Guardians of the Future is back talking to Lynchburg Hillcats broadcaster and Cleveland native Jason Prill about how Ralphy Velazquez and Jaison Chourio impressed at the MLB Futures game, how Angel Genao and Austin Peterson have taken off this year as prospect. The Hillcats pitching staff this year and potential future Hillcats are also discussed.L…

Talking Cleveland Guardians draft strategy with Willie Hood.What rumors do we believe?How much money are the Guardians trying to commit to the picks 1.1, 1.36, 1.48?What are the odds at 1.1?Whats the plan at 1.1 if it's Wetherholt?And other prep and college options we like down the board.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CVUhXqB1Hy8Subscribe to th…

We're finally back for another Cleveland Guardians of the Future episode.In a solo episode this week, I talk about the promotions of Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson and how he's looked at High-A so far, including my in-person observations at his stuff.I also discuss the promotions of Nate Furman and CJ Kayfus, the latest injury to Chase DeLauter, and what…

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 welc…

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 observatio…

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 …

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 "T…

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 Guard…

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 adjustme…

The 2024 D1 college baseball season starts Friday, February 16. And in case you haven't heard, the Cleveland Guardians are picking #1 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft.So we get the D1 college season talking 2024 MLB Draft with Willie Hood. We talk about the Guardians strategy at 1-1, how to view early season college baseball performances, and of cours…

It's been a busy offseason for Guardians pitching prospect Will Dion. He got married, spent some time working out with Driveline, and caught up on some of his favorite hobbies. He was nice enough to take a half hour of his time to talk to us this week about all of that, the change in his delivery away from the Clayton Kershaw motion late last year,…

It's a new year, and it's a big year for the Cleveland Guardians farm system. Not only did they win the draft lottery to pick #1 in the 2024 MLB draft, but there are a number of prospects in the farm system who are down to their last option season, who are Rule 5 eligible coming in November that need a big year, and a number of big name prospects c…

Perhaps the biggest news of the baseball offseason for the Cleveland Guardians is winning the draft lottery for the 2024 draft, picking # 1 overall. On this episode of Guardians of the Future, Justin Lada is joined by Joe Werner (@ JoletinJoey on Twitter/X) of the self-published Prospect Digest Handbook to talk about the Guardians options at the #1…

Matt Dallas joins Brian Hemminger to break down Guardians Prospects in the AFL, discuss whether we anticipate any Guardians being selected in the Rule 5, and answer listener questions.

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Justin Lada and Willie Hood react live to the Guardians 40 man roster decisions ahead of the Rule 5 protection deadline on Nov. 14, 2023, running through who will or won't be added, the Cal Quantrill news and Daniel Espino and Cade Smith being added

Join Matt and Quincy as they discuss the Guardians' hiring of Stephen Vogt, reasons to believe in Stephen Vogt, the additions of Anthony Rivas and Christian Bethancourt to the Guardians' roster, and 2 potential free agent and 2 potential trade targets for the Guardians. Twitter: Matt: @mattdallas27 Quincy: @QuincyWheeler1…

The long awaited return of the Disgusting Baseball podcast, join Matt and Quincy as they discuss the Guardians managerial search and potential offseason transactions. Twitter: Matt: @mattdallas27 Quincy: @QuincyWheeler1

The voice of Huntington Park and the Columbus Clippers, Matt Leinginger, joins the podcast to share what powers he does and doesn't have over the Columbus Clippers roster, working in minor league baseball and social media, why he's optimistic about Jhonkensy Noel, Angel Martinez, Kyle Manzardo, Cade Smith and others. And we also discuss what makes …

Akron RubberDucks broadcaster Marco LaNave joins the podcast to put the bow on the 'Ducks 2023 season. Even though Akron didn't make the playoffs, there was plenty to talk about from Chase DeLauter's brief stint at the end of the season, Franco Aleman's incredible run in Double-A, and what he needs to work on. We talked about Will Dion's impressive…

On this weeks, edition of the podcast, host, John Telich has Guardians, Senior Vice President, Bob Dibiasio, on to discuss the impact Terry Francona had on Cleveland baseball over the past 11 years. Included are some crazy behind-the-scenes stories, and also a look at how special Jose Ramirez, has been with the Guardians. Hosted by: John Telich Pro…

Brian and Matt wrap up the 2023 Minor League Baseball season. Did you know that a certain reliever allowed no runs in the months of July, August, and September? That'll play.

The Lynchburg Hillcats finished the 2023 season over .500 for the firs time since 2018, despite making the playoffs in 2022. They did it with interesting hitters between Jose Devers' surprising power at the end of the year, Guy Lipscomb's wheels, Wuilfredo Antunez's tenacity and more. Hillcats broadcaster Jason Prill stops by to put a bow on the Hi…

As minor league baseball winds down for the 2023 season, the Lake County Captains season has come to a close. It was an interesting year with the biggest story being Chase DeLauter's exciting second half once he was healthy, showing why he was a first round pick. On this week's Guardians of the Future, Michael Mahoney, a game day operator for the C…

In this episode, Natalie Turk of NEO SportsInsiders talks about how the Guardians have under performed from preseason expectations. She and host John Telich also pay tribute to the late co founder of the website Matt Loede, who passed away on September 29, 2021. He was a much beloved member of the sports media in North East Ohio. Hosted by: John Te…

Brian and Matt return to discuss Chase DeLauter's annihilation of all opposition, Jose Tena's hot smashes, and Reid Johnston's quiet determination.

