | A | 17 | 116.6 wRC+, 0.263/0.342/0.432, 19 HR, 5 SB, 73 Runs, 74 RBI |
| 3 | Angel Genao | SS | AA | 21 | 104.3 wRC+, 0.267/0.324/0.413, 14 HR, 6 SB, 71 Runs, 69 RBI |
| 4 | Cooper Ingle | C | AAA | 23 | 105.5 wRC+, 0.242/0.345/0.376, 14 HR, 2 SB, 66 Runs, 64 RBI |
| 5 | Chase DeLauter | RF | AAA | 23 | 113.4 wRC+, 0.260/0.334/0.431, 20 HR, 3 SB, 73 Runs, 74 RBI |
| 6 | Parker Messick | SP | MLB | 24 | 4.08 ERA, 158 IP, 55 BB, 145 K, 8.3 K/9, 1.33 WHIP |
| 7 | Robert Arias | CF | CPX | 18 | 93.8 wRC+, 0.240/0.318/0.373, 14 HR, 42 SB, 64 Runs, 63 RBI |
| 8 | Kahlil Watson | CF | AAA | 22 | 101.7 wRC+, 0.230/0.310/0.414, 22 HR, 19 SB, 74 Runs, 72 RBI |
| 9 | Welbyn Francisca | SS | A | 19 | 95.5 wRC+, 0.249/0.315/0.387, 15 HR, 30 SB, 64 Runs, 66 RBI |
| 10 | Travis Bazzana | 2B | AAA | 22 | 99.5 wRC+, 0.224/0.331/0.371, 15 HR, 10 SB, 73 Runs, 61 RBI |
| 11 | C.J. Kayfus | RF | MLB | 23 | 112.0 wRC+, 0.247/0.331/0.428, 19 HR, 4 SB, 82 Runs, 70 RBI |
| 12 | Reiner Herrera | C | CPX | 19 | 85.5 wRC+, 0.221/0.301/0.361, 16 HR, 3 SB, 68 Runs, 59 RBI |
| 13 | Nick Mitchell | CF | A+ | 21 | 94.2 wRC+, 0.242/0.320/0.372, 13 HR, 20 SB, 74 Runs, 57 RBI |
| 14 | Josh Hartle | SP | AA | 22 | 4.33 ERA, 140 IP, 54 BB, 102 K, 6.6 K/9, 1.45 WHIP |
| 15 | Jaison Chourio | CF | A+ | 20 | 98.9 wRC+, 0.235/0.345/0.348, 11 HR, 11 SB, 67 Runs, 55 RBI |
| 16 | Johnathan Rodriguez | RF | MLB | 25 | 115.0 wRC+, 0.260/0.327/0.448, 23 HR, 2 SB, 76 Runs, 76 RBI |
| 17 | Ralphy Velazquez | 1B | AA | 20 | 111.1 wRC+, 0.250/0.322/0.439, 22 HR, 1 SB, 77 Runs, 77 RBI |
| 18 | Matt Wilkinson | SP | A+ | 22 | 4.61 ERA, 137 IP, 57 BB, 123 K, 8.1 K/9, 1.44 WHIP |
| 19 | Gabriel Rodriguez | SS | CPX | 18 | 86.3 wRC+, 0.230/0.305/0.361, 14 HR, 20 SB, 66 Runs, 59 RBI |
| 20 | Braylon Doughty | SP | A | 19 | 4.40 ERA, 122 IP, 45 BB, 91 K, 6.7 K/9, 1.44 WHIP |
| 21 | Jonathan Martinez | 2B | CPX | 18 | 84.2 wRC+, 0.227/0.303/0.355, 13 HR, 33 SB, 66 Runs, 59 RBI |
| 22 | Juan Brito | 2B | AAA | 23 | 98.1 wRC+, 0.235/0.326/0.376, 15 HR, 9 SB, 66 Runs, 65 RBI |
| 23 | Luke Hill | 3B | A | 21 | 86.8 wRC+, 0.229/0.306/0.360, 14 HR, 26 SB, 66 Runs, 59 RBI |
| 24 | Alfonsin Rosario | CF | AA | 21 | 96.2 wRC+, 0.225/0.303/0.400, 22 HR, 7 SB, 69 Runs, 71 RBI |
| 25 | George Valera | DH | MLB | 24 | 100.7 wRC+, 0.233/0.316/0.401, 21 HR, 3 SB, 70 Runs, 69 RBI |
| 26 | Jake Fox | CF | AA | 22 | 86.1 wRC+, 0.224/0.313/0.348, 11 HR, 10 SB, 70 Runs, 56 RBI |
| 27 | Angel Abreu | LF | DSL | 16 | 101.1 wRC+, 0.254/0.324/0.385, 14 HR, 8 SB, 65 Runs, 58 RBI |
| 28 | Johan Rodriguez | SS | CPX | 17 | 86.0 wRC+, 0.225/0.303/0.361, 15 HR, 4 SB, 61 Runs, 64 RBI |
| 29 | Andrew Walters | RP | MLB | 24 | 3.53 ERA, 32 IP, 14 BB, 39 K, 11.1 K/9, 1.25 WHIP |
| 30 | Milan Tolentino | SS | AAA | 23 | 81.7 wRC+, 0.219/0.295/0.355, 15 HR, 18 SB, 63 Runs, 62 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 | Bo Naylor | Ralphy Velazquez | Travis Bazzana | Dauri Fernandez | José Ramírez | Steven Kwan | Robert Arias | Juneiker Caceres |
| Projected Backup | Cooper Ingle | Spencer Horwitz | Jonathan Martinez | Angel Genao | Luke Hill | Tommy Hawke | Kahlil Watson | Chase DeLauter |
| Depth | Reiner Herrera | Luis De La Cruz | Juan Brito | Gabriel Arias | Jeffrey Mercedes | Angel Abreu | Nick Mitchell | C.J. Kayfus |
Starting Pitchers
| Projected #1 | Tanner Bibee |
| Projected #2 | Gavin Williams |
| Projected #3 | Parker Messick |
| Projected #4 | Luis L. Ortiz |
| Projected #5 | Joey Cantillo |
| Depth | Josh Hartle |
| Depth | Slade Cecconi |
| Depth | Matt Wilkinson |
| Depth | Braylon Doughty |
| Depth | Vince Velasquez |
Relief Pitchers
| Projected Closer | Cade Smith |
| Projected Setup #1 | Emmanuel Clase |
| Projected Setup #2 | Andrew Walters |
| Next Up | Franco Aleman |
| Next Up | Daniel Espino |
| Next Up | Colin Holderman |
| Depth | Tim Herrin |
| Depth | Hunter Gaddis |
| Depth | Matt Festa |
| Depth | Erik Sabrowski |
Top prospects by tool!
| Hit | Power | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Juneiker Caceres – 60 | Dauri Fernandez – 55 | Robert Arias – 70 |
| Angel Genao – 60 | Ralphy Velazquez – 55 | Jonah Advincula – 70 |
| Chase DeLauter – 60 | Alfonsin Rosario – 55 | Tommy Hawke – 70 |
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Might be hard for Clase and Ortiz to be projected starters from prison..
That’s fair. I don’t personally curate any of these lists and the model doesn’t know about their legal troubles. Eventually I think we can build in better intelligence so certain players are flagged, just not quite there yet.