Photo credit: Jay Gehres/Courtesy Columbus Clippers It’s time again to start the exercise of looking at each position in the Cleveland Guardians farm system and ranking the prospects by position to get a jump start on the next season’s rankings. It’s not an exact science but it’s a good thought experiment and debate to see where we think the best prospects in the system rank by position. Our sixth look into the Guardians prospects by position are the relief prospects. These are hard to predict because many relievers are failed starters (see Sam Hentges types). Some guys can come out of nowhere ..read more

Photo credit: TCP Photography/Courtesy Lake County Captains Scoreboard Puerto Rican League: Gigantes de Carolina 7, Criollos de Caguas 3 Puerto Rican League: RA12 9, Indios de Mayaguez 7 Dominican Winter League (Playoffs): Estrelles Orientales 10, Gigantes del Cibao 5 Columbian League: Tigres de Cartagena 13, Vaqueros de Monteria 0 Highlights Johnathan Rodriguez (LF, Carolina): 2-for-4, BB – Rodriguez reached base in three of his five plate appearances in the win Wednesday. He singled right away in the top of the first inning to threaten an early score for Carolina, but was unable to do so. Hi ..read more

Photo credit: Lincoln Horsley Scoreboard Puerto Rican League: Indios de Mayaguez 8, RA12 7 (F/10) Puerto Rican League: Criollos de Caguas 9, Gigantes de Carolina 4 Dominican Winter League: Tigres del Licey 3, Gigantes del Cibao 1 Columbian League: Vaqueros de Montería 6, Gigantes de Barranquilla 1 Highlights: Richie Palacios (2B, Mayaguez): 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI, BB – The leadoff man for Mayaguez took advantage of the inherited runner rule when extra innings started as Palacios sparked a four-run bottom of the tenth with a leadoff RBI double to left. He came around to score on a two-out double a ..read more