The hot stove has been (kind of) turned on.
With the Winter Meetings less than a week away, the Guardians got a jump-start on free agency on Wednesday by signing pitcher Connor Brogdon to a one-year deal worth $900,000.
While it's not the sexiest signing in the world, it fits into the Guardians' recent trend of bringing in unheralded pitchers to expierment on in their vaunted pitching factory.
Guardians kick off free agency by signing Connor Brogdon to major league contract
Brogdon spent last year with the Los Angeles Angels, where he had a 5.