{"id":676659,"date":"2026-04-16T02:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/676659\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T02:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:34:51","slug":"guardians-projected-to-take-chance-on-converted-asu-starting-pitcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/676659\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians projected to take chance on converted ASU starting pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guardians projected to take chance on converted ASU starting pitcher<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cleveland Guardians<\/a> are never a team you can count out. Their front office does a great job of making the most out of their first-round draft picks.<\/p>\n

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This year, the Guardians will be selecting 19th overall. While the fanbase would much prefer a top-10 pick, selecting 19th is a vast improvement over picking 27th like they did last year.<\/p>\n

There will be loads of talent still left on the board for the Cleveland brass to debate on. The question is, who will still be available to them?<\/p>\n

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Guardians projected to take chance on converted ASU starting pitcher<\/p>\n

The Guardians have focused on picking position players over the last few years. The last time they used their first-round pick on a pitcher was back in 2021 when they selected Gavin Williams 23rd overall.<\/p>\n

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However, Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter<\/a> believes they will break that trend this season, selecting Arizona State pitcher Cole Carlon.<\/p>\n

“After spending the first two seasons pitching primarily in relief, Carlon has shifted to a starting role this spring and continued to impress with a 4.11 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 46 innings. With a strong 6’5″, 230-pound frame and a four-pitch mix, command is the question mark, and he has trimmed his walk rate to a manageable 9.5 percent this season.”<\/p>\n

Carlon is having a great spring, but there is a big concern here. He recently transitioned from the bullpen to a starting role, but he is more than holding his own out there in his new role.<\/p>\n

Many teams would shy away from this as it’s a huge red flag, but he does have the stuff to be a frontline starter. All he needs to do is stretch his arm out and work on his command a bit, and Carlon could have quite the ceiling in MLB.<\/p>\n

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