{"id":510551,"date":"2026-01-08T00:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/510551\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T00:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:51:19","slug":"guardians-sign-free-agent-pitcher-from-italy-who-throws-98-mph-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/510551\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians sign free agent pitcher from Italy who throws 98 MPH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/cleveland-guardians\/news\/guardians-sign-free-agent-pitcher-italy-throws-98-mph\/01cead501e62dadbf848aa6c?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Guardians sign free agent pitcher from Italy who throws 98 MPH;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Guardians sign free agent pitcher from Italy who throws 98 MPH<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Leave it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/cleveland-guardians\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Guardians;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> to find a fascinating pitcher. That&#8217;s what they do.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The latest is Ettore Giulianelli, and he&#8217;s from Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Giulianelli signed a minor league contract with the Guardians on Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonmorosi\/status\/2008730290169184617\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to insider Jon Morosi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to insider Jon Morosi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He has pitched in affiliated ball before in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/st-louis-cardinals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:St. Louis Cardinals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>&#8216; organization, but he was released after the 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this offseason, Giulianelli agreed to a contract with an independent league team in Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, the Guardians usurped that in his priorities list.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year old has impressive stuff that he&#8217;s been working on, almost literally in the lab to get better:<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/news\/mets-tickets-available-affordable-cost-1247553\/d1bf5960f608000e567aaa39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mets tickets available for $1,247,553 apiece;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mets tickets available for $1,247,553 apiece<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>So basically, an organization as good at developing unheralded pitchers as any in baseball has landed itself an unheralded pitcher who&#8217;s on the rise.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, this could work out for Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>More MLB news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guardians sign free agent pitcher from Italy who throws 98 MPH originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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