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Down on the Farm: The Cleveland Guardians – April 2026

April 7, 2026 · Cleveland Guardians · Ross Jensen

Down on the Farm: The Cleveland Guardians – April 2026

The Cleveland Guardians Top 30 Prospects!

Rank Name Position Level Age Projections
1 Cooper Ingle C AAA 24 105.5 wRC+, 0.243/0.347/0.382, 14 HR, 1 SB, 70 Runs, 64 RBI
2 Dauri Fernandez SS A 19 97.2 wRC+, 0.249/0.306/0.408, 19 HR, 31 SB, 70 Runs, 69 RBI
3 Angel Genao SS AA 22 101.4 wRC+, 0.264/0.319/0.406, 14 HR, 6 SB, 69 Runs, 68 RBI
4 Chase DeLauter RF MLB 24 115.5 wRC+, 0.261/0.330/0.446, 23 HR, 4 SB, 71 Runs, 78 RBI
5 Juneiker Caceres RF A 18 109.4 wRC+, 0.256/0.333/0.416, 18 HR, 4 SB, 71 Runs, 71 RBI
6 Robert Arias CF A 19 92.1 wRC+, 0.239/0.314/0.372, 15 HR, 38 SB, 63 Runs, 63 RBI
7 Welbyn Francisca SS A 19 95.5 wRC+, 0.249/0.315/0.387, 15 HR, 30 SB, 64 Runs, 66 RBI
8 Kahlil Watson CF AAA 23 99.8 wRC+, 0.228/0.310/0.409, 22 HR, 20 SB, 73 Runs, 71 RBI
9 C.J. Kayfus RF MLB 24 111.9 wRC+, 0.246/0.331/0.428, 20 HR, 5 SB, 82 Runs, 71 RBI
10 Reiner Herrera C CPX 19 85.5 wRC+, 0.221/0.301/0.361, 16 HR, 3 SB, 68 Runs, 59 RBI
11 Nick Mitchell CF AA 22 95.1 wRC+, 0.243/0.318/0.379, 14 HR, 18 SB, 73 Runs, 58 RBI
12 Travis Bazzana 2B AAA 23 96.4 wRC+, 0.224/0.326/0.368, 14 HR, 10 SB, 74 Runs, 59 RBI
13 Jaison Chourio CF A+ 21 96.3 wRC+, 0.233/0.341/0.343, 10 HR, 16 SB, 66 Runs, 55 RBI
14 George Valera DH MLB 25 102.7 wRC+, 0.234/0.321/0.405, 21 HR, 5 SB, 70 Runs, 70 RBI
15 Andrew Walters RP MLB 24 3.43 ERA, 32 IP, 14 BB, 39 K, 11.1 K/9, 1.25 WHIP
16 Ralphy Velazquez 1B AA 21 109.9 wRC+, 0.248/0.322/0.435, 22 HR, 2 SB, 76 Runs, 76 RBI
17 Juan Brito 2B AAA 24 96.7 wRC+, 0.236/0.325/0.374, 14 HR, 9 SB, 66 Runs, 65 RBI
18 Jonathan Martinez 2B CPX 18 84.2 wRC+, 0.227/0.303/0.355, 13 HR, 33 SB, 66 Runs, 59 RBI
19 Alfonsin Rosario CF AA 22 95.3 wRC+, 0.224/0.302/0.401, 23 HR, 7 SB, 68 Runs, 72 RBI
20 Jake Fox CF AA 22 86.1 wRC+, 0.224/0.313/0.348, 11 HR, 10 SB, 70 Runs, 56 RBI
21 Gabriel Rodriguez SS A 19 83.3 wRC+, 0.229/0.299/0.358, 14 HR, 19 SB, 65 Runs, 59 RBI
22 Angel Abreu LF DSL 16 101.1 wRC+, 0.254/0.324/0.385, 14 HR, 8 SB, 65 Runs, 58 RBI
23 Luke Hill 3B A+ 22 86.2 wRC+, 0.228/0.306/0.359, 14 HR, 21 SB, 66 Runs, 59 RBI
24 Johan Rodriguez SS CPX 17 86.0 wRC+, 0.225/0.303/0.361, 15 HR, 4 SB, 61 Runs, 64 RBI
25 Milan Tolentino SS AAA 24 81.5 wRC+, 0.219/0.296/0.354, 15 HR, 17 SB, 62 Runs, 62 RBI
26 Erik Sabrowski RP MLB 28 3.68 ERA, 38 IP, 20 BB, 46 K, 11.0 K/9, 1.34 WHIP
27 Matt Wilkinson SP A+ 22 4.54 ERA, 137 IP, 57 BB, 123 K, 8.1 K/9, 1.44 WHIP
28 Petey Halpin CF MLB 24 82.4 wRC+, 0.230/0.295/0.363, 13 HR, 11 SB, 68 Runs, 60 RBI
29 Yeiferth Castillo LF A 19 92.6 wRC+, 0.247/0.307/0.392, 18 HR, 3 SB, 63 Runs, 67 RBI
30 Jonah Advincula LF AA 24 84.0 wRC+, 0.219/0.320/0.325, 9 HR, 41 SB, 69 Runs, 49 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 Ralphy Velazquez Travis Bazzana Dauri Fernandez José Ramírez Steven Kwan Robert Arias Chase DeLauter
Projected Backup Bo Naylor Spencer Horwitz Juan Brito Gabriel Arias Luke Hill Tommy Hawke Kahlil Watson Juneiker Caceres
Depth Reiner Herrera Luis De La Cruz Jonathan Martinez Angel Genao Juan Benjamin Angel Abreu Nick Mitchell C.J. Kayfus

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Top prospects by tool!

Hit Power Speed
Angel Genao – 60 Ralphy Velazquez – 55 Robert Arias – 70
Chase DeLauter – 60 Alfonsin Rosario – 55 Jonah Advincula – 70
Angel Abreu – 55 Kahlil Watson – 55 Tommy Hawke – 70

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