Cleveland, OH
Guardians extend eight non-roster invitations to Major League Spring Training camp
CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Guardians at the moment prolonged non-roster invites to eight inner gamers to 2023 Main League Spring Coaching Camp.
The next eight gamers have been invited to Main League camp, bringing the non-roster whole to fifteen:
+72 Battenfield, Peyton RHP
+93 Mikolajchak, Nick RHP
+89 Misiaszek, Andrew LHP
Cleveland’s second spherical decide within the 2020 MLB Draft out of Florida Worldwide, enters 2023 because the sixth-rated prospect within the system (Baseball America). Went a mixed 9-7 with a 4.75 ERA in 2022 between AA Akron and AAA Columbus (70ER/132.2IP), main the system in strikeouts (177, third-most in MiLB) and was second in IP. Has fanned 320 in 244.0 profession Minor League innings.
RHP Peyton Battenfield (25)
Acquired from Tampa Bay at 2021 buying and selling deadline for OF Jordan Luplow. Went 8-6 with a 3.63 ERA in 28 begins in 2022 at AAA Columbus (62ER/153.2IP), main the group and Int’l League in innings (fourth-most in MiLB). Was on the Main League roster final season whereas the workforce was in Canada taking part in Toronto, Aug. 12-14, however didn’t pitch. Initially drafted by Houston within the ninth spherical of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Oklahoma State.
RHP Nick Mikolajchak (25)
The 2022 NRI was Cleveland’s 11th spherical decide within the 2019 draft out of Sam Houston State. The Spring, TX native went 5-2 with a 3.04 ERA in 47 aid appearances in 2022 at Columbus (17ER/50.1IP), permitting simply 3 homers on the yr whereas fanning 50 in 50.0 innings. Pronounced /MIKE—ah-la-chek/.
LHP Andrew Misiaszek (25)
32nd spherical decide by Cleveland in 2019 out of Northeastern, the place he was teammates with Aaron Civale as a freshman. Went a mixed 5-2 with a 2.04 ERA in 42 appearances/3 begins in 2022 between Akron and Columbus (14ER/61.2IP). Owns an expert ERA of three.03 in 91 outings (51ER/151.1IP/207SO). Pronounced /miz-e-as-ikk/.
Claimed on waivers from Pittsburgh final April 26, cut up season between 4 completely different stops within the Pirates and Guardians organizations (5.43 ERA, 28G/9GS, 36ER/59.2IP). Returns to the group, spending the primary 5 years (2016-20) of his profession within the Participant Growth system previous to his December 2020 Rule 5 Draft choice by Pittsburgh. Cut up the 2021 season between Pittsburgh’s ML roster and the IL.
Posted a 4-2 mark with 13 saves and a 2.93 ERA in 44 aid outings (61.IP, 38H, 20ER, 99SO, 14.5 Okay/9, .178 common) between Akron and Columbus, main organizational pitchers in saves (13) and was second in aid SO (99). Owns a two-year skilled ERA of three.36 in 77 aid outings (39ER/104.1IP). The Abbotsford East, British Columbia native was signed by Cleveland as a non-drafted free agent in June 2020 out of the college of Hawaii (the 2020 draft was simply 5 rounds).
Spent whole season in AAA Columbus, ending tied for 4th within the group in doubles (27) and RBI (74). Led Columbus in homers (tied with Will Benson) and RBI. Appeared in 63 video games at third base (60GS), 38 video games at first base (33GS), 12 video games at catcher (11GS) and made 9 begins at DH and was named an organizational All-Star (MLB.com). Was named a Rising Stars workforce within the Arizona Fall League after the season (.286, 13G, 12-for-42, 8 RBI). Acquired from Milwaukee on March 13, 2022 to finish earlier Nov. 2021 commerce that despatched RHP J.C. Mejia to the Brewers. Initially chosen by Milwaukee within the seventh spherical of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Northwestern State.
Spent whole season at AA Akron, main the membership in homers and RBI on his solution to organizational All-Star honors (MLB.com). On the yr, he batted .266 (119-for-448) with 29 2B, 5 3B, 18 HR and 73 RBI in 122 video games. Was chosen by Cleveland within the 13th spherical of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Level Loma Nazarene College (SD, CA). Completed third within the system in doubles (29) and was sixth in HR (18), OPS (.814) and RBI (73) and was named Japanese League participant of the month for June.