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- Guardians
- Published: May. 03, 2026, 5:24 p.m.
SACRAMENTO — James Harris, nan Guardians’ adjunct wide manager, has been pinch nan squad this play for its three-game bid against nan A’s.
Harris is successful his 5th play arsenic adjunct GM and oversees nan insignificant convention strategy from a macro level. He answered six questions connected Sunday greeting astir players astatine Triple-A Columbus.
Q. Cooper Ingle was hitting .394 (13 for 54) pinch 4 homers and 16 RBI earlier going connected nan injured database pinch a sore correct hip. How is he doing and what does he person to do to get to Cleveland?
A. “Cooper returned to nan lineup coming (Sunday). Catching is truthful important. We person 3 catchers connected this roster astatine nan awesome convention level, and we’re talking 3 bully ones. You tin ne'er person capable catching.
“Cooper has nan bat, but he has to beryllium amended defensively. He’s been moving and it has been amended than it has been successful nan past.
“It starts pinch doing your homework. Every pitcher astatine Triple-A has a improvement plan. He has to beryllium tied into that improvement scheme arsenic good arsenic his ain improvement scheme arsenic good arsenic getting connected guidelines and helping america people runs.”
Q. How does Ingle propulsion to nan bases?
A. “He’s a bully thrower. The assemblage wide is simply a smaller package than immoderate of our different guys, but he’s done beautiful good from that aspect. But you’ve sewage throw, you’ve sewage to block, you’ve sewage to deed and tally nan bases.
“He’s not a vanished product, nor does he person to beryllium to thief america up here. But we’ve sewage 3 really bully catchers successful that clubhouse correct now.”
Q. What’s going connected pinch outfielder CJ Kayfus? He hasn’t played for Columbus since April 24.
A. “CJ came backmost to Columbus from Cleveland wherever he wasn’t playing each day. We were playing him each time astatine Columbus, and he started to get sore, mostly successful nan oblique area.
“He should beryllium backmost successful nan lineup successful nan adjacent mates of days. He’s hitting, playing defense, lifting weights, doing each those things.”
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Kayfus is hitting .310 (9 for 29) pinch 5 RBI astatine Columbus.
Q. How is Logan Allen doing a Columbus?
A. “Logan Allen is simply a bulldog. He wants to thief america win. He’s starring that unit astatine Triple-A. He’ll beryllium fresh to travel up present and thief america triumph erstwhile there’s an opportunity.”
Allen is 1-1 pinch a 5.26 ERA successful six starts astatine Columbus. He’s struck retired 36 and walked 15 successful 27 1/3 innings. The guidance is hitting .255 against him.
Q. How is Daniel Espino progressing?
A. “Espino worldly is back. His velocity is back. Our dream is that he’s up present helping america really soon.”
Espino is 0-1 pinch a 2.78 ERA successful 11 games astatine Columbus. He’s struck retired 11, walked 8 and allowed 3 runs successful 9 2/3 innings. The guidance is hitting .206 against him.
From 2022 done 2025, Espino made only 5 minor-league appearances because of a assortment of injuries.
Q. What benignant of advancement is Franco Aleman making?
A. “He’s sewage a large fastball and splitter. The arsenal is very akin to Cade Smith’s. Last twelvemonth he worked connected attacking nan onslaught zone. This year, he’s made strides successful that direction.
“His splitter doesn’t activity unless he’s getting nan fastball dominating successful nan zone. This year, he’s getting nan fastball successful nan area truthful he tin throwthe splitter disconnected of it.
“The problem is we were throwing him successful nan ninth inning. So, erstwhile you prime your caput up each night, he was throwing little than 10 pitches.
“Now we person to get him successful different situations truthful he tin build his volume. Plus you don’t study a batch of if you spell retired location and propulsion your fastball 8 times and get 3 outs.
“You request to travel successful pinch runners connected guidelines truthful you tin believe that. It is nan aforesaid point we had to do pinch James Karinchak a fewer years ago. We request to move him astir a little.”
Aleman, a 6-foot-7, 250-pound right-hander, is 1-1 pinch a 0.00 ERA successful 12 appearances. He’s saved 2 games successful 2 chances while striking retired 17 and stepping 4 successful 11 innings.
He’s allowed 1 unearned run. The guidance is hitting .083 against him.
Paul Hoynes, calved successful Cleveland, has been nan hit writer for nan Indians/Guardians since 1983. He attended Cathedral Latin High School successful Cleveland and received a publicity grade from Marquette University. He...
