Cleveland Guardians Farm System: The Guardians system blends elite contact and OBP skills with a deep pool of pitchability-driven arms, offering a compact group of fantasy-impact bats and a wide base of developmental upside
🥇 Tier 1: Fantasy Impact Targets
- Angel Genoa – Elite contact and plus speed. Added strength suggests power could follow; trending toward impact SS.
- Chase DeLauter – Strong hit tool with leverage and OBP cushion. Injuries cloud the projection, but the everyday OF upside remains.
- Ralphy Velasquez – Above-average EVs with 25+ HR potential. Swing-and-miss risk, but Rhys Hoskins comp fits.
🥈 Tier 2: Everyday-Upside Targets
- Travis Bazzana – OBP machine with timing issues. If swing reworks, middle infielder with 15/15 upside.
- Jace LaViolette – 70-grade power with contact concerns. Spencer Jones comp with less speed; draft-and-trade FYPD profile.
- Parker Messick – 70-grade changeup can dominate. No. 4 starter floor with upside if arsenal sharpens.
- Cooper Ingle – Advanced plate skills and 15+ HR pop. Undersized catcher with a shot to start by 2026.
- Khal Stephen – Fastball/changeup combo with command. Arsenal plays up; maybe a mid-rotation ceiling in Cleveland.
- Dauri Fernandez – Switch-hitter with elite contact and OBP skills; small frame limits ceiling but fits Guardians mold.
🥉 Tier 3: Role-Dependent Upside
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