The Cleveland Guardians have decided to make two pitchers free agents while another was claimed by another team.
While the Cleveland Guardians were making decisions on 2022 options for Jose Ramirez and Roberto Perez, they made a couple more decisions on some bullpen arms. Nick Wittgren and Cam Hill have been outrighted by the team and both are now free agents. Additionally, Francisco Perez was claimed by Washington.
More Cleveland roster moves:
Nick Wittgren and Cam Hill were outrighted off the major-league roster and are now free agents.
The Nationals claimed pitcher Francisco Pérez.
— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) November 5, 2021
Wittgren was a pretty reliable but unspectacular arm in the Guardians bullpen prior to last year. Something simply was not working in 2021 and his performance on the mound was not up to the level he previously showed while in Cleveland.
Hill did not pitch for Cleveland in 2021, but was relatively unimpressive during his 18-game stint in 2020. Other options are clearly on the table for the Guardians moving forward.
The Washington Nationals decided that a young pitcher in the Guardians was of interest as they claimed Francisco Perez. Perez made his major league debut in 2021 and could be an intriguing option for the Nationals.
