Masslive’s Christopher Price with an article with insight on the 2 prospects we got along with Johan Oviedo.

6 comments

1. Adonys Guzman:
   > His Baseball America draft scouting report noted, “Guzman remains a glove-first catcher whose swing is often a bit stiff and pull-oriented, though he does have solid pullside power and the plate discipline you might expect of a catcher. His arm remains one of the best in class three years later with excellent carry on his throws that should help control the running game. He threw out 31% of basestealers in 2025.”

   Tyler Samaniego:
   >The Pirates selected Samaniego to their 40-man roster last month to protect him from being available in next week’s Rule 5 Draft. … Baseball America wrote that he “has a spotty recent health track record but struck out 44 batters over 38.1 innings in 2025 between four levels. He has a deeper arsenal for a lefty reliever, attacking hitters with two mid-90s fastballs, a two-plane mid-80s slider and a mid-to-upper-80s changeup. Samaniego’s entire arsenal is aided by a lower release slot and above-average extension.”

2. I’m liking this trade more and more.

3. OK, Masslive already has Christopher Smith and Chris Cotillo. Is there some law that says they can only hire sports reporters named Christopher?

4. Feel like Breslow has just been entering every trade negotiation like “hm do you guys have a depth *catcher* or perhaps a large pitching man with elite *extension*? No? Ok bye.”

5. So they only need like 4 more catchers now?

   /s

6. Price rules