We're talking all things Cleveland Guardians spring training in this episode of Guardians of the Future. Spring Breakout performance, spring training standouts, AND we're talking about the potential roster for the Columbus Clippers to start the year. Subscribe to the newsletter https://nextyearincleveland.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://you…

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The Guardians of the Future podcast is back! The first episode of 2025 talks about which Cleveland Guardians prospects got invites to major league spring training, which ones didn't and why, as well as which prospects need to have a good showing in spring training. We also get into some of the off-season trades that added prospects to the Guardians…

On a long overdue episode of Guardians of the Future, Lake County Captains broadcasters Luke Potosky and Tyler Danburg join the show to recap the Captains 2024 season, including the first half division title, Travis Bazzana's debut, and the Captains rigging home the Midwest League Championship Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZHSgcZO_FP4…

Big news in the Guardians farm system on August 19 as Chase DeLauter gets promoted to Triple-A Columbus after a three homer game stretch despite 33 games played in 2024. This episode of Guardians of the Future discusses DeLauter's promotion, what's next for him and the Guardians, what could have been, and the ripple effects. Other items discussed i…

Guardians of the Future is back talking to Lynchburg Hillcats broadcaster and Cleveland native Jason Prill about how Ralphy Velazquez and Jaison Chourio impressed at the MLB Futures game, how Angel Genao and Austin Peterson have taken off this year as prospect. The Hillcats pitching staff this year and potential future Hillcats are also discussed.L…

Talking Cleveland Guardians draft strategy with Willie Hood.What rumors do we believe?How much money are the Guardians trying to commit to the picks 1.1, 1.36, 1.48?What are the odds at 1.1?Whats the plan at 1.1 if it's Wetherholt?And other prep and college options we like down the board.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CVUhXqB1Hy8Subscribe to th…

We're finally back for another Cleveland Guardians of the Future episode.In a solo episode this week, I talk about the promotions of Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson and how he's looked at High-A so far, including my in-person observations at his stuff.I also discuss the promotions of Nate Furman and CJ Kayfus, the latest injury to Chase DeLauter, and what…

There have been a number of bats on the Lake County Captains showing some good early season signs of development, from Nate Furman's power, Guy Lipscomb's Kwan-lite abilities, and CJ Kayfus' dominance.Doug Nikhazy, Tommy Mace and Aaron Davenport are all showing signs of progress in Double-A as well, all part of Cleveland's 2021 draft class. We welc…

The Guardians are finally calling up Kyle Manzardo, but it comes at the expense of Steven Kwan. But, what does Kyle Manzardo bring to the Guardians? What does he do well and what should we expect from his skill set and tools? I dive into that, discuss the return of George Valera, as well as another injury to Chase DeLauter. Also get into observatio…

After a slow start, some Lynchburg Hillcats bats are catching fire. Ralphy Velazquez, Jaison Chourio and Angel Genao are hitting everything in sight, which has promoted some talk about promotions. But when is the right time to promote prospects up a level and what goes into that? This episode ponders when those three will be promoted, and what has …

The Lynchburg Hillcats will be must see-tv when it comes to the Cleveland Guardians farm system and prospects in 2024. Hillcats broadcaster and Cleveland native, Jason Prill, joins Guardians of the Future to talk about the exciting young Hillcats roster, some exciting insights into players like Jaison Chouio, Ralphy Velazquez, Alex Clemmey, Matt "T…

The Guardians of the Future podcast is back for the 2024 season! The 2024 minor league season is sort of underway. The Columbus Clippers have a few games under their belt though mother nature is holding them back some, and Akron, Lake County and Lynchburg will all get started this week. This week's episode looks at the most fun rosters in the Guard…

Fresh off of a trip to Guardians spring training in Arizona and two days at the player development facility, here are my observations from the backfields of Guardians spring training and some prospects in big league camp as well. Players and storylines discussed: What has to happen for Chase DeLauter to debut in the majors Angel Martinez's adjustme…

The 2024 D1 college baseball season starts Friday, February 16. And in case you haven't heard, the Cleveland Guardians are picking #1 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft.So we get the D1 college season talking 2024 MLB Draft with Willie Hood. We talk about the Guardians strategy at 1-1, how to view early season college baseball performances, and of cours…

It's been a busy offseason for Guardians pitching prospect Will Dion. He got married, spent some time working out with Driveline, and caught up on some of his favorite hobbies. He was nice enough to take a half hour of his time to talk to us this week about all of that, the change in his delivery away from the Clayton Kershaw motion late last year,…

It's a new year, and it's a big year for the Cleveland Guardians farm system. Not only did they win the draft lottery to pick #1 in the 2024 MLB draft, but there are a number of prospects in the farm system who are down to their last option season, who are Rule 5 eligible coming in November that need a big year, and a number of big name prospects c…

