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The Guardians are carrying top outfield prospect on their Wild Card series roster against the Tigers, the team announced. first reported yesterday that the Guardians were considering that po sibility. reported overnight that DeLauter would indeed be on the roster. Cleveland already had an opening on the 40-man roster, so they didnt need to make another move to select the former first-rounders contract. If he gets into Jose Alvarez Jersey a game, itll be the 23-year-olds first MLB action. Its rare but not entirely unheard of for top prospects to get a postseason roster spot before making their regular season major league debut. The Twins went that route with in 2020, while the Royals had make his first appearance during the 2015 World Series. DeLauter is not in the starting lineup for this afternoons Game 1. Cleveland is going with , and in the outfield against . Its certainly feasible that DeLauter finds his way into a game, of course, be it in the later innings this afternoon or tomorrow, when Detroit sends righty or to the mound. The lefty-swinging DeLauter is on the bench at least in part due to the presence of a southpaw on the mound. DeLauter posted much better numbers versus lefies than righties in a small sample during an injury-shortened 2025 season, but hes historically been better against righties. Beyond that, left-handed batters have slashed a putrid .214/.235/.269 against Skubal in 2025. DeLauter, the Guardians first round pick out of James Madison University in 2022, opened the season on the shelf after undergoing sports hernia surgery and was sidelined for two months later in the season after suffering a hamate fracture when he was hit by a pitch. That pair of health troubles limited him to just 42 games and 177 plate appearances, but the touted young outfielder lived up to his reputation when on the field, slashing .278/.383/.476 in Triple-A. DeLauter is a career .302/.384/.504 hitter in the minors since being selected 16th overall in 2022. While DeLauter wont gain any big league service time for days spent on the postseason roster, his ascension to the 40-man roster and the fact that the organization is entrusting him with a spot on the playoff roster is a clear sign that hell be in the mix for an Opening Day roster spot next year Kwan is locked in as Clevelands left fielder, but other two outfield spots are far le s certain. DeLauter has more than 300 profe sional innings in center and over 600 innings in right field. Hell be an option in either spot, depending on other moves the front office makes over the winter. The Guardians can control DeLauter through at least the 2031 season, and a suming he breaks camp with the club in 26, he can gain the Guardians a future draft pick depending on award voting during his pre-arbitration seasons. Thats a matter for another day, though. For the time being, the focus for DeLauter and the organization will be on advancing as deep into the playoffs as po sible. Cleveland just wrapped up one of the most stunning late-season comebacks in modern baseball history, erasing a 9.5-game deficit over the final two and a half weeks of the season, usurping the Tigers as division champions in the American League Central. Thairo Estrada Jersey |
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发表于 2025-11-18 12:31:23