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3 Cleveland Guardians who won’t return and where they’ll go

By Noah Yingling

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 01: Zach Plesac #34 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning at Progressive Field on October 01, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 01: Zach Plesac #34 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning at Progressive Field on October 01, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images) /
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Kirk McCarty, Cleveland Guardians
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 03: Relief pitcher Kirk McCarty #59 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches during the tenth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on October 03, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

2) Guardians reliever Kirk McCarty – Pittsburgh Pirates

The Guardians have a very young pitching staff and most of them have done pretty well but Kirk McCarty has struggled a bit.

In the regular season, McCarty went 4-3 in 13 games (two starts) with an ERA of 4.54. The more alarming number is his 6.64 FIP, suggesting that he has had some very good luck. In the 37.2 innings that he threw in the majors for them this year, he allowed 11 home runs, or an average of 2.6 per nine innings.

In the middle of the season, the Guardians let him go and he went to the Baltimore Orioles but a week later, the Orioles placed him on waivers and the Guardians claimed him back.

For next season, a team that won’t be in contention, like the Pittsburgh Pirates, could use McCarty as some depth and see if he has something to offer. But for a playoff-caliber team like Cleveland that has a lot of pitching depth, they need to find more quality depth than McCarty.

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