The Guardians had a good year as an organization in their minor league system. Let’s see which players’ seasons would qualify them as organizational all-stars.
This article is intented to identify players
whom fans should be excited to see in the big leagues in the future, so, for the purposes of this exercise, we are not including players who made it to the big leagues this past year:
Position Players:
Catcher: Cooper Ingle, 23 years old, LHH, 138 wRC+, 16.7/16.9 K/BB% (Ended in AAA)
First Base: Ralphy Velazquez, 20 years old, LHH, 135 wRC+, 19.1/9.6 K/BB% (Ended in AA)
Second Base: Travis Bazzana, 23 years old, LHH, 136 wRC+, 24.3/17/6 K/BB% (Ended in AAA)
Third Base: Luke Hill, 21 years old, RHH, 179 wRC+, 17.7/17.7 K/BB% (Ended in A)
Shortstop: Angel Genao, 21 years old, SH, 107 wRC+, 15.5/9.4 K/BB% (Ended in AA)
Left Field: Alfonsin Rosario, 21 years old, RHH, 129 wRC+, 27.5/10.4 K/BB% (Ended in AA)
Center Field: Kahlil Watson, 22 years old, LHH, 128 wRC+, 27.7/11.2 K/BB% (Ended in AAA)
Right Field: Wuilfredo Antunez, 23 years old, RHH, 138 wRC+, 22.1/7.7 K/BB% (Ended in AA)
Designated Hitter: Nolan Schubart, 21 years old, LHH, 163 wRC+, 36.4/22.7 K/BB% (Ended in A)
Bench:
Catcher: Bennett Thompson, 22 years old, RHH, 123 wRC+, 13.8/12.8 K/BB% (Ended in A+)
Infielder: Dauri Fernandez, 18 years old, SH, 134 wRC+, 12.5/8 K/BB% (Ended in A)
Outfielder: Nick Mitchell, 22 years old, RHH, 122 wRC+, 14.2/14.8 K/BB% (Ended in A+)
Outfielder: Tommy Hawke, 23 years old, LHH, 148 wRC+, 16.8/18.9 K/BB%, 65 stolen bases (Ended in AA)
Honorable Mention: Jacob Cozart, catcher, 22 years old, LHH, 107 wRC+, 22.1/12. K/BB% (ended in AA), Junekir Caceres, outfielder, 18 years old, LHH, 121 wRC+ (ended in A), Riley Nelson, first baseman, 21 years old, LHH, 148 wRC+, 18.5/4.6 K/BB% (ended in A).
Rotation:
Starting Pitcher: Braylon Doughty, RHP, 19 years old, 3.48 ERA, 10.44/2.43 K/BB/9 (Ended in A)
Starting Pitcher: Joey Oakie, RHP, 19 years old, 2.22 ERA, 11.47/5.55 K/BB/9 (Ended in A)
Starting Pitcher: Josh Hartle, LHP, 22 years old, 2.54 ERA, 8.5/3.1 K/BB/9 (Ended in A+)
Starting Pitcher: Austin Peterson, RHP, 26 years old, 3.21 ERA, 7.85/2.47 K/BB/9 (Ended in AAA)
Starting Pitcher: Yorman Gomez, RHP, 22 years old, 2.96 ERA, 10.85/3.22 K/BB/9 (Ended in AA)
Honorable Mention: Rafe Schlesinger, LHP, 22 years old, 3.56 ERA, 9.72/3.73 K/BB/9 (ended in A+), Michael Kennedy, RHP, 20 years old, 3.86 ERA, 8.95/4.27 K/BB/9 (ended in A+).
Bullpen:
Reliever: Alaska Abney, RHP, 25 years old, 1.44 ERA, 8.64/0.72 K/BB/9 (ended in AA)
Reliever: Jake Miller, RHP, 25 years old, 2.86 ERA, 7.64/3 K/BB/9 (ended in AAA)
Reliever: Steven Perez, LHP, 24 years old, 1.83 ERA, 9.13/2.61 K/BB/9 (ended in AA)
Reliever: Jack Jasiak, RHP, 24 years old, 3.34 ERA, 10/2.47 K/BB/9 (ended in AA)
Reliever: Jogly Garcia, RHP, 22 years old, 2.77 ERA, 14.54/3.92 K/BB/9 (ended in A+)
Reliever: Xavier Martinez, RHP, 22 years old, 2.79 ERA, 11.32/4.35 K/BB/9 (ended in A+)
Closer: Sean Matson, RHP, 23 years old, 2.08 ERA, 9.97/2.8 K/BB/9 (ended in A+)
Obviously, it’s important to pay attention to a player’s age and the level at which they finished, but we can see a variety of names here to carefully track as 2026 approaches. Will Wuilfredo Antunez and Steven Perez distinguish themselves in the Arizona Fall League enough to be added to the roster? Will 2025 MLB draftees – Luke Hill, Nolan Schubart and Riley Nelson – see a promotion to Lake County when the next season begins? Can Angel Genao take the next needed step to demonstrate an ability to hit at the major league level? Will Travis Bazzana be healthy enough and take the needed developmental steps to make an impact on the Guardians next year?
There are so many fun storylines to follow among these young men. Get to doing some digging and getting to know them so we can follow them all to success.
