Guardians of the Future Next Year in Cleveland

There have been a number of bats on the Lake County Captains showing some good early season signs of development, from Nate Furman's power, Guy Lipscomb's Kwan-lite abilities, and CJ Kayfus' dominance.Doug Nikhazy, Tommy Mace and Aaron Davenport are all showing signs of progress in Double-A as well, all part of Cleveland's 2021 draft class.



We welcome good friend Michael Mahoney, gameday stringer for the Captains, to talk about the recent power surge in Lake County, and the development of the pitching in Akron.

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The Guardians are finally calling up Kyle Manzardo, but it comes at the expense of Steven Kwan.



But, what does Kyle Manzardo bring to the Guardians? What does he do well and what should we expect from his skill set and tools?



I dive into that, discuss the return of George Valera, as well as another injury to Chase DeLauter.



Also get into observations on Trenton Denholm, CJ Kayfus, and Alex Mooney from my latest trip to Lake County.



I also cover Matt Wilkinson and Alex Clemmey in Lynchburg, as well as what to look for on the ACL Guardians club.



And finally, I talked about why I like the day two college pitching in the 2024 MLB Draft.



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After a slow start, some Lynchburg Hillcats bats are catching fire.



Ralphy Velazquez, Jaison Chourio and Angel Genao are hitting everything in sight, which has promoted some talk about promotions.



But when is the right time to promote prospects up a level and what goes into that?



This episode ponders when those three will be promoted, and what has to happen for them to get to the next level.



Also discussed is the return of an injured pitching prospect, Guardians relief prospects that are surging and Kyle Manzardo's big weekend.



We wrap up this episode with part of an interview I did with Guardians 2023 pick Alex Mooney from Lake County over the weekend.



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The Lynchburg Hillcats will be must see-tv when it comes to the Cleveland Guardians farm system and prospects in 2024. Hillcats broadcaster and Cleveland native, Jason Prill, joins Guardians of the Future to talk about the exciting young Hillcats roster, some exciting insights into players like Jaison Chouio, Ralphy Velazquez, Alex Clemmey, Matt "The Tugboat" Wilkinson and Rafael Ramirez, and more.Jason also lets us know what's going to be going on in Lynhcburg this year in promos and new, great ways to watch and listen to the Hillcats this year!

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The Guardians of the Future podcast is back for the 2024 season!

The 2024 minor league season is sort of underway. The Columbus Clippers have a few games under their belt though mother nature is holding them back some, and Akron, Lake County and Lynchburg will all get started this week.



This week's episode looks at the most fun rosters in the Guardians system and thoughts on where certain prospects are starting.



How much will Ralphy Velazquez catch or play first? Why Lynchburg's roster is the most fun, and we look at the rotations and lineups throughout the system. We also look at the impact of major injuries to Daniel Espino, Joey Cantillo and Justin Campbell.



And at the end, we talk about how Braden Montgomery is putting himself into the 1.1 discussion quickly.



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Fresh off of a trip to Guardians spring training in Arizona and two days at the player development facility, here are my observations from the backfields of Guardians spring training and some prospects in big league camp as well.



Players and storylines discussed:

What has to happen for Chase DeLauter to debut in the majors

Angel Martinez's adjustments have him as a prospect to watch this spring

Deyvison De Los Santos is having a rough camp

How can Kyle Manzardo making the Opening Day roster?

Kahlil Watson in CF?

Rafael Ramirez Jr.'s exciting physical build

Alex Clemmey looks big and impressive

Injury updates on George Valera and Daniel Espino



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