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Down on the Farm: The Cleveland Guardians – May 2026

May 7, 2026 · Cleveland Guardians · Ross Jensen
Down on the Farm: The Cleveland Guardians – May 2026

Down on the farm: Cleveland Guardians

May 2026 – powered by OOPSY peak projections
2top 100 prospects
22.7avg prospect age
Cooper Ingle#1 ranked prospect
Top 10 prospects
1

Cooper Ingle +86
C AAA — Age 24
109.9 wRC+, 0.245/0.355/0.388, 14 HR, 1 SB, 71 Runs, 64 RBI — 2.9 WAR
Hit 70Power 45Speed 30
2

Angel Genao +19
SS AAA — Age 22
101.9 wRC+, 0.262/0.324/0.402, 14 HR, 5 SB, 69 Runs, 67 RBI — 2.5 WAR
Hit 55Power 45Speed 45
3

Alfonsin Rosario +140
CF AA — Age 22
104.2 wRC+, 0.235/0.309/0.429, 24 HR, 7 SB, 75 Runs, 76 RBI — 2.0 WAR
Hit 30Power 55Speed 45
4

Welbyn Francisca +23
SS A — Age 19
95.5 wRC+, 0.249/0.315/0.387, 15 HR, 30 SB, 64 Runs, 66 RBI — 2.0 WAR
Hit 55Power 50Speed 60
5

Kahlil Watson -2
CF AAA — Age 23
98.1 wRC+, 0.224/0.311/0.398, 21 HR, 21 SB, 72 Runs, 69 RBI — 1.9 WAR
Hit 45Power 55Speed 55
6

Robert Arias -38
CF A — Age 19
89.2 wRC+, 0.239/0.310/0.371, 15 HR, 34 SB, 62 Runs, 63 RBI — 1.9 WAR
Hit 55Power 45Speed 60
7

Reiner Herrera -6
C CPX — Age 20
82.9 wRC+, 0.216/0.301/0.351, 15 HR, 6 SB, 66 Runs, 58 RBI — 1.8 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 45
8

Jaison Chourio +20
CF AA — Age 21
95.2 wRC+, 0.235/0.338/0.344, 10 HR, 20 SB, 65 Runs, 55 RBI — 1.7 WAR
Hit 60Power 40Speed 55
9

Matt Wilkinson +1273
SP AA — Age 23
4.36 ERA, 139 IP, 57 BB, 131 K, 8.5 K/9, 1.37 WHIP — 1.7 WAR
Stuff 50Command 55Power 50
10

Andrew Walters +299
RP MLB — Age 25
3.38 ERA, 32 IP, 14 BB, 40 K, 11.1 K/9, 1.22 WHIP — 1.7 WAR
Stuff 60Command 50Power 80

