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Justin Lada and Spencer Carlson talk about the future of the Cleveland Guardians roster - Does Amed Rosario have to have a spot on the team in 2022? - Why the bullpen is the most concerning spot going into next year - Does Bradley ZImmer have a roster spot in 2022? - Cal Quantrill and Triston McKenzie have provided good answers - Does Nolan Jones fit this roster next year?

This week on Guardians of the Future with Justin Lada and Joe Coblitz: - George Valera and Jhonkensy Noel's promotions to Akron and Lake County, respectively - What relief prospects could be in the Cleveland Guardians bullpen in 2022? - What are the timelines of Peyton Battenfield and Konnor Pilkington - Will the 2022 Columbus Clippers pitching rotation be better than some MLB rotations? - Other debates about who will be on the Cleveland Indians 40 man roster this winter

This week on Guardians of the Future, Justin Lada and Caleb Philips discuss why Baseball America and Fangraphs have the Cleveland Indians farm system ranked so different right now.  Also discussed: - When will we see Cody Morris of Nolan Jones? - What is Richie Palacio's future role? - Juan Hillman held together the Akron RubberDucks now loaded pitching staff - Will playoffs push promotions for George Valera and Jhonekensy Noel? - What happened to Aaron Bracho? - Which middle infielders will move positions Follow Justin @JL_Baseball and Caleb at @CalebPhilips8 and read the latest feature on C Bryan Lavastida and check out the latest prospect rankings update https://indiansbaseballinsider.com/2021/08/16/adapting-quickly-nothing-new-for-cleveland-catching-prospect-bryan-lavastida/ https://indiansbaseballinsider.com/prospect-rankings-reports/

Jacob Benge and Stacy Hannan check-in from Columbus with Justin Lada about Cody Morris' first start for the Columbus Clippers. Also this week  - More on the rising Gabriel Arias - Has Logan Allen improved? - The promotion of Francisco Perez - George Valera's rocket keeps rising - Who will be in the Cleveland Guardians rotation in 2022? - Who will man SS and 2B for the Guardians in 2022? Follow @StacyHannan1 and @JacobBenge and @JL_Baseball and @official_IBI

Justin Lada and Pat Ellington talk about the promotions in the Cleveland Indians/Cleveland Guardians system of Bryan Lavastida, Brayan Rocchio, Cody Morris and more. Gabriel Arias developmental leap, Jose Tena and Daniel Espino’s next steps are discussed as well as the cases to protect Jhonkensy Noel or Steven Kwan in the Rule 5 draft. New mid-season prospect rankings will be coming soon so keep an eye on that and check out Pat’s piece on Gabriel Arias and why he deserves more prospect hype. https://indiansbaseballinsider.com/prospect-rankings-reports/ https://tangibleuno.medium.com/random-baseball-rambling-1-ss-gabriel-arias-cleveland-indians-triple-a-affiliate-d4f871ea044c 

Joe Coblitz joins Justin Lada from soggy Arizona to talk about the Arizona Complex League Cleveland Indians such as Isiah Greene, Junior Sanquintin, Milan Tolentino and more. Also discussed - When and where will Nolan Jones debut? - Alex Call's future - Will Francisco Perez get a call-up? - Futures for Steven Kwan and Richie Palacios - George Valera not being a top 100 prospect? - Is Bryan Lavastida catching up to Bo Naylor? And your questions... Please subscribe and leave a review if you enjoy the show.

Justin Lada and Spencer Carlson banter about a ton of topics surrounding the Cleveland Indians heading into the 2nd half - Trading deadline - Why the team isn't a buyer or a seller - What to do with Eddie Rosario and Cesar Hernandez - The future of the team in Cleveland and the future of Jose Ramirez - The complexity of trading for a long term outfielder And a bunch of other random topics

Justin Lada and Willie Hood recap the Cleveland Indians 2021 MLB Draft Class going over big picks like Gavin Williams and Doug Nikhazy and then talk about the three Florida Gators they took, the only two bats they drafted, sleepers in Hunter Stanley and Tommy Ventimilgia, Jake Fox, Tanner Bibee, Jack Letwich and more. Plus we answer your draft questions.

