Cleveland Guardians

Draft History
2024
Tanner Bibee - protection
19 - Brice Turang
50 - Nick Loftin
80 - Tristan Beck
109 - Scott McGough
114 - Isaiah Campbell
139 - Angel Zerpa

2023
Steven Kwan - protection
13 - Bo Naylor
71 - Will Brennan
101 - Enyel De Los Santos
131 - Peyton Burdick

2022
Eli Morgan - protection
53 - Wilmer Difo
83 - Deolis Guarra
85 - Tres Barrera
113 - Zach Pop
116 - Emmanuel Rivera
143 - Noe Ramirez

2021
Triston McKenzie - protection
16 - David Peterson
76 - Jose Cisnero
106 - Nick Neidert
136 - Andre Scrubb
166 - Andrew Velazquez

2020
Oscar Mercado - protection
27 - Mauricio Dubon
57 - Asher Wojciechowski
117 - Tommy Milone
147 - Adam Kolarek

2019
Shane Bieber - protection
21 - Grayson Greiner
81 - David Hess
141 - Noe Ramirez

2018
Bradley Zimmer - protection
17 - Jesse Winker
47 - Brian Anderson
70 - Chris Stratton
77 - Craig Stammen

2017
Tyler Naquin - protection
54 - Robbie Grossman
68 - Tony Burnette
72 - Koda Glover
126 - Juan Nicasio
128 - Taylor Rogers

2016
Francisco Lindor - protection
16 - Giovanny Urshela
46 - Michael Blazek
64 - Adrian Houser

66 - Arquimedes Caminero
76 - Michael Reed
106 - Tony Zych
136 - Shawn Armstrong

2015
T.J. House - protection

23 - Ryan Rua
48 - Daniel Descalso
84 - Nick Hagadone
93 - R.J. Alvarez
113 - Chris Bassitt
131 - Bryce Brentz

2014
Danny Salazar - protection
11 - James Paxton
38 - Brandon Barnes
71 - John Gast
101 - Donnie Neal
131 - Todd Cunningham

2013
Corey Kluber - proetction
24 - Justin Maxwell
54 - Tyler Thornburg
84 - Aaron Loup
86 - Francisco Peguero
114 - Mauro Gomez

144 - Justin De Fratus

2012
Jason Kipnis - protection
7 - Lonnie Chisenhall
18 - Blake Beavan
29 - Mike Carp
112 - Russ Canzler

2011
Carlos Santana - protection
29 - Andy Oliver
80 - Felix Doubront
150 - Matt Downs

2010
Matt LaPorta - protection

18 - Michael Brantley
48 - Aaron Poreda
78 - Craig Stammen
89 - Jeff Fulchino
108 - Burke Badenhop
138 - Brandon Medders

2009
Scott Lewis - protection
18 - Joe Mathers
48 - Jorge Campillo
88 - Alfredo Aceves
106 - Tommy Hunter
138 - Carl Pavano

2008
Asdrubal Cabrera - protection
64 - John Lannan
87 - Jack Hannahan
117 - Terry Metcalf
147 - Luis Mendoza

2007
Jeremy Sowers - protection
25 - Chris Coste
55 - Brian Bannister
85 - Fabio Castro
115 - Bill Tallet

145 - Shane Komine

2006
Ryan Garko - protection
55 - Jeremy Accardo
84 - Franquelis Osoria
91 - Chris Spurling
106 - Rick Helling
136 - Jeff Fassero

2005
Grady Sizemore - protection
16 - Jose Castillo
19 - Jorge Cantu
49 - Ian Snell
67 - Kameron Loe
76 - Jeremy Serrano
88 - J.J. Putz
120 - Dave McCarty

2004
Jody Gerut - protection
17 - Oscar Villareal
56 - Jason Stanford
68 - Lew Ford
119 - Joe Vitello
137 - Humberto Quintero
147 - Jason Christenson