Perhaps the biggest news of the baseball offseason for the Cleveland Guardians is winning the draft lottery for the 2024 draft, picking # 1 overall. On this episode of Guardians of the Future, Justin Lada is joined by Joe Werner (@ JoletinJoey on Twitter/X) of the self-published Prospect Digest Handbook to talk about the Guardians options at the #1…

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Justin Lada and Willie Hood react live to the Guardians 40 man roster decisions ahead of the Rule 5 protection deadline on Nov. 14, 2023, running through who will or won't be added, the Cal Quantrill news and Daniel Espino and Cade Smith being added

The voice of Huntington Park and the Columbus Clippers, Matt Leinginger, joins the podcast to share what powers he does and doesn't have over the Columbus Clippers roster, working in minor league baseball and social media, why he's optimistic about Jhonkensy Noel, Angel Martinez, Kyle Manzardo, Cade Smith and others. And we also discuss what makes …

Akron RubberDucks broadcaster Marco LaNave joins the podcast to put the bow on the 'Ducks 2023 season. Even though Akron didn't make the playoffs, there was plenty to talk about from Chase DeLauter's brief stint at the end of the season, Franco Aleman's incredible run in Double-A, and what he needs to work on. We talked about Will Dion's impressive…

On this weeks, edition of the podcast, host, John Telich has Guardians, Senior Vice President, Bob Dibiasio, on to discuss the impact Terry Francona had on Cleveland baseball over the past 11 years. Included are some crazy behind-the-scenes stories, and also a look at how special Jose Ramirez, has been with the Guardians. Hosted by: John Telich Pro…

The Lynchburg Hillcats finished the 2023 season over .500 for the firs time since 2018, despite making the playoffs in 2022. They did it with interesting hitters between Jose Devers' surprising power at the end of the year, Guy Lipscomb's wheels, Wuilfredo Antunez's tenacity and more. Hillcats broadcaster Jason Prill stops by to put a bow on the Hi…

As minor league baseball winds down for the 2023 season, the Lake County Captains season has come to a close. It was an interesting year with the biggest story being Chase DeLauter's exciting second half once he was healthy, showing why he was a first round pick. On this week's Guardians of the Future, Michael Mahoney, a game day operator for the C…

In this episode, Natalie Turk of NEO SportsInsiders talks about how the Guardians have under performed from preseason expectations. She and host John Telich also pay tribute to the late co founder of the website Matt Loede, who passed away on September 29, 2021. He was a much beloved member of the sports media in North East Ohio. Hosted by: John Te…

With the Cleveland Guardians, placing slugger Manny Ramirez in their Hall of Fame this past weekend, podcast host, John Telich chatted with former Fox 8 sports colleague, Mark Schroeder, who was there in the 90s for all of Manny’s time as a Cleveland Indian. Hosted by: John Telich Produced by: Michael Seijas The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us…

On this episode of the Guardians of the Future, we discuss the recent rehab games from new prospect Kyle Manzardo and if he could and will come up before the end of the year. We also talk about if George Valera should come up in September for Cleveland, what prospects could be promoted in the system like Jaison Chorio and Ralphy Velazquez. We talk …

Adam the Bull joins host John Telich to discuss the fading playoff hopes for the Guardians, and in keeping with the baseball theme the two discuss some of the top shows in today’s streaming era. Hosted by: John Telich Produced by: Michael Seijas The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us on Twitter: @pressplaypods For Sponsorship plans and more infor…

The Cleveland Guardians had an interesting and somewhat controversial trading deadline. On this episode of Guardians of the Future, we discuss why the Guardians decided to move Aaron Civale now, why Kyle Manzardo could solve a long term need for the team, and how the Guardians got a lot of potential out of the Josh Bell deal. We also discuss some t…

In this episode, roughly 100 games into the season, Bally sports announcer Andre Knott, joins host, John Telich to talk about the incredible season at the plate, that Josh Naylor is having and how the Guardians stack up with the rest of the division heading towards the trade deadline. Hosted by: John Telich Produced by: Michael Seijas The Press Pla…

Justin Lada and Willie Hood run through the Cleveland Guardians 2023 draft class, their thoughts on first round pick Ralphy Velazquez, high upside high school arm Alex Clemmey, interesting day two and day three players and answer your draft questions. https://nextyearincleveland.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube…

On this weeks, Guardians of the Land MLB Podcast, host. John Telich breaks down the big stories of the first half of the season, such as starting pitching injuries , young pitchers emergence and increased attendance, and he looks at which Guardians need to be big cogs in the playoff push in the final 72 games. Hosted by: John Telich Produced by: Mi…

Justin Lada, Jared Sziber and Joe Werner banter about the first round of the 2023 MLB draft leading up to the Guardians pick at 23 and then react to the pick. A long one, but plenty of fun draft and Guardians banter.

