“There’s a lot of preparation, a lot of unknowns and anxieties,” said Stephen Osterer, new Guardians director of player development. “It’s not super straight forward in projecting who you could or could not lose.

When they reach certain time in an MLB team’s farm system, players can be poached by other organizations if they aren’t added to their current club’s 40-man roster. A few weeks ago, the Cleveland Guardians protected Franco Aleman,

Mike Chernoff said the Cleveland Guardians 'are happy' with their trades with the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates.

In one of the most surprising moves of the offseason so far, the Cleveland Guardians traded three-time Gold Glove-winning second baseman Andres Gimenez to the Toronto Blue Jays. After the trade was reported,

Toronto will have a $23 million option to retain Gimenez for 2030. Toronto will be paying all of the remaining contract. 1- The Guardians likely felt Gimenez’ remaining contract value was far more than they wanted to invest in a middle-infielder.

Rocky Colavito, a nine-time MLB All-Star and Cleveland baseball legend, died at 91 on Tuesday, per MLB.com's Chris Haft. The Guardians said in a

A revered power hitter who was imprudently traded in the prime of his career, Colavito played for six teams across 14 major-league seasons.