Injuries & Moves: Guardians get prospect Boyd from Reds 

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Published 08.02.2023
Injuries & Moves: Guardians get prospect Boyd from Reds 

Throughout the offseason, this web page will up to date with any Guardians transactions and damage updates.

Feb. 8: OF Will Benson traded to Cincinnati in trade for OF Justin Boyd and a participant to be named
The Guardians’ outfield is overcrowded, so discovering time for Benson in ’23 might have been a problem. Trading Benson opened a spot on the 40-man roster and introduced again Boyd, who was the Reds’ second-round Draft pick of Oregon State in 2022 and had been ranked sixteenth on MLB Pipeline’s listing of Top 30 Reds prospects.

Feb. 3: Guardians hand out eight inside invites to huge league camp
The Guardians introduced that they invited LHP Logan Allen, RHP Peyton Battenfield, RHP Nick Mikolajchak, LHP Andrew Misiaszek, RHP Luis Oviedo, RHP Cade Smith, C/INF David Fry and 1B Micah Pries to huge league Spring Training.

Jan. 4: Guardians signal C Cam Gallagher, RHP Michael Kelly, OF Roman Quinn and RHP Touki Toussaint to Minor League contracts
Cleveland added one other catching possibility by signing Gallagher, who has spent practically all of his skilled profession with the Royals however was traded to San Diego in August. He, Kelly, Quinn and Toussaint have been invited to huge league camp.

Dec. 14: INF Owen Miller traded to Brewers for participant to be named or money
The Guardians traded Miller to his hometown staff, sending the Mequon, Wis., native to the Brewers. A flexible infielder, Miller cooled off after hitting .400/.466/.700 within the first month final season. He completed slashing .243/.301/.351 with 51 RBIs in 130 video games. The 26-year-old has a number of possibility years remaining. The commerce leaves the Guardians’ 40-man roster at 39.

Nov. 18: Guardians non-tender LHP Anthony Gose, C Luke Maile
The Guardians did not have any surprises previous to the non-tender deadline on Nov. 18. Gose, who had already been designated for project earlier within the week, was not tendered a contract for 2023. Cleveland has been clear that it is on the lookout for upgrades behind the plate, which made it simple to imagine Maile wouldn’t be tendered heading into the winter.

Nov. 15: INF Nolan Jones traded to Colorado for INF Juan Brito; RHP Carlos Vargas traded to Arizona for RHP Ross Carver
The deadline to guard Minor Leaguers from the Rule 5 Draft compelled the Guardians to take a deeper have a look at their roster, and the group realized that Jones’ path to the large leagues wasn’t as clear because it as soon as was. The third baseman needed to transfer to the outfield after José Ramírez’s future in Cleveland grew to become everlasting. And now that the Guardians have stable candidates to play all three outfield positions, it was troublesome to examine Jones getting enjoying time within the grass. Vargas was despatched to Arizona to get one other righty pitching possibility, although Carver was not added to the 40-man roster.

Nov. 15: Guardians add INF Angel Martinez, LHP Joey Cantillo, LHP Tim Herrin and INF Juan Brito to 40-man roster
In order to guard Martinez and Cantillo — two of their Top 30 prospects, as ranked by MLB Pipeline — Herrin and the newly acquired Brito from the Rule 5 Draft this offseason, the Guardians added the quartet to the 40-man roster.

Nov. 15: RHP Kirk McCarty and LHP Gose designated for project
The Guardians wanted to clear house on their 40-man roster for the 4 additions, which meant parting methods with McCarty and Gose. McCarty had been DFA’d twice throughout the 2022 season, and Gose is anticipated to spend subsequent 12 months rehabbing his manner again from Tommy John surgical procedure.

3B José Ramírez (torn ulnar collateral ligament in proper hand)
Ramírez sustained the damage in June and had the choice to bear surgical procedure at the moment, however he was adamant about ready till the offseason to have the process. Instead, the operation was carried out on Nov. 9 by hand specialist Dr. Thomas Graham. Ramírez will want six to eight weeks to get better, however he’s anticipated to be prepared for Spring Training.

RHP Nick Sandlin (Teres Major muscle pressure)
Expected return: 2023
Sandlin, who exited after two-thirds of an inning within the tenth on Oct. 8, underwent an MRI hat confirmed a pressure of the Teres Major muscle. He received a PRP injection after the season ended and is anticipated to be in remedy for six to eight weeks. The staff shouldn’t be anticipating it to trigger any restrictions throughout Spring Training.