Now that the Guardians have found the franchise’s next manager in Stephen Vogt, they will finish filling out his coaching staff, then the front office will turn its sights to the 40-man roster ahead of the Nov. 14 deadline that precedes the Rule 5 draft. The draft will be held Dec. 6 at the winter meetings. Unlike years past, the Guardians’ system does not have a roster crunch of players who are of critical need to be protected from the Rule 5 draft. That is partially due to already having added several young prospects to the 40-man roster the last […]
Host Cedar Rapids scored three runs each in the fifth through eighth innings on the way to a 12-0 victory over the Captains on Sept. 3. Dayan Frias and Yordys Valdes each had two hits, and Valdes had a double. The Captains had five hits as a team and were 0-for-3 with runners in scoring […]
Kahlil Watson hit a two-run home run in the first inning, and Cooper Ingle and Yordys Valdes each drove in two runs as the Captains beat host Cedar Rapids, 8-3, on Sept. 2. Watson has four home runs and 12 RBI since coming over from the Marlins organization. Lake County ended a four-game losing streak […]
Chase DeLauter went 2-for-5, including a two-run home run in the fifth as the Captains, despite striking out 16 times, plated three runs in the top of the 11th for a 9-6 win at Beloit over the Sky Carp.