Gavin Williams had an impressive spring training debut for the Cleveland Guardians. Will that turn into a big season for Williams and the Guardians and what can it do for the team? Plus we draft the best position player prospect tools from the Guardians minor league hitters and debate if this is the best position player prospect group we've seen.

0:00 Intro: Spring debut for Gavin Williams

5:02 Williams' performance and potential impact on rotation

10:00 Guardians' starting pitching improvements from last year

15:35 Chase DeLauter's status and extension talks

20:38 Draft of prospect tools: Hit and power

25:53 Speed, defense and arm tool evaluations

30:56 Catcher prospects and defensive abilities

35:13 Best position player prospect group debate

40:42 Upcoming episodes and insider content

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The Cleveland Guardians focus this offseason was to add more starting pitching. Did they do enough? Will they be better as a unit in 2025? Will it stave off bullpen regression? We discuss that, Luis Ortiz's spring debut and injury updates from day 4 of spring training.

0:00 Intro: Day 4 of Guardians Spring Training

5:10 Spring training updates and injury reports

10:17 Luis Ortiz's spring debut

15:13 Did Guardians do enough to improve starting pitching?

19:57 Tanner Bibee predictions for 2025 season

25:28 Shane Bieber and John Means return predictions

29:37 Prospect stock watch: Buy, sell, hold pitchers

34:51 Buying stock in Austin Peterson and Braylon Doughty

39:34 Outro: Preview of upcoming hitter prospect tools draft

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Slade Cecconi flashes new stuff and Joey Cantillo works on control - can they both put it together? We discuss these two pitchers as a big part of the Cleveland Guardians starting pitching battle in spring training. Plus updates on injuries and remembering the late Larry Dolan.

0:00 Intro: Spring training updates for Guardians

5:00 Slade Cecconi debut and new sinker pitch

10:00 Joey Cantillo's improved control and fastball

15:00 Second base competition and roster considerations

20:00 Injury updates for several Guardians players

25:00 Larry Dolan's passing and ownership legacy

35:00 Reflections on Dolan's impact on Cleveland

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Cleveland Guardians baseball is back - at least spring training. We (over) react to the first weekend of Guardians spring training games with ours and your Monday Morning Headlines. We start our log of the second base battle and talk about the Guardians slow playing some pitchers to start the year and if that's a good idea or if it works.

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Is this the best group of hitting prospects the Cleveland Guardians have had? Since when? Where should Carlos Santana hit in the lineup? How will the tough early schedule test the Guardians? Your questions all get answered in this mailbag edition!

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The Cleveland Guardians prospect lists are filled with more hitters today than pitchers. We talk about why that is with Geoff Pontes of Baseball America and how those hitters are developing, plus if high school draft picks hold their value longer and have more value in trades.

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On a stock watch Wednesday edition of Locked On Guardians, we discuss what we're buying, holding and selling about the 2025 Cleveland Guardians heading into spring training. We discuss Kyle Manzardo's role, Lane Thomas' contract year, Bo Naylor's offensive resurgance, Joey Cantillo's end of 2024 breakout and Johnathan Rodriguez as a top 100 prospect...or not.

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The Cleveland Guardians are expected to sign John Means to a deal. On this episode, we discuss why there is no downside for the Guardians to this deal. We look over the 2025 and 2026 pitching options related to this. We also talk about how David Fry's injury should benefit Kyle Manzardo in some ways, and we look into the first weekend of college baseball as it relates to the draft.

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