The Guardians already have the fourth-best farm system in the Majors, according to MLB Pipeline. Now, they’re hoping they’re even better.

The Guardians made their first-round selection of the 2023 MLB Draft, selecting 18-year-old catcher/first baseman Ralphy Velazquez out of Huntington Beach (Calif.) High School with the 23rd overall pick in

Most pitchers need time to work their way through a pitching pipeline, particularly ones without college experience. Braylon Doughty, apparently, didn’t get that memo.

Barely two years removed from high school, MLB’s No. 72 prospect has already emerged as one of Cleveland’s most closely watched young arms

Sept. 4, 2026, may come to be known as the Great Cleveland Walk-off Extravaganza. In an amazing set of parallels, the organization had four walk-off wins on Friday, with three of them coming within minutes of each other and in similar fashion.

The first walk-off came when the Guardians' Brayan Rocchio

CLEVELAND -- The early returns on Guardians rookie Angel Genao in the big leagues have been promising. What’s encouraging is we know he’s just getting started.

It's safe to say that Nolan Schubart's power has transferred to the pro game.

Already having surpassed the 30-homer mark, the Guardians’ No. 24 prospect went yard two more times in Double-A Akron’s 7-4 victory over Somerset on Sunday at TD Bank Park. Schubart

The dog days of August have been anything but for Ralphy Velazquez, who is in the midst of the best single-month power surge by a Minor Leaguer in over five years.

Cleveland’s No. 2 prospect hammered his 15th roundtripper in August as part of a three-hit, three-RBI

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CLEVELAND -- Guardians rookie infielder Angel Genao is in the midst of his first stint in the big leagues. But in retrospect, he got a

Back on June 18, Cooper Ingle (CLE No. 5) delivered a three-homer performance for Triple-A Columbus. Eight days later, he was making his Major League debut at Progressive Field.

Now another slugging Guardians prospect has joined him in the milestone club as Ralphy Velazquez, the

Ralphy Velazquez is on some kind of heater.

MLB's No. 1 first base prospect hammered his 23rd and 24th homers of the year in Triple-A Columbus' two-game set against St. Paul on Thursday at Huntington Park, building on a stretch in which he has been

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Ralphy Velazquez entered Thursday night with a Minor League-best seven homers this month -- all coming in the past eight games. So instead of extending that streak with a run-of-the-mill dinger, MLB's No. 32 prospect added a little spice to his latest clout.

Hitting the ball over

The Trade Deadline is an important mile marker in every season, at which point contending clubs bolster their rosters for a postseason push. And while trade acquisitions are an important way that teams boost their chances at making the playoffs and potentially a deep October run, there is

CHICAGO -- Jace LaViolette is moving on up and is one step closer to the big leagues.

CLEVELAND -- Stephen Vogt got to watch Angel Genao up close this spring, when the top prospect earned a non-roster invite to Guardians big league camp. Between Genao’s infectious smile and his electric skill set, the skipper had a bit of a premonition.

CLEVELAND -- Angel Genao grew up idolizing Francisco Lindor. Poetically, the Guardians' prospect made his big league debut with the superstar shortstop in the opposite dugout.

The Guardians promoted Genao, a switch-hitting infielder, from Triple-A Columbus prior to Wednesday’s game against Lindor and the Mets at Progressive Field. The

If the Guardians have a type, it's a penchant for contact-oriented switch-hitting infielders.

Cleveland's farm system is stocked with this prototype, as is the big league club, which has found plenty of success with the likes of seven-time All-Star José Ramírez and Brayan Rocchio, by far, the team's best defender --

When the Guardians drafted Justin Campbell 37th overall in the 2022 Draft, they saw an exciting pitching prospect they could mold.

An athletic 6-foot-5 right-hander out of Oklahoma State who was a finalist for the John Olerud Award given to the nation's best two-way player, Campbell had the look

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians opened the 2026 MLB Draft by adding a pair of intriguing arms to the Cleveland Pitching Factory assembly line, before they then landed two collegiate prospects who are known for their promising hit tools to complete Day 1.

The Guardians selected University of Florida right-hander

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians organization has long been renowned for its pitching factory, which has churned out myriad quality hurlers through the years. In the first round of the MLB Draft on Saturday, Cleveland added a new face to the assembly line.

With the No. 19 overall pick in the 2026