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2026 Opening Day Preview
State of the Team
The team went 17-8 in Spring Training. Looking like it should be another successful regular season.
News Dump
C Patrick Bailey will be out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. It's a crushing blow after he had a 120 OPS+ last season. In a corresponding move, C Reese McGuire was added to the active roster.
40-Man Roster
Bolded=26-Man Roster
Hitters:
C Austin Hedges
C Reese McGuire
1B J.C. Correa
1B Jhonkensy Noel
2B Aaron Bracho
2B Andres Gimenez
2B Cooper Kinney
3B Jermaine Palacios
3B Jose Ramirez
SS Carlos Correa
LF Corbin Carroll
LF Luis Matos
CF TJ Adams
CF Byron Buxton
CF Isaiah Greene
RF Will Benson
RF George Valera
RF Matt Vierling
Pitchers:
SP Shane Bieber
SP Jacob deGrom
SP Sonny Gray
SP Jon Heasley
SP Sean Hjelle
SP Nick Lodolo
RP Tanner Burns
RP Emmanuel Clase
RP Cristian Hernandez
RP Tim Herrin
RP Tylor Megill
RP Nathan Ocker
RP Luis Oviedo
RP Nathan Webb
RP Steven Wilson
RP Jovani Moran
Minor League Report
The latest Top 100 Prospects report ranks our farm system 9th and has us with three Top 100 Prospects:
SS Luis Carrizales (0.5, 4.5) - #13
SP Juan Oporto (0.5, 4.5) - #36
C Juan Rivera (0.5, 2.5) - #43
Around The League
Preseason Predictions
The Guardians are predicted to go 103-59, winning the AL Central by 25 games and good for the best record in MLB.
AL Seeding:
1. Guardians
2. Angels
3. Orioles
4. Rangers
5. Red Sox
6. Yankees
NL Seeding:
1. Dodgers
2. Mets
3. Cardinals
4. Cubs
5. Reds
6. Padres
Major Trades
Rays LF Heriberto Hernandez (3.0, 3.0) to Angels for RP Luke Murphy (4.0, 4.0)
Major Extensions
RP Scott Barlow (4.0, 4.0) signs with Blue Jays for $16M/2yr
C Taylor Ward (4.0, 4.0) signs with Rangers for $73M/3yr
RP Jordan Romano (3.5, 3.5) signs with Mets for $25M/3yr
SP Freddy Peralta (3.5, 3.5) signs with Cubs for $92M/4yr
CL Junior Fernandez (4.5, 4.5) signs with Cardinals for $25M/2yr
RP Codi Heuer (3.5, 3.5) signs with Cubs for $24M/3yr
Author's Note: How busy my work schedule was made keeping up with this harder than expected, but updates will resume. I think still I will start to use more screenshots to keep writing more manageable...
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