Justin Lada

5 days ago | news-herald.com | Justin Lada

Triple-A Columbus Clippers (4-2) vs. Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh Pirates)The Chase DeLauter watch continues. A pair of big homers this week has him up to .296/.414/.493 at Triple-A for the season with 15 walks and 11 strikeouts. Despite being drafted in 2022, DeLauter only has 27 games played at the Triple-A level due to injuries and just 125 games overall, including 20 of them at the rookie ACL level at rehab. Talent and results-wise, DeLauter appears to be ready.

1 week ago | news-herald.com | Justin Lada

Triple-A Columbus Clippers (4-2) at Buffalo Bisons (Toronto Blue Jays)While the Guardians continue to struggle offensively at the big-league level, the watch on hitting prospects Chase DeLauter and CJ Kayfus continues. It was another hot week for Kayfus, collecting nine hits, including three doubles, a triple and two homers — one of which came off future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer, rehabbing for the Blue Jays in Buffalo. It’s still unclear where Kayfus’ major-league opportunity will come from.

2 weeks ago | news-herald.com | Justin Lada

It’s not often a 2-1 game is a wild game, but it’s also not every day it’s Friday the 13th and a chilly 60 in June in Cleveland. But that was the case in Lake County, with all three runs in the Dayton Dragons’ win over the Captains scored on wild pitches. Speaking of wild ride, a year ago, Josh Hartle was finishing a disappointing end to a decorated college career at Wake Forest. His usual strong control and command eluded him in his final college season and his velocity waned a little, too.

2 weeks ago | news-herald.com | Justin Lada

Triple-A Columbus Clippers (4-2) vs. Toledo MudHens (Detroit Tigers)Chase DeLauter continues to work his way back from a spring training hernia surgery and played in five out of six games this week. Offensively, it’s been a slow start. He did have six hits this week and is carrying a .250/.362/.400 line so far. He’s walking at a nice rate and isn’t striking out and doesn’t fall into the trap of his namesake (chasing out of the zone), which is good to see despite his time missed.

3 weeks ago | news-herald.com | Justin Lada

Triple-A Columbus Clippers (0-6) at Rochester Red Wings (Washington Nationals) Everyone has been on lineup watch for a week or more in some cases for Columbus. When Chase DeLauter returned to Columbus last week after his oblique surgery and rehab, and with CJ Kayfus’ hot bat, everyone was assuming they would be called up any […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: June 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM EDT