News and Notes for Thursday, January 30th, 2025
After being DFA’d to make room for Paul Sewald, relief pitcher Pedro Ávila cleared waivers and was outrighted to AAA Columbus Clippers.
As typical, lists ranking players are only correct when a player for the Cleveland Guardians is ranked #1. Some consideration can be made for Top 5 depending on position. The 3-time Gold Glove left fielder was ranked #8 by “The Shredder”. Steven Kwan finished the 2024 season with a .292/.368/.425 line, 4.1 fWAR, and a 131 wRC+ despite missing a month.
The BEST left fielders in the Big Leagues, according to The Shredder! @MLBNow | #Top10RightNow pic.twitter.com/YVtP2DjrOE
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 30, 2025
Guardians Beat Reporter Mandy Bell, posted her regular Guardians newsletter, this time looking into the outfield questions – Who is starting RF and when do we see Chase DeLauter?