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Guardians option promising young southpaw, recall Tim Herrin
Guardians option promising young southpaw, recall Tim Herrin originally appeared on The Sporting News
The Cleveland Guardians made a roster move Sunday morning ahead of their series final with the Atlanta Braves. The Guardians optioned promising young left-handed pitcher Joey Cantillo to Triple-A Columbus and recalled fellow left-handed pitcher Tim Herron, according to Tim Stebbins.
Cantillo has put together a strong season at the major league level pitching to a 3.93 ERA across 29 games. The southpaw has made eight starts and also has a save across his 66.1 innings pitched as the Guardians have used him in numerous roles.
The 25-year-old has shown his raw ability in the majors, but controlling it has been the issue. Cantillo is striking out 10.9 batters per nine innings, but also walking nearly five batters per nine innings.
In his most recent start, the lefty went five innings and gave up one run on four hits. He struck out five batters and walked four in a 2-0 loss. Now, the young pitcher heads back to Triple-A Columbus, where he's thrown just 11.2 innings this season.
With the move, Herrin returns to the majors for the Guardians. Similarly to Cantillo, Herrin has spent most of his 2025 season in Cleveland. The lefty has thrown just eight innings at the Triple-A level this year compared to his 31 innings with the Guardians.
Herrin has pitched in 39 games this season and holds a 4.06 ERA. The 28-year-old is in his third year with the Guardians and has struggled to get back to the incredible level he pitched at in 2024.
After throwing 23.1 innings in his first year in Cleveland, Herrin pitched in 75 games in 2024, and held an outstanding 1.92 ERA with a WHIP under one across 65.2 innings pitched.
However, in 2025 the command has held Herrin back. After walking less than four batters per nine innings in his first two seasons, the number has jumped up to seven this year, which has lifted his WHIP up over 1.5.
With Cantillo back at Triple-A Columbus and Herrin rejoining the Guardians, Cleveland will finish its weekend series with the Braves early Sunday afternoon.
