TODAY : Yushiroh Hirano Jersey Carrasco will earn a base salary of $2MM if he makes the Guardians active roster, writes. JAN. 27 : Veteran right-hander is in agreement with the Guardians on a minor league deal with an invite to big league Spring Training, according to . Its a reunion between the sides, as Carrasco first joined Cleveland in a trade with the Phillies back in 2009 and made his big league debut shortly thereafter. The righty spent more than a decade with the club, pitching to a 3.77 ERA and 3.42 FIP acro s 1,242 1/3 innings of work in Cleveland. While he struggled with injuries and ineffectivene s early in his tenure with the club, Carrasco eventually settled in to become a quality mid-rotation arm for the club and even earned votes for the AL Cy Young award in both 2015 and 2017. On the heels of a strong 2020 season where Carrasco pitched to a 2.91 ERA acro s 12 starts, the veteran right-hander was included alongside in the blockbuster deal that brought , , and to Cleveland. Upon joining Lindor in Queens, the then-34-year-old Carrasco quickly began to struggle. Though he posted solid back-of-the-rotation numbers for the Mets in 2022, both the 2021 and 2023 seasons saw Carrasco post ERAs north of 6.00 while managing le s than 100 innings of work due to injuries. As Carrasco has entered his mid-thirties, its become increasingly difficult for the righty to stay on the field. He battled a hamstring strain and an elbow procedure in 2021, an oblique strain in 2022, and in 2023 suffered from both a bone spur in his elbow and a late-season finger fracture. Now headed into his age-37 season with a 4.87 ERA in 443 2/3 innings of work dating back to the 2019 season, its fair to wonder how much the veteran hurler still has left in the tank. With that being said, bringing a longtime of the club back into the fold on a minor league deal is an incredibly low-risk decision for the Guardians to make. Even if Carrasco is unable to return to the form he flashed in 2022 and provide the club with quality back-of-the-rotation production, bringing a beloved veteran of 14 big league seasons into the club for Spring Training can only help Clevelands young rotation arms (such as and ) as they look to improve upon strong rookie performances in their sophomore seasons. P.k. Subban Jersey