2026 Cleveland Guardians Trades and Transactions

2025 Season

Record: 35-27, 1st place in AL_Central (Schedule and Results)

Playoff Odds: 91.3% to make postseason, 5.2% to win World Series

Manager: Stephen Vogt (35-27)

President: Chris Antonetti (President, Baseball Operations)

General Manager: Mike Chernoff

Farm Director: Stephen Osterer

Scouting Director: Paul Gillispie

Ballpark: Progressive Field

Attendance: 641,270 (11th of 15)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 91

Pythagorean W-L: 32-30, 258 Runs, 252 Runs Allowed

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

2026 Cleveland Guardians Menu

Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 2, 2025

Jakob Junis granted Free Agency.

Lane Thomas granted Free Agency.
November 6, 2025

John Means granted Free Agency.

Parker Mushinski granted Free Agency.

Tyler Naquin granted Free Agency.

Riley Pint granted Free Agency.
November 7, 2025

Signed Carlos Hernández as a free agent.
November 21, 2025

Will Brennan granted Free Agency.

Nic Enright granted Free Agency.

Sam Hentges granted Free Agency.
December 3, 2025

Signed Connor Brogdon as a free agent.
December 5, 2025

Zak Kent selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.
December 10, 2025

Drafted Peyton Pallette from the Chicago White Sox in the 2025 rule 5 draft.
December 11, 2025

Signed Colin Holderman as a free agent.
December 17, 2025

Purchased Justin Bruihl from the Toronto Blue Jays.
December 20, 2025

Signed Stuart Fairchild as a free agent.
December 21, 2025

Signed Shawn Armstrong as a free agent.
December 22, 2025

Signed Codi Heuer as a free agent.
December 30, 2025

Signed Pedro Avila as a free agent.
January 5, 2026

Jhonkensy Noel selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.
January 6, 2026

Signed Dom Nuñez as a free agent.

Justin Bruihl player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.
January 13, 2026

Signed Carter Kieboom as a free agent.
January 15, 2026

Traded Future Considerations. International Bonus Pool Money. to the New York Mets. Received Franklin Gómez (minors).
February 2, 2026

Signed Kolby Allard as a free agent.
February 6, 2026

Signed Ben Lively as a free agent.
February 23, 2026

Signed Rhys Hoskins as a free agent.
March 16, 2026

Released Pedro Avila.
March 22, 2026

Signed Pedro Avila as a free agent.
March 24, 2026

Carter Kieboom player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.
March 29, 2026

Traded Johnathan Rodríguez to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Carter Rustad (minors).
April 6, 2026

Doug Nikhazy selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.
April 16, 2026

Kolby Allard granted Free Agency.
April 17, 2026

Signed Kolby Allard as a free agent.
May 9, 2026

Traded Matt Wilkinson (minors) and other considerations to the San Francisco Giants. Received Patrick Bailey.
May 17, 2026

Released Kolby Allard.
May 19, 2026

Signed Kolby Allard as a free agent.
May 30, 2026

Returned Peyton Pallette (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago White Sox.