Overview
- Brogdon joins on a one-year Major League contract for 2026, reportedly worth $900,000, with club control available through 2027.
- Last season with the Angels, the 30-year-old posted a 5.55 ERA and 1.34 WHIP over 47 innings across 43 appearances.
- Statcast indicators the Guardians value include a 92nd-percentile extension (7.0 feet), a 29.3% whiff rate, and a four-seam averaging 95.5 mph with a .196 expected batting average against.
- The move follows turnover in a relief unit that finished third in MLB ERA in 2025, with Jakob Junis, Kolby Allard, and Nic Enright reaching free agency and Sam Hentges non-tendered and later signed by the Giants, while Emmanuel Clase’s status remains uncertain.
- Brogdon brings six MLB seasons and a 4.36 career ERA, highlighted by a 3.51 ERA from 2021–23 with the Phillies, and he enters a mix that includes Cade Smith, Hunter Gaddis, Erik Sabrowski, and Matt Festa.