11
Juneiker Caceres
RF
A — 18 — 101.2 wRC+, 0.249/0.325/0.393 — 1.7 WAR
12
Justin Campbell
SP
A+ — 25 — 4.08 ERA, 75 IP — 1.7 WAR
13
Franco Aleman
RP
AAA — 26 — 3.55 ERA, 36 IP — 1.6 WAR
14
Travis Bazzana
2B
MLB — 23 — 100.5 wRC+, 0.228/0.334/0.372 — 1.5 WAR
15
Josh Hartle
SP
AA — 23 — 4.55 ERA, 145 IP — 1.5 WAR
16
Ralphy Velazquez
1B
AA — 21 — 108.1 wRC+, 0.248/0.321/0.429 — 1.5 WAR
17
Tommy Hawke
LF
A+ — 23 — 84.0 wRC+, 0.228/0.320/0.327 — 1.4 WAR
18
Nick Mitchell
CF
AA — 22 — 87.7 wRC+, 0.232/0.312/0.356 — 1.4 WAR
19
Gabriel Rodriguez
SS
A — 19 — 83.1 wRC+, 0.228/0.299/0.358 — 1.4 WAR
20
George Valera
DH
MLB — 25 — 97.9 wRC+, 0.234/0.313/0.397 — 1.4 WAR
21
Dauri Fernandez
SS
A — 19 — 81.6 wRC+, 0.238/0.284/0.378 — 1.3 WAR
22
Luke Hill
3B
A+ — 22 — 87.2 wRC+, 0.226/0.307/0.360 — 1.3 WAR
23
Braylon Doughty
SP
A+ — 20 — 4.51 ERA, 118 IP — 1.3 WAR
24
Jake Fox
CF
AA — 23 — 84.6 wRC+, 0.223/0.314/0.338 — 1.3 WAR
25
Milan Tolentino
SS
AAA — 24 — 81.5 wRC+, 0.219/0.295/0.356 — 1.2 WAR
26
Khal Stephen
SP
AA — 23 — 4.55 ERA, 142 IP — 1.2 WAR
27
Harrison Bodendorf
SP
A — 22 — 4.59 ERA, 129 IP — 1.2 WAR
28
Nelson Keljo
SP
A — 22 — 4.43 ERA, 98 IP — 1.2 WAR
29
Bennett Thompson
C
A+ — 23 — 81.2 wRC+, 0.220/0.308/0.333 — 0.9 WAR
30
Johan Rodriguez
SS
CPX — 18 — 79.1 wRC+, 0.219/0.293/0.351 — 0.9 WAR
Future depth chart (peak projections)
C
Cooper Ingle
Bo Naylor
Reiner Herrera
1B
Spencer Horwitz
Ralphy Velazquez
Randy Martinez
2B
Travis Bazzana
Daniel Schneemann
Juan Brito
SS
Gabriel Arias
Angel Genao
Brayan Rocchio
3B
Jose Ramirez
Luke Hill
Juan Benjamin
LF
Steven Kwan
Tommy Hawke
Jonah Advincula
CF
Alfonsin Rosario
Kahlil Watson
Robert Arias
RF
Chase DeLauter
C.J. Kayfus
Juneiker Caceres
Projected rotation and bullpen
Starting rotation
SP1Gavin Williams3.80 ERA, 168 IP, 180 K
SP2Tanner Bibee4.02 ERA, 182 IP, 169 K
SP3Parker Messick4.02 ERA, 160 IP, 151 K
SP4Luis L. Ortiz4.19 ERA, 153 IP, 143 K
SP5Joey Cantillo4.12 ERA, 122 IP, 123 K
DepthMatt Wilkinson4.36 ERA, 139 IP, 131 K
DepthJustin Campbell4.08 ERA, 75 IP, 72 K
DepthJosh Hartle4.55 ERA, 145 IP, 102 K
DepthSlade Cecconi4.55 ERA, 155 IP, 125 K
DepthBraylon Doughty4.51 ERA, 118 IP, 85 K
Bullpen
CloserCade Smith2.73 ERA, 34 IP, 42 K
SetupAndrew Walters3.38 ERA, 32 IP, 40 K
SetupFranco Aleman3.55 ERA, 36 IP, 40 K
Next upErik Sabrowski3.54 ERA, 37 IP, 46 K
Next upColin Holderman3.82 ERA, 39 IP, 38 K
DepthMagnus Ellerts4.21 ERA, 41 IP, 45 K
DepthMatt Festa3.93 ERA, 35 IP, 33 K
DepthMatt Jachec4.45 ERA, 54 IP, 44 K
DepthHunter Gaddis4.14 ERA, 52 IP, 47 K
DepthMatt Krook4.08 ERA, 35 IP, 36 K
Top prospects by tool
Hit
Cooper Ingle 70
Jaison Chourio 60
Juneiker Caceres 60
Power
Alfonsin Rosario 55
Kahlil Watson 55
Ralphy Velazquez 55
Speed
Tommy Hawke 70
Jonah Advincula 70
Welbyn Francisca 60
Stuff
Andrew Walters 60
Franco Aleman 60
Justin Campbell 55
Command
Austin Peterson 80
Trenton Denholm 80
Will Dion 70
Power (arm)
Andrew Walters 80
Franco Aleman 70
Magnus Ellerts 55

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