I think the only FAs will be pitchers if any. I do not see an acquisition of a hitter unless they trade Josh Naylor. If healthy they made try to trade Stephan but may not be able to until he shows he is healthy.

Looking at the roster, they certainly need to add starting pitchers,

On the 40 man roster now, starters are
Bibee
Williams
Lively
Allen
McKenzie
Cantillo
Nikhazy
Espino

the only 2 of those who were in the major league rotation all year in 24 were Bibee and Lively. Williams should be better. McKenzie may be finished? Cantillo looked good some of the time. What happened to Allen? Nikhazy has only a part of a season in AAA and is only a marginal prospect,. Espino has been injured for the last two seasons.
That is not a big league rotation.
I can see why some folks have asked if Gaddis might be reconverted to a starter

The bullpen is deep
Clase
Smith
Gaddis
Herrin
Walters
Sabrowski
Avila
Sandlin
Stephan [out part or all of 25?]
Hentgest [out all or most of 25]
Aleman
Enright

A roster currently built for bullpen games.

Cleveland #Guardians RHP Ben Lively avoids arbitration for the 2025 season signing for $2.25MM. Lively was predicted to receive $3.2MM.

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Cleveland #Guardians have traded RHP Peter Strzelecki to the Pittsburgh #Pirates for cash.

Legend Rico Carty dies at 85

He was taken to an Atlanta hospital for intestinal problems by his children, where he has remained since being admitted.

Lidom Editorial

By Lidom Editorial Team

11/24/2024 · 01:52 PM

SANTO DOMINGO. – Major League Baseball and Lidom legend Rico Carty passed away at the age of 85 after spending two weeks in the hospital due to intestinal problems.

He was taken to an Atlanta hospital by his children, where he has remained since being admitted.

Carty's death comes two months after the death of Osvaldo Virgil, the first Dominican player to be part of an MLB roster.

“With a broken heart, the Carty family regrets to inform all of our relatives, friends and acquaintances that our father, Mr. Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (Rico Carty), lost his battle last night. He was a warrior until his last breath,” his family announced in a statement.

Carty played in the MLB for most of the 1960s and 1970s and is best known for his time with the Braves. In the Dominican League with Estrellas (7 years), Licey (5), Escogido (2), Águilas (1) from 1959-60 to 1979-80.

In Lidom in 547 games he scored 263 runs, 562 hits, 401 singles, 92 doubles, ten triples, 59 home runs, 292 RBIs, 330 walks, 214 strikeouts and 13 steals.

“Few players in franchise history have connected with Braves fans like Rico Carty,” the team said in a statement.

His number 20 was retired by Estrellas Orientales. Inducted into the Dominican Hall of Fame in 1989; Most Valuable Player in 1966-67, 1967-68 and 1973-74; Batting Champion in 1967-68

He went to three Caribbean Series with Licey (70,77) and Águilas (78), in 20 games he hit 25-for-74 (.338), with 13 runs scored, 15 singles, three doubles, seven home runs, 18 RBIs.

“A fan favorite almost instantly after the club arrived in Atlanta from Milwaukee in 1966, Rico left an indelible mark on the Braves organization.”

He was the Most Valuable Player of the 1977 Caribbean Series held in Venezuela when he hit five home runs, reaching 28 bases and achieving a slugging percentage of 1.333, setting records in those three categories that have not been surpassed.

Leader in RBIs with ten, doubles with three and co-leader in runs scored with six, thus completing the best offensive harvest for a series in history. The Dominican team, Tigres del Licey, was crowned undefeated champion. It has been immortal in the CBPC since 1996.

In 34 games with the Aragua Tigers in the LVBP, he exhausted 125 turns, 26 runs scored, 49 hits, 6 doubles, one triple, 13 home runs, 32 RBIs, 18 walks, 13 strikeouts and an average of .392.

Carty's highest home run production in the Dominican League was (9) twice, in 1966-67 with the Estrellas Orientales and in 1973-74 with Águilas Cibaeñas.

He played for Cafeteros de Córdoba in the Mexican League in 122 games batting .354 (401-142), with 61 runs, 33 doubles, eleven doubles, 72 RBIs, 92 walks and 30 strikeouts in 1974.Carty won the 1967-68 Dominican League batting title (.350) and led the Estrellas to the regular season title and playoff championship.

Three weeks into spring training in 1968, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Although the illness “was not as serious as first suspected,” Rico sat out the Braves for the season.

When he reported to spring training in 1969, a rejuvenated Carty tied for the team lead in batting (.333) during the spring, but a dislocated shoulder put him on the disabled list on Opening Day.Rico Carty remained a hero in his homeland, where during his playing days, he returned to the Dominican Republic almost every year to play winter baseball.

“I owe a lot to my country.” He retired as the Dominican League’s all-time home run leader (59). That record was eclipsed, but Carty’s legend lived on.

He did not make it to Cooperstown, but he is enshrined in three Halls of Fame, those honoring the heroes of Caribbean baseball (inaugural class of 1996), Latin baseball (2011) and the Atlanta Braves (2024).

He was an honorary general in the Dominican Army, and once thought he had been elected mayor of his hometown until a recount proved otherwise.

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One free agent who could make sense for every team

It’s time for our annual exercise in which we try to match up free agents with new teams. This list isn’t meant to serve as a prediction of what’s to come this winter, but rather a chance to try reading some tea leaves and connecting some dots. We call it “30 free agents for 30 teams.”

We have only two rules:
1. Every player has to be from another team (no incumbents).
2. Each player can only be on the list once.

It would be nice if the Guardians decided to spend the extra income they earned this year from increased attendance and playoff games. I would be OK with this deal

Guardians: Michael Lorenzen, RHP
The potential loss of Shane Bieber and Matthew Boyd will leave Cleveland not only with holes to fill in the rotation, but also a veteran presence on the staff. Lorenzen pitched well for the Rangers (3.81 ERA in 101 2/3 innings) and even better for the Royals (1.57 ERA in 28 2/3 innings) following a midseason trade, though a hamstring injury kept him out for most of September.