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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	B. NaylorBo Naylor	A. HedgesAustin Hedges	D. Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 David Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
First Base	C. Santana Guardians' Carlos Santana: Returning to Cleveland Carlos Santana Guardians' Carlos Santana: Returning to Cleveland	J. NoelJhonkensy Noel	K. ManzardoKyle Manzardo D. Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 David Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Second Base	—	A. MartinezAngel Martinez	T. FreemanTyler Freeman
Shortstop	B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	T. FreemanTyler Freeman A. MartinezAngel Martinez
Third Base	J. RamirezJose Ramirez	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio T. FreemanTyler Freeman A. MartinezAngel Martinez D. Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 David Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Left Field	S. Kwan Guardians' Steven Kwan: Settles with Cleveland Steven Kwan Guardians' Steven Kwan: Settles with Cleveland	A. MartinezAngel Martinez	W. BrennanWill Brennan D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann J. NoelJhonkensy Noel D. Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 David Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Center Field	L. Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland Lane Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland	T. FreemanTyler Freeman	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann W. BrennanWill Brennan A. MartinezAngel Martinez
Right Field	J. NoelJhonkensy Noel	—	W. BrennanWill Brennan L. Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland Lane Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland A. MartinezAngel Martinez D. Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 David Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Designated Hitter	K. ManzardoKyle Manzardo	C. Santana Guardians' Carlos Santana: Returning to Cleveland Carlos Santana Guardians' Carlos Santana: Returning to Cleveland	W. BrennanWill Brennan J. RamirezJose Ramirez J. NoelJhonkensy Noel B. NaylorBo Naylor S. Kwan Guardians' Steven Kwan: Settles with Cleveland Steven Kwan Guardians' Steven Kwan: Settles with Cleveland L. Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland Lane Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland A. MartinezAngel Martinez D. Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 David Fry Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
T. BibeeTanner Bibee	G. WilliamsGavin Williams	L. Ortiz Guardians' Luis Ortiz: Dealt to Guardians Luis Ortiz Guardians' Luis Ortiz: Dealt to Guardians	B. Lively Guardians' Ben Lively: Inks new deal with Guardians Ben Lively Guardians' Ben Lively: Inks new deal with Guardians	J. CantilloJoey Cantillo

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
E. ClaseEmmanuel Clase	C. SmithCade Smith	H. GaddisHunter Gaddis T. HerrinTim Herrin A. WaltersAndrew Walters P. AvilaPedro Avila E. SabrowskiErik Sabrowski F. AlemanFranco Aleman T. Stephan Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1 Trevor Stephan Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1 S. Hentges Guardians' Sam Hentges: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland Shoulder: Out for the season Sam Hentges Guardians' Sam Hentges: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland Shoulder: Out for the season