The Cleveland Guardians opted not to wait until the weeks before spring training to enter the fee agency market this offseason.
The organization announced on Wednesday afternoon that they re-signed veteran catcher Austin Hedges to a one-year deal. The two sides reportedly expressed mutual interest the moment the season ended, and the Guardians didn’t wait long to officially bring him back into the organization.
It’s not too surprising that Hedges chose to return to Cleveland. Even after the Guardians were eliminated in the ALCS, he talked about “next year” and what the team needed to do to get back to the postseason, and it certainly sounded like he’d be a part of that…