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3 big questions surrounding the Cleveland Guardians heading into Spring Training

By Chad Porto

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 28: Jose Ramirez #11 of the Cleveland Guardians looks on during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 28, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 28: Jose Ramirez #11 of the Cleveland Guardians looks on during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 28, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 14: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Will Brennan #63 of the Cleveland Guardians in action against the New York Yankees during game two of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 14, 2022 in New York, New York. The Guardians defeated the Yankees 4-2 in ten innings. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 14: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Will Brennan #63 of the Cleveland Guardians in action against the New York Yankees during game two of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 14, 2022 in New York, New York. The Guardians defeated the Yankees 4-2 in ten innings. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

What will the roster look like as projected?

The Cleveland Guardians aren’t really unsure of their roster as we stand. The team is trying to figure out a bullpen spot or two, who’s going to be the backup catcher who’s going to start in right, who’s going to be the fourth outfielder, where will Josh Naylor play (first, DH, or right field), and who will be the team’s utility infielder.

Mandy Bell, the Cleveland Guardians beat writer for  MLB.com, has her suggestions for all of these openings.

At catcher, she has free agent signing Mike Zunino starting, which is pretty obvious. Then she has Meibrys Viloria, that’s assuming Viloria looks good during the World Baseball Classic. She has Josh Bell and Josh Naylor at first, Andres Gimenez at second, Amed Rosario at short, Jose Ramirez at third, and Gabriel Arias and Tyler Freeman as the utility guys.

In the outfield, she has Steven Kwan, Myles Straw, Oscar Gonzalez, and Will Brennan. Brennan makes sense, after all, they did just trade Will Benson.

The starting rotation is obvious, Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie, Cal Quantrill, Aaron Civale, and Zach Plesac, while she thinks the bullpen will see Nick Mikolajchak, Enyel De Los Santos, Eli Morgan, Trevor Stephan, Nick Sandlin, Sam Hentges, James Karinchak and Emmanuel Clase.

All pretty obvious names, unless someone like Plesac gets traded.

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