2003
Brandon Phillips - protection
20 - Kevin Mench
56 - Dennis Tankersley
75 - Brandon Villafuerte
86 - Jason Davis
116 - Joe Roa
146 - Chris Magruder

2002
C.C. Sabathia - protection
8 - Danys Baez
44 - Jason Jennings
74 - Randy Choate
77 - Jerrod Riggan
134 - Robin Jennings

2001
38 - Tim Drew
108 - Wes Helms
122 - Dewayne Wise
142 - Danny Mota
147 - Rocky Biddle

2025 Cleveland Guardians

2024: 80-82, 3rd place in the AL East

Overview: The 2024 Guardians faded towards the end and came up 7 games back in the Wild Card. On to 2025, where the fan base got an unexpected jolt. I’m not sure what dirt the Lakers management has on the Angels management, but they were able to pry Jose Ramirez away from them. Rumor has it that it all went down on the road somewhere in the Midwest. The investigation is still pending. Will the Ramirez pick up get them over the finish line?

Starting Rotation: Injury strikes in Cleveland as they will be without their horse Shane Bieber. He will miss the entire 2025 season. Who will pick up the slack. Tanner Bibee is a very nice young starter and will do his best to lead the staff. Lefties David Peterson and James Paxton will team with Triston McKenzie and Tijuan Walker. Look for all of these guys to miss time throughout the campaign. Tyler Alexander was picked up to possibly give then Guardians some depth.

Bullpen: The Cleveland pen is very solid. David Bednar will raise the blood pressure of the Guardians management as he can be on and off. The guys getting the ball to Bednar are great though. Rookie Cade Smith can be unhittable at times and throws gas! Eli Morgan should also have a solid season in the late innings. Taylor Rogers, Angel Zerpa, and Enyel De Los Santos fill out this group. Look for Cleveland to add another good arm in the draft to help.

Outfield: There is an interesting group out in the Cleveland outfield. Steven Kwan is the star here, but his defense has fallen off. Could he move to DH? There have been rumors. Super utility man Mauricio Dubon will find himself as the main centerfielder in 2025. He plays ok defense but will move out some for aging veteran Kevin Pillar. Especially vs lefties. Jesse Winker will find himself in the lineup every day, which is a pleasant change as he has avoided injury. Will Brennan rounds out this group and sees mostly righthanded pitching.

Infield: Look out AL East. The Guardians will roll out one of the best infields in baseball every day. MVP candidate Francisco Lindor has been the face of this franchise his entire career. Now he has another MVP type playing right next to him. Look for Lindor and Jose Ramirez to put up big numbers and anchor this lineup. Brice Turang slipped in the draft and Cleveland was more than happy to grab him at #19 last year. Well now he is entrenched as the everyday 2nd baseman. He plays Gold Glove defense and will run all over the bases. If he can get on base look for Turang to score a lot of runs. Steady veteran Carlos Santana mans 1st and will not hurt this team, He is about average at everything, but with this loaded group he is just fine. Cleveland has a couple nice youngsters (Nick Loftin and Jose Tena) that will continue to develop on the bench or in AAA.

Catcher: The Guardians catching crew is a couple of veterans. Both Elias Diaz and Kyle Higashioka go into their age 34 season as capable catchers. Diaz has a better bat and could see a bulk of the starts, but Higasioka’s power is nice and might earn more time as the season unfolds. The Guardians traded Bo Naylor this offseason, so look for them to start looking for a future catcher soon.

Outlook: Cleveland is always sniffing around the playoffs. In and out from year to year. The addition of Joe Ramirez is huge. This lineup will be even more dangerous putting him in there with Lindor, Kwan, Winker, Turang, Dubon, and Santana. It is bad luck though that Bieber is on the shelf, but they do have pick #15 this year and could add a good SP or possibly hit the rumor mill for help. Look for the Guardians to push for a playoff spot. Maybe all three wild cards come out of the East?