Guardians’ Minor Leagues Midseason Update

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images With this brief pause in the baseball season, let’s see which Guardians’ prospects are standing out so far in 2025:

Columbus Clippers:

Hitters:

CJ Kayfus LHH 1B/LF (started with Akron), 23 years old - 141 wRC+, 28.9/11.8 K/BB%, 13.1% Swinging Strike%

Chase DeLauter LHH LF/RF, 23 years old - 130 wRC+, 15.4/14.8 K/BB%, 6.5% SwStr%

Pitchers:

Parker Messick, LHP (started with Akron), 24 years old - 3.36/4.09 ERA/FIP, 11.04/4.44 K/BB/9

Will Dion, LHP, 25 years old- 4.09/3.29 ERA/FIP, 8.32/2.34 K/BB/9

Notes: I did not include players who have had major league time here. I also didn’t include Juan Brito, who struggled after returning from injury and was hurt again. I…