TESTED: Cleveland Guardians Bullpen Faces DEPTH Concerns with Hunter Gaddis Forearm Soreness

Cleveland Guardians' bullpen depth faces early tests as Hunter Gaddis battles forearm soreness. Can the Guardians' revamped bullpen hold up without key contributors on Opening Day? Justin Lada and Jeff Ellis debate the outlook for pitchers like Hunter Gaddis, Daniel Espino, and looking at the run for Rhys Hoskins’ role at first base and DH after a slow spring start. We also debate the outfield puzzle with Chase DeLauter’s durability concerns threaten to upend the ideal lineup alongside Steven Kwan. Will George Valera, and Nolan Jones step up, or does center field risk undermining Kwan’s already worrisome consistency issues.   00:00 Guardians Bullpen: Gaddis Injury Update 05:03 Spring Training Injury Concerns 07:32 Cautious Approach for Gaddis 15:39 Player's Expectations and Team's Patience 17:11 Cleveland's Player-Friendly Reputation 20:18 DH Role Competition Predictions 27:51 Kwan's Risk in Center Field 32:33 Outfield Decisions and Roster Dilemma 33:54 Schneeman's Potential in Center Field 37:07 Guardians Outfield Talk Summary   Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! PlayStation This episode of is brought to you by MLB The Show 26. Visit https://mlbthe.show/lockedon and use code “LOCKEDON” to unlock a pack for use in Diamond Dynasty. Pre-Order now, Available March 17th on PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. RATED E FOR EVERYONE.   Turbo Tax For a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today.   Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast   Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply.   FanDuel FanDuel is giving you a way to turn that energy into even bigger potential wins with a College Basketball Parlay Profit Boost. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…   🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-guardians/   Locked On MLB League-Wide: Every Team, Prospects & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/mlb/   #Guardians #ClevelandGuardians #MLB Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.