News and Notes - Guardians Sign Pitcher to Minor League Contract
News and Notes for Saturday, November 9th, 2024
The Cleveland Guardians signed former Houston Astros pitcher Parker Mushinski to a minor-league deal.
Please note the Guardians have signed LHP Parker Mushinski to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to Major League Spring Training camp.
— GuardsInsider (@GuardsInsider) November 9, 2024
Mushinski, 28, has his entire professional career to date in the Houston Astros organization following his 7th-round selection…
Mushinski will be 29 years old in the 2025 season. In 2024 with Houston, he pitched 11.0 innings with a 6.55 ERA and a -0.1 fWAR. Steamer is projecting him to pitch 26.0 innings in 2025 with a 4.14 ERA. Here’s Statcast’s breakdown of his pitches from April, 2024.
Ben Lively finds himself reaching Super 2 status and eligible for arbitration. Lively led the Guardians in 2024 with 13 wins and posted a 3.81 ERA. Per this article from WKYC, it is being predicted that Lively will make the jump from league minimum to $3.2 million in arbitration this off season.
Guardians relief pitcher Allan Hernandez (Low-A) will be representing the organization the Arizona Fall League Fall-Stars Game.
Around the League:
Roki Sasaki will be officially posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines this off-season. Another Japanese ace will be making his way to the majors.
Our beloved 2B and LF did not win the Platinum Glove. Cal Raleigh won for the American League and Brice Turang won for the National League.
The Milwaukee Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays took home the team Gold Glove award for their respective league.