Guardians Interested In Braxton Garrett
MLB Trade Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- The Cleveland Guardians have expressed interest in acquiring left-hander Braxton Garrett from the Miami Marlins, who are open to offers for the pitcher currently playing mostly in Triple-A Jacksonville.
- Garrett, the seventh overall pick in the 2016 draft, showed promise with Miami in 2022-23 before a UCL tear in 2024 sidelined him for most of two seasons; he is now healthy but has only had limited and difficult MLB appearances this year.
- Despite recent struggles, Garrett maintains a solid 2.90 ERA in Triple-A with a 26.4% strikeout rate and remains under team control via arbitration for two more years at a reasonable salary.
- The Marlins have kept Garrett in the minors partly due to his reluctance to make requested adjustments and concerns about damaging his trade value with poor major league outings, while preferring other pitchers without his pedigree.
- Miami is likely to accept a modest return for Garrett now, as they are not inclined to reintegrate him into their major league rotation, and his value is higher currently than it would be after another season.
