Top 10 Guardians Prospects For 2025

Plus: Rule 5 draft preview 3.0, more dynasty sleepers & Bowman's Best checklist

December 06, 2024

Top 10 Guardians Prospects For 2025

We’re continuing our rollout of Top 10 prospect lists for 2025 with a look at the Cleveland Guardians.

The top of the Guardians system is headlined by Travis Bazzana, the 2024 No. 1 overall draft pick whose high offensive floor should help the Australian native rise through the minors quickly and give Cleveland its second baseman of the future. For the complete Guardians breakdown, be sure to check out:

Stay tuned as we continue prospect drops next week with the rest of the AL Central and start of the AL West.

Rule 5 Draft Preview 3.0

With the Rule 5 draft set for next week (Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. ET), we’re presenting the third edition of our all-encompassing preview, updated with nearly 25 new names to watch.

Highlights from the new additions include:

  • A Reds righthander whose tantalizing stuff might be the best of the entire Rule 5-eligible crop

  • A righty with the Padres whose fastball has touched 102 and could make him a “one-inning, fire-breathing dragon”

  • A Giants reliever who cracked the big leagues in 2022 and 2023 but is recovering from Tommy John surgery

Middle Infielder Targets, Sleepers & Fades for 2025

Earlier this week, we continued our dynasty baseball rankings with a list of the top 100 second basemen and shortstops for 2025.

Today, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dug into their comprehensive list to highlight a number of interesting targets, potential sleepers and players to avoid.

Highlights include:

  • A budding Brewers star so special that “If you missed on Jackson Chourio in a dynasty league, you’ve been offered a second chance”

  • A up-and-coming infielder who should be hitting near the top of the Twins lineup by 2026

  • A free agent shortstop whose career year in 2024 shouldn’t fool savvy dynasty owners

2024 Bowman's Best Checklist: MLB Rookies, Prospect Cards We're Hunting

While the upcoming Bowman’s Best card set won’t release until Dec. 27, we’re getting a head start on the action now. And there’s a lot to be excited about.

In his latest collectibles preview, Matt Pajak dives deep into the Bowman’s Best checklist. Highlights include:

  • An extension of the popular 1955 Bowman Anime insert featuring top names such as Paul Skenes, Gunnar Henderson and more

  • Family Tree triple-auto chases featuring baseball royalty like the Guerreros, Clemenses and Hollidays

  • A guide for team-based breaking that highlights a trio of buzzy organizations in the Orioles, Red Sox and Padres

5️⃣ Rule 5 draft super fan J.J. Cooper wonders if his favorite event has gotten a little stale in recent years and might be due for some much-needed tweaking.

🎙️ Carlos Collazo and Peter Flaherty completed their 2024 MLB Draft review podcast series with a breakdown of the NL West.

🐯 Our Top 10s rollout covered the Tigers on Thursday, complete with updated rankings, our projected 2028 lineup & best tools list and a prospects chat.

🎰 We’re getting ready for the MLB draft lottery next week with info on how to watch, which teams have the best odds and lots more.

⚾ Speaking of the draft, MLB has formalized the order of supplemental round picks for 2025.

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