Estevan Florial plated two runs with a single and a bases-loaded walk Friday against the Rangers.
It was one of two walks for Florial, doubling his spring total. The 26-year-old Florial got two pieces of great news today. The bigger was that he had made the Guardians (even as he came into the day 6-for-40 with 19 strikeouts), but also pretty relevant is that Myles Straw didn’t. That leaves Florial as easily the Guardians’ best defensive option in center field, with Will Brennan and Tyler Freeman also possibilities there. We don’t have much faith in Florial’s bat, but if he ever does start producing more contact, his power and speed would make him intriguing. He’s just an AL-only option at the moment.