With the Cleveland Guardians, placing slugger Manny Ramirez in their Hall of Fame this past weekend, podcast host, John Telich chatted with former Fox 8 sports colleague, Mark Schroeder, who was there in the 90s for all of Manny’s time as a Cleveland Indian. Hosted by: John Telich Produced by: Michael Seijas The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us…

On this episode of the Guardians of the Future, we discuss the recent rehab games from new prospect Kyle Manzardo and if he could and will come up before the end of the year. We also talk about if George Valera should come up in September for Cleveland, what prospects could be promoted in the system like Jaison Chorio and Ralphy Velazquez. We talk …

Joey Cantillo will find you. He will strike you out. Nothing can be done. Embrace your demise. Also, further discussion of the Guardians minor league system.

Adam the Bull joins host John Telich to discuss the fading playoff hopes for the Guardians, and in keeping with the baseball theme the two discuss some of the top shows in today’s streaming era. Hosted by: John Telich Produced by: Michael Seijas The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us on Twitter: @pressplaypods For Sponsorship plans and more infor…

The Cleveland Guardians had an interesting and somewhat controversial trading deadline. On this episode of Guardians of the Future, we discuss why the Guardians decided to move Aaron Civale now, why Kyle Manzardo could solve a long term need for the team, and how the Guardians got a lot of potential out of the Josh Bell deal. We also discuss some t…

Brian Hemminger and Matt Schlichting return to discuss newly-acquired prospects Kyle Manzardo and Kahlil Watson. Could Jaison Chourio replace Gavin Williams on the Top Ten Prospects Countdown? Which player got promoted ~again~ immediately after recording? All this and more on episode 67 of Around the Corner.…

In this episode, roughly 100 games into the season, Bally sports announcer Andre Knott, joins host, John Telich to talk about the incredible season at the plate, that Josh Naylor is having and how the Guardians stack up with the rest of the division heading towards the trade deadline. Hosted by: John Telich Produced by: Michael Seijas The Press Pla…

Justin Lada and Willie Hood run through the Cleveland Guardians 2023 draft class, their thoughts on first round pick Ralphy Velazquez, high upside high school arm Alex Clemmey, interesting day two and day three players and answer your draft questions. https://nextyearincleveland.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube…

Around the Corner: Chase DeLauter's scorching start, Schneemann's demons, and a look at the Guardians' picks in last week's draft

On this weeks, Guardians of the Land MLB Podcast, host. John Telich breaks down the big stories of the first half of the season, such as starting pitching injuries , young pitchers emergence and increased attendance, and he looks at which Guardians need to be big cogs in the playoff push in the final 72 games. Hosted by: John Telich Produced by: Mi…

Justin Lada, Jared Sziber and Joe Werner banter about the first round of the 2023 MLB draft leading up to the Guardians pick at 23 and then react to the pick. A long one, but plenty of fun draft and Guardians banter.

Just before the 2023 MLB draft, Justin Lada and Willie Hood look at the latest mock drafts from over at Next Year in Cleveland, the big outlets and look at possibilities for the Guardians at pick 23, 534 and 62, and then deeper in the draft. A deep dive on the Guardians draft philosophies, strengths, weaknesses, what to know, tyes like Brock Wilken…

Around the Corner: Bo Naylor and Gavin Williams are in Cleveland, and a peak inside the Corner Cupboard

On this weeks, episode of the Guardians of the Land MLB Podcast, host, John Telich, interviews, Jensen Lewis, guardians TV, analyst on Bally sports. Lewis talked about his journey to become a major league pitcher with the Indians, his transition to TV, and then, he breaks down the three young pitchers on the Guardians current staff . Hosted by: Joh…

For the first time this year, Willie Hood is back to join Justin Lada to recap the highlights and lowlights from the first half of the minor league baseball season from the Cleveland Guardians minor league system and then a whole lot of 2023 MLB Draft talk and who the Guardians could take at 23/58/96. Subscribe to the newsletter for more: https://n…

Around the Corner: Bo Naylor keeps hitting, Welbyn Francisca's immediate impact in the DSL, Joey Cantillo is making big strides in Triple-A, and more

The Guardians have just finished up a fairly successful home stand, and in the process have found a good deal more offense than they have previously shown this season. With less than 100 games to go in the season, JT brings John Sabol on the podcast to take the temperature of the Guardians. Everything from a potential Bieber trade to what’s wrong w…

Logan Allen's continued MLB brilliance, Juan Brito's dominance at every level, Brayan Rocchio shredding Triple-A, and more!

On this edition of the Guardians of the Land MLB Podcast post, John Telich, chats with Guardians television played by play voice Matt Underwood. They talk about the troubles at this point in the season. They dive into why the organization has had so much success developing young pitchers. Also, who gave Matt his big break in the business? Hosted by…

Former Guardians Baseball Insider intern and current Baseball Prospectus/Red Black Green Baseball writer Pat Ellington joins Justin Lada on this week's episode of Guardians of the Future to discuss Cleveland Guardians prospects in High-A Lake County. Topics/players discussed: Juan Brito and the unfair comparisons to Jose Ramirez Ethan Hankins' firs…

In this weeks episode of the Guardians of the Land MLB Podcast host, John Telich chats with six time Indians, all star Sandy Alomar Jr. They go down memory lane with behind the curtain comments about big moments in team history. Sandy also talks about the development of the young Guardians team that he is the first base coach for. Hosted by: John T…

Akron RubberDucks broadcaster Marco LaNave joins host Justin Lada for this week's episode of the podcast. Marco gives some insight into Joey Cantillo's efforts to attack the zone and be more consistent following his 13 strikeout performance a few weeks ago, as well as looking into what has Aaron Bracho off to a potentially resurgent start to the se…

Gavin Williams' hot start in Triple-A, Daniel Espino's injury update, the future of the middle infield, and more.

Amed Rosario, Gabriel Arias, Tyler Freeman, and soon Brayan Rocchio will all need at-bats soon, Tanner Bibee has looked impressive in two of his first three starts, and we answer your questions!