Cleveland Guardians Prospect Report 4/19/26

Cooper Ingle (C, Columbus): 3-4, 3 R, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs, BB – Ingle continues to make his case to be behind the plate for the Cleveland Guardians in the near future after a two-homerun game in the series finale against Iowa. It is his first multi-homerun game since July 3, 2025 when he was a member of the RubberDucks roster. Ingle has now scored a run in eight consecutive games and is slashing .357/.617/.786 for an OPS of 1.403.

Kody Huff (DH, Columbus): 2-4, R, HR, 3 RBIs, HBP – A three-run homerun off the bat of Huff in the first inning came in the midst of a five-spot for the Clippers to respond after Iowa plated two in the top of the inning. Huff is already more than halfway to his professional-high in longballs with his fourth of the 2026 season. He has a hit in all but one game in the month of April.

Milan Tolentino (SS, Columbus): 3-5, R, 3B, HR, 2 RBIs, DP – Iowa pitching had no answers for Tolentino for the entire week, and he ended it with a bang at 3-for-4 and a double away from hitting for the cycle. In total, the 24-year-old was 10-for-20 with four homeruns, one triple and one double as well as 10 RBIs. Even his flyout was struck at over 103 mph off the bat and three batted balls hit over 100 mph.

Nolan Jones (1B, Columbus): 3-4, R, 2 RBIs, BB, DP – The left-handed swinging Jones reached base four times in the series finale with three hits and a pair of RBIs. He started the game with a run-scoring hit and ended it with an RBI single as well. Jones drove in at least one run in each of the last three games he has played in.

Matt Wilkinson (SP, Akron): W (1-1), 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BBs, 6 Ks – The southpaw did the heavy lifting of a team no-hitter for the RubberDucks, the first for the affiliate since 2015. The Rumble Ponies struggled to get going offensively for the duration of the series, but that was none more evident than getting no-hit over the course of nine innings on Sunday. Tugboat was able to retire all 15 batters that he faced and struck out a team-high six. He threw 70 pitches, 44 of them for strikes.

Franklin Gomez (SP, Lake County): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, ER, BB, 5 Ks, E1T – Gomez gave up just one earned run in his appearance, but the second run came across after his own error. However, after the first inning, he settled in nicely and did not allow a run. He retired each of the final eight batters he faced and got through five innings in just 67 pitches (46 strikes).

Robert Arias (CF, Hill City): 2-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBIs, BB, SB – Arias owns the Wilson Warbirds and slugged his second homerun in as many games on Sunday. The 19-year-old had multiple hits in all five games played in the series (13-for-22). He improved his batting average to .362 this season with the impressive week.

Khalil Watson (CF, Columbus): 1-3, 3 R, 2B, 2 BBs, SB – Watson was effective in setting the table for his teammates and all three times he reached base (two walks), he came around to score. His 19 walks on the year leads Columbus.

Stuart Fairchild (RF, Columbus): 2-4, R, RBI, BB, SB – Fairchild reached base multiple times in each of his last four games and has continued to have a career resurgence in the early goings of 2026.

Matt Jachec (RP, Akron): H (2), 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 0 Ks – After 17 consecutive outs, Binghamton was finally able to get a baserunner aboard with a walk, but Jachec was able to induce a groundout to end the inning.

Magnus Ellerts (RP, Akron): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BBs, 2 Ks – A pair of strikeouts helped Ellerts work around two walks in the seventh inning and keep the no-hitter alive.

Jay Driver (RP, Akron): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 0 Ks – Patience began to set in for the Rumble Ponies as they drew another walk in the eighth, but Driver got out of the eighth unscathed as well.

Jose Devers (2B, Akron): 1-2, R, RBI, BB, SB – A sharp liner off the bat of Devers delivered a fourth run for the team in the shutout win. He was just 2-for-13 in the series against Binghamton but was effective in reaching base twice in the Sunday win.

Wuilfredo Antunez (LF, Akron): 1-4, R, HR, 2 RBIs – A two-run homerun to right field off the bat of Antunez helped put Akron up 3-0 in the fifth and give the bullpen some insurance with the pressure of a no-hitter on the line. He now has a homerun in back-to-back games and has four already in 11 games played in 2026.

Dean Curley (SS, Lake County): 1-5, R, 3B, 2 RBIs – A two-run triple late in Sunday’s loss extended his hit streak to eight games in a row and he had six RBIs in the home series against Fort Wayne this week.

Aaron Walton (LF, Lake County): 1-2, R, 2 BBs – Walton reached base three separate times on Sunday for the fourth time in the last five games. His .455 OBP is the highest of everyday players for Lake County this season.

Jace LaViolette (CF, Lake County): 1-4, R, HR, 2 RBIs, BB – After a three-hit day on Saturday, LaViolette followed that up with a homerun on Sunday, a two-run shot in the sixth that gave the Captains a 3-2 lead. The 22-year-old has had a slow start to his professional career, but shows flashes of brilliance, especially with the bat in his hand and one could expect him to go on a heater in the summer months.

Chase Mobley (SP, Hill City): 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, HBP – The 19-year-old has improved in all three of his professional starts and in this one, Mobley was able to work around traffic despite not allowing a hit in more than three innings of work.