Cleveland Guardians Spring Training Prospect Report 2/23/25
The kids are alright
Scoreboard
Cleveland Guardians 14, Los Angeles Angels 2
Notable Performances:
CJ Kayfus (Backup 1B): 1-for-1, R, HR, RBI, 2 BBs - Kayfus’ fifth-inning homerun would have cleared the wall in all 30 major league ballparks (403 feet) and was the second hardest-hit ball of the game at 108.2 mph off the bat. His seventh and eighth inning walks allowed the 23-year-old to reach base in all three plate appearances in his first spring action.
Angel Genao (Backup SS): 2-for-2, R, RBI, BB - Genao would do the same as Kayfus in reaching base three times, however he did it with a pair of singles and a walk. His run scoring single in the eighth had an expected batting average of just .130, but it was enough to get the job done on this occasion.
Cooper Ingle (Backup C): 2-for-2, 2 RBIs, BB - The final man in the lineup to reach in all three plate appearances was Cooper Ingle. After a fantastic 2024 season, he now enters 2025 on the right foot with an RBI single, a bases loaded walk and a base hit where Kayfus was thrown out at home trying to score.
Joe Lampe (Backup CF): 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI - Just before Kayfus lifted a homerun in the fifth, Lampe did the same as the batter previous. He got every stitch of the homerun ball that traveled 443 feet and was tracked at 105.4 mph off the bat. It was the farthest hit ball in all of major league spring training on Sunday.
Jorge Burgos (Backup LF): 1-for-2, R, RBI - Burgos made the most of his opportunity with a runner in scoring position and drove in Devers with an RBI single.
Jose Devers (Backup 3B): 1-for-3, R, 2B, GIDP - The aforementioned Devers led off the bottom of the eighth with a double, his lone hit of the contest in three at-bats.
Doug Nikhazy (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BBs, 2 Ks - In his first spring training appearance, Nikhazy was able to get through two innings in the minimum six batters with a pair of K’s on his ledger. All three of his whiffs came on off-speed pitches (two sliders, one curveball).
Jack Leftwich (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 Ks - Leftwich retired two of his four batters faced on strikes - both of which swinging. He struggled a touch with command with a walk and some of his out pitches were not even close.
Andrew Misiaszek (RP): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 2 BBs, 2 Ks - Misiaszek gave up a hit and then walked the bases loaded with one out, but battled back and got two punchouts to end the inning unscathed. He recorded six whiffs on the slider, his most used pitch (15-of-28).
Also Played:
Juan Brito (Starting 2B): 0-for-2, DP
Travis Bazzana (Backup 2B): 0-for-2, RBI, BB, 2 Ks
Justin Boyd (Backup RF): 0-for-1, BB, K
Jacob Cozart (PH-DH): 0-for-1, R, RBI, BB, K
Will Wilson (Starting 3B): 0-for-2, K, DP
Magnus Ellerts (RP): 0.2 IP, 0 H, R, 2 BBs, K
Zane Morehouse (RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BBs, 0 Ks
Did Not Play:
RHP Zach Jacobs
LHP Steven Perez
RHP Carter Spivey
C Logun Clark
INF Dayan Frias
OF Khalil Watson