The Surprise Saguaros won the AFL championship with a key hit from Guardians second base prospect Juan Benjamin.
Sagauros 9, Javelinas 4 was the final score. No other special news of note for Guardians players active in winter ball. Carlos Hernandez gave up 3 runs in an inning of work and Angel Martinez struck out four times, so best to forget those debuts.
We are officially in the offseason doldrums, but with the deadline to put Rule 5 eligible prospects on the 40-man roster on Tuesday, November 18th
and the deadline to tender players a contract on Friday, November 21st, we should see some activity soon. The Guardians seem likely to protect shortstop Angel Genao, outfielder Kahlil Watson, and right-handed pitcher Austin Peterson… then another slew of pitchers like Yorman Gomez, Steven Perez, Matt Jahec, and Trenton Denholm may get consideration.
Anthony Castrovince had a nice piece on Stephen Vogt’s presser about his new coaches.
