Overall Grade: A
The Rays get most of the accolades for the drafting and player development among small market teams, but Cleveland deserves their props. No team has done a better job developing pitching in recent seasons, and the Guardians farm system is loaded entering 2023.
| Name | Pos | Age | Level | ETA | Grade | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Espino | SP | 21 | AA | 2023 | A | Ridiculous in four starts before knee injury. Will need some seasoning. |
| Tanner Bibee | SP | 23 | AA | 2023 | A- | Complete breakout with elite control, 11.3 K/9 and dominance. Bieber clone. |
| George Valera | OF | 21 | AAA | 2023 | A- | Good pop and walks, poor discipline and BA. Not a great initial prospect. |
| Bo Naylor | C | 22 | MLB | 2022 | A- | Rebound season, legit 20/20 with good walk rate. Mediocre BA. |
| Gavin Williams | SP | 22 | AA | 2024 | B+ | 2021 1st round pick, outstanding so far. |
| Jhonkensy Noel | OF/1B/3B | 20 | AAA | 2023 | B+ | Plate discipline exposed, but had major power. |
| Brayan Rocchio | 2B/SS | 21 | AAA | 2023 | B+ | Pop and speed, somewhat overrated. |
| Angel Martinez | SS/2B | 20 | AA | 2023 | B+ | Not overlay toolsy, but decent at everything. Fringy regular. |
| Logan Allen | SP | 23 | AAA | 2023 | B+ | Really struggled at AAA with walks and performance, but K rate still there. |
| Juan Brito | 2B | 20 | A- | 2025 | B | Great BB/K, good BA, some pop and speed. |
| Will Brennan | OF | 24 | MLB | 2022 | B | Good BA and contact, some power and speed. An easy 4th OF projection |
| Will Dion | SP | 22 | A+ | 2024 | B | Excellent K/BB, 11.0 K/9. Potential sleeper. |
| Will Benson | OF | 24 | MLB | 2022 | B- | Breakout year, fixed strikeouts and showing 20/20 potential. |
| Hunter Gaddis | SP | 24 | MLB | 2022 | C | Great K rate, sub-par stuff and HR issues. |
| Xzavion Curry | SP | 23 | MLB | 2022 | C | Interesting prospect but has control and HR issues. |
| Jack Leftwich | SP | 23 | A+ | 2024 | C | Great success and K/BB, somewhat older than competition. |
| Joey Cantillo | SP | 22 | AA | 2023 | C | Excellent strikeout rates, poor control. |
| Tanner Burns | SP | 23 | AA | 2023 | C | Poor control and HR issues, former 1st round pick. |
| Alexfri Planez | OF | 20 | A+ | 2025 | C | Very good power, awful discipline. |
| Johnathan Rodriguez | OF | 22 | AA | 2024 | C | Good power, poor disciplined and struggled at AA. |
| Micah Pries | 1B | 24 | AA | 2023 | C- | Some pop and speed, but not a regular. |
| Joe Naranjo | 1B | 21 | A+ | 2024 | C- | Nice power and walk rate, terrible BA. |