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Guardians Sign Caleb Baragar, Caleb Simpson To Minor League Deals

By Darragh McDonald | December 22, 2022 at 9:46am CDT

The Guardians announced that they have signed a couple of Calebs to minor league deals. Left-hander Caleb Baragar and right-hander Caleb Simpson will join the organization and receive invitations to major league Spring Training.

Baragar, 29 in April, has seen some major league time with the Giants, making 49 appearances for them over the 2020 and 2021 seasons. In that time, he posted a 2.78 ERA despite middling rate states. His 18.8% strikeout rate, 9.1% walk rate and 21.7% ground ball rate are all worse than league average.

Things didn’t go as smoothly in the minors, as he posted an 8.46 ERA in 22 1/3 Triple-A innings in 2021, surely pushed northwards by a huge 17.6% walk rate. The Giants designated him for assignment in March of 2022 and he landed with the Diamondbacks on a waiver claim, who subsequently outrighted him in April. He posted a 5.51 ERA for the Triple-A Reno Aces in 2022, who play in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. Baragar struck out a healthy 23.8% of batters faced but still gave free passes at a high rate of 13.8%.

Simpson, 31, has yet to crack the major leagues, though he was included in Boston’s 60-man player pool during the 2020 season. He’s generally posted solid numbers up the minor league ladder but has struggled at Triple-A so far. In 2022, he posted a 2.92 ERA at Double-A but then a 9.11 ERA at the level above. His rate stats all took a hit as well, as he struck out 27.5% of Double-A hitters but just 21.3% in Triple-A. His walk rate went from 9.8% to 13.2% and his ground ball rate from 51.7% to 42.5%.

For the Guardians, there’s little harm in bringing in the two Calebs for some extra non-roster depth. Both players still have options and limited service time, meaning they could be cheap and versatile arms for the club if they show enough to crack the roster.

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  1. DogDays2

    1 month ago

    And Caleb Carr will write a book on team history…

    Reply
    • #1WhiteSoxFan

      1 month ago

      Complementary Calebs!

      Reply
    • OIC2021

      1 month ago

      The Guardians beat out the Mets for both Caleb’s services as the Guardians, like the Mets, were in it to the end for Carlos Correa. The Guardians took advantage of the Mets distraction to come in and scoop up both Calebs in a franchise defining couple of signings.

      Reply
      • DogDays2

        1 month ago

        This joke should be finally nearing its end …. Luckily for all of us.

        Reply
        • OIC2021

          1 month ago

          No joke
          Only a member of the actual Cleveland front office can report ongoing daily news on the Guardians

  2. Stan Konit

    1 month ago

    Spy v. spy.

    Reply
  3. C-Daddy

    1 month ago

    Coupla Calebs

    Reply
  4. JockStrap

    1 month ago

    They should check to see is Caleb Smith is available.

    Reply
  5. los_leebos

    1 month ago

    Does this qualify as a Barage of Calebs?

    Reply
  6. Henry Silvestre

    1 month ago

    Caleb Williams oops wrong sport

    Reply
  7. thesamhaney

    1 month ago

    Beware, for they are the Cleveland Calebs…

    Reply
  8. YankeesFansLoveGarbage

    1 month ago

    The Caleb boys get to rub their sticks together in Cleveland

    Reply
  9. angels24

    1 month ago

    Despite signing these two, the Guardians were also runners up in the bidding war.

    Reply
    • JockStrap

      1 month ago

      lmao…

      Reply
  10. TrillionaireTeamOperator

    1 month ago

    There’s a pun in here somewhere.

    Reply
  11. zorocoaster

    1 month ago

    Get me Caleb on the phone!

    Which one?

    All of them.

    Reply
  12. Tommy Toughknuckles

    1 month ago

    Today shall henceforth be known as “Caleb Day”

    Reply
  13. leftykoufax

    1 month ago

    Caleb and Kyle, soft names make soft people, whatever happened to names like “Eddie” lol

    Reply
  14. Jacksson13

    1 month ago

    Also working on contracts with:
    Homer Simpson
    Bart Simpson
    AND
    Caleb Caleb

    Reply
  15. vtadave

    1 month ago

    Caleb Ferguson and others for Bieber incoming.

    Reply
  16. BucksPackersBrewersWow!

    1 month ago

    Caleb is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning faithful. It can also mean “whole hearted” or “loyalty“. So I guess the Guardians have that going for them. Good thing their first name isn’t Rah. That means “bad” in Hebrew.

    Reply
    • TrillionaireTeamOperator

      1 month ago

      To be fair most names tend to mean variations of good, loyal, strong, kind, etc.

      Reply
      • whyhayzee

        1 month ago

        It’s a pretty mean set of parents who name their kid something that means “pile of dung”.

        Reply
        • MannyBeingMVP

          1 month ago

          Whyhazee

          Are you an anti-Semite? Another poster indicated that it is Hebrew name. If not, maybe you should revise your post.

        • MannyBeingMVP

          1 month ago

          Whyhazee

          Or alternatively, did you mean that most kids – like the parents of these kids – would pick names with positive connotations?

          Hoping that you meant this latter interpretation.

  17. SteveC

    1 month ago

    Guardians of the Calebs

    Reply
  18. the great bambi

    1 month ago

    And all the Yankees got was Aaron Judge…

    Reply
  19. layventsky

    1 month ago

    And watch, next year’s backup catcher will be Caleb Joseph.

    Reply
  20. Augusto Barojas

    1 month ago

    I would have put the odds of the same team signing two players named Caleb on the same day as totally impossible. Like this can only happen when the entire space time continuum is about to collapse.

    Reply
  21. Michael Chaney

    1 month ago

    Like clockwork, the Guardians usually seem to find one minor league free agent every year that ends up becoming a key part of their bullpen. Maybe one of the Calebs ends up being that guy.

    Reply
    • Michael Chaney

      1 month ago

      Other than 2020, this has seriously been the case every year since 2014.

      2014: Scott Atchison
      2015: Jeff Manship
      2016: Dan Otero
      2017: Tyler Olson
      2018: Oliver Perez
      2019: Tyler Clippard
      2021: Blake Parker
      2022: Enyel de Los Santos

      Reply
  22. thebluemeanie

    1 month ago

    They also signed Caleb Caleb.

    Reply

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