Willie Hood and Justin Lada come together for a special 2021 MLB Draft episode of the podcast - What are the traits the Cleveland Indians look for? - Pitchers to know for Cleveland including Chase Petty, Andrew Painter, Anthony Solomento, Frank Mozzicato, Gunnar Hoglund - Hitters to know for Cleveland including Carson Williams, Harry Ford, Joe Mack, Edwin Arroyo, Peyton Stovall - More trends and types to watch out for that fit the Cleveland Indians MLB Draft model

Justin Lada and Caleb Philips are back on this week's episode of the Farm report to discuss: - Oscar Gonzalez continues to prove this is real - Bo Naylor being selected to the MLB Futures Game - Logan T. Allen's promotion to the Akron RubberDucks - Cody Morris & Adam Scott join Akron's rotation - Will Benson taking off as Akron's leadoff man - Tyler Freeman's injury - Bryan Lavastida's bat with the Lake County Captains - Mason Hickman and Tanner Burns' varying arsenal's in Lake County and more on the Cleveland Indians farm system

Justin Lada is joined by Jacob Benge on this week's Farm Report to talk about the Cleveland Indians minor league system - Hot bats for the Columbus Clippers including Andres Gimenez, Nolan Jones, Oscar Mercado and Trenton Brooks - Triston McKenzie and Logan Allen's most recent starts - Oscar Gonzalez's bat carrying the Akron RubberDucks in a long week - George Valera's continued success - More good starts in Lake County from Xzavion Curry, Logan T. Allen and now Mason Hickman - Alexfri Planez heating up 

On this week's episode of the Farm Report, Caleb Philips joins Justin Lada to break down the goings on in the Cleveland Indians system: - George Valera's return - Xzavion Curry's promotion - Shane Bieber's injury and its ripple effect on the pitching in the minors - Trenton Brooks' promotion - Alex Call and Richie Palacios' offensive success for the Akron RubberDucks - Nolan Jones' hot streak - What other promotions could be coming? 

Justin Lada is joined by Willie Hood to split this week's Farm Report podcast up between the Cleveland Indians minor league system and 2021 MLB draft prep. - Xzavion Curry's promotion - Is Logan T. Allen not far from a promotion? - Will Brennan and Trenton Brooks' power surge - Jhonkensey Noel hurt again - Angel Martinez stays hot - Willie drops some names to watch out for in the 2021 MLB draft for Cleveland

Almost a month into the minor league baseball season. Justin Lada is joined by IBI's Columbus Clippers beat reporter Jacob Benge to dive into a number of topics in the Cleveland Indians system: - Columbus Clippers being swept by the Nashville Sounds - Nolan Jones' progress with the bat and in the outfield - The pitching carousel with Kirk McCarty, Logan Allen, Scott Moss and the bullpen mishmosh - Infielders Ernie Clement/Gabriel Arias/Andres Gimenez, Bobby Bradley - Lake County Captains swept by the Spencer Torkelson and the West Michigan WhiteCaps - More injuries in the system to George Valera, Jhonkensey Noel, Ramond Burgos, Matt Turner and more...

Justin Lada and Caleb Philips dive into the Akron RubberDucks early play and another weekly roundup of the Cleveland Indians farm system. Topics covered - Tyler Freeman's bat taking off - Akron's big relievers Nick Mikolajchak, Francisco Perez, Dakody Clemmber - Columbus' pitching woes with Logan Allen, Scott Moss and players leaving to play for team USA - Update on Jhonkensey Noel's big bat and injury - Will Brennan's consistency for the Lake County Captains - George Valera's absence causing concern Follow Justin at @JL_Baseball and Caleb at @CalebPhilips8

Justin Lada and Pat Ellington have a realistic conversation about getting Owen Miller to Cleveland, along with realistic expectations. They also cover the speed and base running acumen of Jose Tena, Raynel Delgado and the rest of the Lake County Captains infielders as well as struggles of Nolan Jones/Bobby Bradley and Tyler Freeman's hitting prowess. 

The Cleveland Indians continue to find ways to win despite a bottom of the league offense. Can they put together a more consistent offensive attack and take off? Justin Lada and Spencer Carlson debate that, Shane Bieber's high pitch counts, Zach Plesac's recent brilliance, is it time for Owen Miller, and the overuse of Bryan Shaw, James Karinchak and Emmanuel Clase.

Minor league baseball is back and Justin Lada and Willie Hood are back to breakdown the first week of action in the Cleveland Indians farm system. From the pitching debuts of Tanner Burns, Logan T. Allen, Daniel Espino, Josh Wolf and more, to Jhonkensey Noel hitting balls to moon this week. 

The Cleveland Indians are in first place. Justin Lada and Spencer Carlson talk about how a frustrating April still kept the team .500 as the bats of Eddie Rosario and Josh Naylor get hot. Harold Ramirez has come to save centerfield. Jose Ramirez is somehow getting better. Is Nick Sandlin part of Terry Francona's circle of trust in the bullpen? And a surprising answer on a question about Albert Pujols?

With the announcement of the Cleveland Indians minor league rosters, Justin Lada, Willie Hood, and Joe Coblitz breakdown the rosters throughout the system, provide injury updates on Ethan Hankins, Carlos Vargas, and the future of Nolan Jones.