Guardians News and Notes: Rollin’ in St. Louis

The paddlewheel steamboats Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen on the Mississippi River beneath the Gateway Arch and the skyline of Saint Louis, Missouri, 1980. (Photo by Buddy Mays/Getty Images). | Getty Images The Guardians had an excellent win to open their series against the Cardinals last night and look to follow it up with a second tonight.

Here’s your recap from yesterday. The Guardians swapped George Valera onto the roster for CJ Kayfus who was barely playing. I wonder how they will work Valera into the lineup with Angel Martinez absolutely balling out.

I suspect he’ll get plenty of DH reps. The Guardians also swapped Hunter Gaddis for Kolby Allard, whom they had to DFA to move off the roster. Gaddis averaged 95.

1 mph with his fastball, so he looks back to his old self (94. 7 mph average last year). TJ Stats released an updated prospects’ ranking, with DeLauter now at #11.