The Cleveland Guardians put together an incredibly strong and deep class of first-year professionals in the 2025 MLB June Amateur Draft. By selecting players who filled key needs throughout the minor league system, along with others who simply possessed undeniable talent, with outfielder Jace LaViolette coming to mind , Cleveland built one of the organization’s most intriguing draft groups in recent memory. And to begin the 2026 minor league season, many of those selections are already starting to stand out. On Thursday, May 8, I had the opportunity to travel out to Eastlake, Ohio, to catch a doubleheader between the Lake County Captains and Great Lakes Loons. The Captains, the High-A affiliate of the Guardians , and the Loons, the High-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, battled one another for nearly seven hours of baseball. When all was said and done, the two sides ended up splitting the doubleheader, with the Captains winning game one on a walk-off, 15-13. JEFFREY MERCEDES ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!…