The Cleveland Guardians may not be top dogs in the AL Central this season, but they are still smack dab in the middle of the playoff hunt. The Guardians are a solid ballclub, but it's painfully obvious that they have some major issues that need to be rectified between now and the MLB trade deadline.
News and Notes for Thursday, May 29th, 2025. The Cleveland Guardians avoided a sweep with an 8th inning rally. The quality of at bats from throughout the order yesterday was a breath of fresh air, especially Nolan Jones.
Nolan Jones has had an intriguing start to his 2025 season. The Cleveland Guardians outfielder is undeniably hitting the ball hard. He still has one of the top average exit velocities in all of MLB (97th percentile), but Jones doesn't have too much to show for that in his typical counting stats.
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When the Cleveland Guardians swung a trade to acquire outfielder Nolan Jones shortly before the start of the 2025 MLB campaign, they were hoping he would provide a great platoon option with Jhonkensy Noel in right field.
Shortly before the start of the 2025 MLB season, the Cleveland Guardians decided to tweak their outfield just a bit more, acquiring Nolan Jones in a trade with the Colorado Rockies.
Five days before the first game of the season, the Cleveland Guardians' Opening Day roster looked set. Then the front office made a one-for-one swap with the Colorado Rockies, sending Tyler Freeman to Denver in exchange for former Cleveland draft pick Nolan Jones.
After an otherwise quiet winter for a club coming off its second consecutive 100-loss season, the Colorado Rockies have made a lot of transactions to finalize their Opening Day roster.
The Cleveland Guardians made, at the time, a shocking trade to acquire Nolan Jones from the Colorado Rockies. When the trade happened, many questions were raised about how each player on the roster would fit into the larger picture.
Opening Day is this week, but that hasn't prevented the Cleveland Guardians from making significant roster decisions with just days left in spring training.
When Nolan Jones got pulled from the Colorado Rockies' spring training game against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, the outfielder had a feeling he was on the move.
The Cleveland Guardians swung a surprising trade late last week, acquiring outfielder Nolan Jones in a deal with the Colorado Rockies. The Guardians definitely needed to shore up their outfielder following the injury to Chase DeLauter, so this is a significant move for the club.
The Cleveland Guardians' front office isn't a group that makes impulsive decisions. Each of their transactions is typically part of a bigger picture or vision for the MLB team to be better right now and in the future.
Opening Day may be just a few days away, but that hasn't stopped the Cleveland Guardians from making some fairly significant roster moves and decisions.
The Cleveland Guardians made some intriguing trades over the offseason and made one more with less than a week to go before Opening Day. On Saturday, the team announced they had traded for OF Nolan Jones from the Colorado Rockies (who was drafted and started his career in Cleveland) for UTL Tyler Freeman.
Nolan Jones is going back to where his career began. In a surprising move, the Colorado Rockies traded Jones to the Cleveland Guardians for utility player Tyler Freeman, per multiple sources.
The Guardians are bringing outfielder Nolan Jones back to Cleveland, acquiring him from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for infielder/outfielder Tyler Freeman on Saturday.
The Guardians and Rockies have reached a deal that sent outfielder Nolan Jones to Cleveland in exchange for infielder/outfielder Tyler Freeman.
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Nolan Jones‘ 2024 did not go how anyone expected after his stellar 2023. In a low-profile trade in November 2022, the Colorado Rockies traded minor-league infielder Juan Brito to the Cleveland Guardians for Jones.
What a difference a year makes. In 2023, Colorado Rockies outfielder Nolan Jones was a rising star. The rookie joined the 20/20 club and finished the season slashing .297/.389/.542 (137 wRC+).
Colorado Rockies outfielder Nolan Jones is heading into the late stages of a disappointing season marked by multiple injuries. Finally healthy, Jones is eager to finish the season in a positive manner.
Colorado Rockies outfielder Nolan Jones has taken a step back on the diamond this season and injuries certainly seemed to have played a part in his struggles.
The Colorado Rockies placed outfielder Nolan Jones on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a low back strain. Jones, who turns 26 on May 7, is batting just .170 with one homer, seven RBIs and 37 strikeouts in 26 games.
Colorado Rockies outfielder Nolan Jones attracted plenty of attention with his breakout campaign in 2023, but his stats went beyond just being impressive for a rookie.
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Two years removed from being the Cleveland Guardians' top prospect, Nolan Jones is making the most of his first season as a member of the Colorado Rockies.
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