Guardians: 3 players who won’t be on the roster by September 1

Guardians rumors: Daniel Norris needs to be off the Cleveland roster soon

There are two directions that the Guardians could go in and both of these options result in Daniel Norris ending up off the roster. If they are looking towards the future, fully and intently, they need to begin bringing more of their young prospects up and exposing them to MLB talent in order to see how they do.

These pitchers that could receive this kind of promotion include the mentioned Joey Cantillo, who could replace Norris as a lefty on the Guardians roster, as well as Daniel Espino. Espino may be the highest ceiling prospect in their entire farm system.

Norris has put together a long and successful career in the MLB so far, but his prime years appear to be behind us and his production certainly doesn’t mean much for the future of the Guardians. They would be better fit to win games with some of their high-ceiling prospects getting their exposure in the big leagues rather than trotting out a veteran lefty that has shown time and time again that he is the same pitcher he was in years past.

Cleveland has been aggressive with the promotion of their prospects, so it should be fully expected that this trend continues with their pitchers this season.