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Last week, the Cleveland Guardians signed right-handed reliever Paul Sewald to a one-year deal to fortify their bullpen. To make room on the roster for him, they had to designate fellow righty Pedro Avila for assignment.

The Cleveland Guardians’ decision to trade Josh Naylor was as surprising as it was controversial. However, manager Stephen Vogt is confident in the team’s ability to turn RHP Slade Cecconi into a legitimate starter.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Dealing Andres Gimenez, Josh Naylor and Nick Sandlin at the start of the offseason brought the Guardians a crop of new prospects that could help restore Cleveland’s pitching depth in the minor leagues.

The Cleveland Guardians today announced the organizational staff alignment within the Player Development System for the upcoming Minor League season. The Guardians Player Development system posted the second-best cumulative record (392-317,

Jim Rosenhaus, radio broadcaster for the Cleveland Guardians, hosted the "Guardians roundtable" on Wednesday night at Westgate Entertainment Center in Lima, and among the many topics of discussion was the offseason trade of All-Start first baseman Josh Naylor.

Sewald needed to be added to the 40-man roster, so the Guardians designated RHP Pedro Avila for assignment to make room for the veteran reliever. However, Cleveland has officially retained Avila after he cleared waivers earlier on Wednesday. The Guardians officially outrighted him to the Columbus Clippers (Triple-A), where he'll remain.

Dylan Cease is a two-time Cy Young vote receiver. Lou Trivino is a former closer who has missed the last two seasons following Tommy John surgery.

Guardians officials will travel to New York next week to meet with MLB to finalize plans on how the games will be produced and distributed.

With the Guardians reporting to Arizona in a couple of weeks, here's a first crack at an Opening Day roster projection.

The Guardians have sent reliever Pedro Avila outright to Triple-A Columbus, according to the transaction log at MLB.com. Cleveland had designated him for assignment a week ago when they signed Paul Sewald. Avila has been outrighted once before in his career, which gives him the right to elect minor league free agency.

A very thin center field market has been a problem for the Guardians. MLB Trade Rumors examines their options in our latest subscriber post.