In March 2023, the Cleveland Guardians signed Trevor Stephan to a four-year extension with the Cleveland Guardians in a move that seemed like a shrewd signing by the Guardians.
That's not the case anymore.
On Friday, the Guardians announced that Stephan had been outrighted off the team’s 40-man roster.
Guardians part with former bullpen ace in surprising move
Stephan hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since the end of 2023 due to the Tommy John surgery he underwent in April 2024. He spent all of last season rehabbing and started on a rehab assignment earlier this year.