“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.

The Cleveland Guardians broke up their infield and plugged a hole in their rotation. The AL Central champions pulled off two significant trades at the winter meetings in Dallas on Tuesday night, first sending three-time Gold Glove second baseman Andres Gimenez to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Rocky Colavito, who spent eight of his 14 major league seasons in Cleveland and was a nine-time All-Star, died at age 91.