The Guardians set their roster for his or her ALCS showdown with the Yankees and introduced just one change from their ALDS roster: infielder/outfielder Angel Martinez has been swapped out for right-handed reliever Pedro Avila.
Martinez, 22, was a mid-series addition to the ALDS roster, taking the place of Tyler Freeman after he suffered a left indirect pressure. Freeman didn’t get right into a sport through the Division Sequence however sustained the harm throughout a simulated sport ramping up for that spherical of play. Martinez took his spot on the roster however solely wound up tallying one plate look. With the Guards now going through down a best-of-seven sequence, they’ll go for a further arm within the bullpen slightly than a switch-hitting utilityman off the bench.
Avila, 27, was acquired from the Padres in alternate for money again in April after San Diego had designated him for project. He went on to play a significant position as a multi-inning choice out of Stephen Vogt’s bullpen, showing in 50 video games and tallying 74 2/3 innings with Cleveland. Alongside the way in which, he pitched to a 3.25 ERA, fanned 23% of his opponents, issued walks at a 9.4% clip and saved 43.1% of his opponents’ batted balls on the bottom.
Avila was primarily utilized in lower-leverage spots and can presumably work in the same capability if referred to as upon within the ALCS. He had a number of appearances spanning multiple body in 2024, topping out with a handful of three-inning outings.
The ALCS will kick off tonight in New York at 7:38pm ET, when the Guards ship veteran righty Alex Cobb to the mound in opposition to Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon. Neither has fared notably nicely within the postseason to this point. Recreation 2 will characteristic a battle of employees aces when Cleveland sends younger Tanner Bibee to the mound in opposition to 2023 Cy Younger winner Gerrit Cole. The Yankees will ship Clarke Schmidt to the mound in Recreation 3 on Thursday. The Guardians haven’t but introduced a starter in Recreation 3. Matthew Boyd and Gavin Williams are the one two different starters on the roster.
General, Cleveland’s ALCS roster breaks down as follows:
Catchers
Infielder
Outfielders
Pitchers
