bolstered their rotation options and re-stocked their minor league pitching depth by acquiring three arms from Pittsburgh in a pair of trades with the Blue Jays and Pirates.Wheeling dealing Guardians trade Andres Gimenez, save some money, find a starterGuardians pitching targets at the winter meetings; and what happened to Guards Fest?
An international signee for Pittsburgh in October of 2018, Ortiz pitched to career bests in 2024 in wins , strikeouts , innings , ERA and WHIP . As a starter, Ortiz went 4-4 with a 3.22 ERA while holding opponents to a .201 batting average and a .641 OPS. But Pittsburgh’s depth of young pitching talent led to Ortiz finding himself in a numbers game with so many candidates for the Bucs’ rotation, including Mitch Keller, Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, Bailey Falter and Johan Oviedo. Now, Ortiz’s opportunity is with Cleveland, where the pitching staff is desperate for starters who can stack innings and take pressure off a bullpen that was as taxed as any relief group in baseball last year.