Leave it to the Cleveland Guardians to find a fascinating pitcher. That’s what they do.
The latest is Ettore Giulianelli, and he’s from Italy.
Giulianelli signed a minor league contract with the Guardians on Tuesday, according to insider Jon Morosi.
He has pitched in affiliated ball before in the St. Louis Cardinals‘ organization, but he was released after the 2024 season.
Earlier this offseason, Giulianelli agreed to a contract with an independent league team in Illinois.
Clearly, the Guardians usurped that in his priorities list.
The 22-year old has impressive stuff that he’s been working on, almost literally in the lab to get better:
Free Agent Ettore Giulianelli making some noise on Friday with his last pen before we start getting into lives for the next few weeks before Pro Day ⚡
The engine is built, has gone from T93 to T98 this off season, now it’s time to show he can do it in lives @TreadHQ pic.twitter.com/IY81kvQaFW
— Carsie Walker (@cwthrows) December 13, 2025
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So basically, an organization as good at developing unheralded pitchers as any in baseball has landed itself an unheralded pitcher who’s on the rise.
Yeah, this could work out for Cleveland.
