Over the past few years, the Cleveland Guardians have developed, acquired, or drafted a good number of relief pitching contributors.
When it comes to identifying and developing pitching potential, they are among the league’s finest.
In addition to developing hurlers like Cade Smith, Hunter Gaddis, Tim Herrin, Andrew Walters, Erik Sabrowski, Sam Hentges, Trevor Stephan, Joey Cantillo, Triston McKenzie, and many more, they had the foresight to acquire Emmanuel Clase through trade.
Magnus Ellerts, a hard-throwing righty who is progressing well in Double-A, may soon be the subject of yet another name being added to this list.
Magnus Ellerts, a 24-year-old RHP relief prospect for the Cleveland #Guardians, won the game tonight for Akron by striking out six straight batters in two scoreless innings against Altoona. 2H 0R 0ER 0BB 6SO (31 Pitches, 22 Strikes) is the line for IP 2.0. 4.1(IP) 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 7SO 0.00 ERA for the 2025 season, Guardians Prospective wrote on X.
That spectacular two-inning performance happened on Sunday: the Akron RubberDucks were off on Monday.
Still, it definitely should be noted.
He will soon be in Triple-A Columbus if he continues on this trajectory.
In 4.1 innings, opponents have largely appeared powerless and have failed to do any harm to him.
If Ellerts continues to grow in this manner, there’s a potential he might end up being a bullpen option for the Guardians in the long run.