Just before the 2023 MLB draft, Justin Lada and Willie Hood look at the latest mock drafts from over at Next Year in Cleveland, the big outlets and look at possibilities for the Guardians at pick 23, 534 and 62, and then deeper in the draft. A deep dive on the Guardians draft philosophies, strengths, weaknesses, what to know, tyes like Brock Wilken…

On this weeks, episode of the Guardians of the Land MLB Podcast, host, John Telich, interviews, Jensen Lewis, guardians TV, analyst on Bally sports. Lewis talked about his journey to become a major league pitcher with the Indians, his transition to TV, and then, he breaks down the three young pitchers on the Guardians current staff . Hosted by: Joh…

For the first time this year, Willie Hood is back to join Justin Lada to recap the highlights and lowlights from the first half of the minor league baseball season from the Cleveland Guardians minor league system and then a whole lot of 2023 MLB Draft talk and who the Guardians could take at 23/58/96. Subscribe to the newsletter for more: https://n…

The Guardians have just finished up a fairly successful home stand, and in the process have found a good deal more offense than they have previously shown this season. With less than 100 games to go in the season, JT brings John Sabol on the podcast to take the temperature of the Guardians. Everything from a potential Bieber trade to what’s wrong w…

On this edition of the Guardians of the Land MLB Podcast post, John Telich, chats with Guardians television played by play voice Matt Underwood. They talk about the troubles at this point in the season. They dive into why the organization has had so much success developing young pitchers. Also, who gave Matt his big break in the business? Hosted by…

Former Guardians Baseball Insider intern and current Baseball Prospectus/Red Black Green Baseball writer Pat Ellington joins Justin Lada on this week's episode of Guardians of the Future to discuss Cleveland Guardians prospects in High-A Lake County. Topics/players discussed: Juan Brito and the unfair comparisons to Jose Ramirez Ethan Hankins' firs…

In this weeks episode of the Guardians of the Land MLB Podcast host, John Telich chats with six time Indians, all star Sandy Alomar Jr. They go down memory lane with behind the curtain comments about big moments in team history. Sandy also talks about the development of the young Guardians team that he is the first base coach for. Hosted by: John T…

Akron RubberDucks broadcaster Marco LaNave joins host Justin Lada for this week's episode of the podcast. Marco gives some insight into Joey Cantillo's efforts to attack the zone and be more consistent following his 13 strikeout performance a few weeks ago, as well as looking into what has Aaron Bracho off to a potentially resurgent start to the se…

On this episode of the Guardians of the Land MLB Podcast post, John Telich says April can be a cruel month for the Guardians, but it appears this year they found a few more gems. The debuts of Logan Allen, and Tanner Bibee. Hosted by: John Telich Produced by: Michael Seijas The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us on Twitter: @pressplaypods For Spo…

This week on the Guardians of the Future podcast, we check in on the Double-A Akron RubberDucks. What does the pitching depth look like in Akron with Gavin Williams up to Double-A?How will Akron replace Williams' innings? What's with Angel Martinez's slow start and the lack of hitting so far by the prospects on the RubberDucks? We also review the i…

It was a weird week in Columbus with rainouts and promotions and callups. Logan Allen was called up to make his debut with the Cleveland Guardians Sunday, so on this week's episode, we get into his debut and where's been first. While talking about the Clippers we also talk about Tanner Bibee's first start where he "struggled" by his standards and w…

On this weeks episode of the guardians of land, MLB podcast, John Telich talks to Zack Meisel of the Athletic. He discussed his in-depth profile of Terry Francona and the 30 year anniversary of the tragic Indians boat crash at Little Lake Nellie, plus John looks at how Josh Bell has fared after tough first ten games. Hosted by: John Telich Produced…

On this week's episode of the Guardians of the Future podcast, Lynchburg Hillcats broadcast Jason Prill joins Justin Lada to talk about the Hillcats mature offense and pitching staff, as well as: Jason's background growing up in Cleveland and becoming the Hillcats broadcaster Nate Furman moving into the leadoff spot, being a sparkplug and leader Wu…

Longtime guardians vice president of Public affairs, Bob Dibiasio joins the podcast to talk about the similarities how the guardians are playing now and how the young Indians played in the early 90s. Plus discussion on the brand change and Jose Ramirez impact on the franchise Hosted by: John Telich Produced by: Michael Seijas The Press Play Podcast…

The Guardians of the Future podcast is back with another epsiode before the start of the minor league season this week! Topics discussed this week: Guardians acquire LHP Steven Hajjar to complete the Will Benson trade with the Reds Tim Herrin and Hunter Gaddis make the opening day roster out of the bullpen Taking your prospect questions My Guardian…

In Episode one, host John Telich chats with Bally Sports Guardians Analyst Andre Knott on what makes Terry Francona so successful. Knott knows Jose Ramirez as well as anyone and he talks about the teams super stars unique and impassioned appproach to baseball. Due to a trip to the Dominican Republic, Andre met not just the family of Ramirez but als…