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George Valera was a promising prospect in the Cleveland system for a long time.
He made it to the majors with the Guardians last season, and he had one massive moment in the playoffs, too.
Now, though, the Guardians are risking a loss of Valera from their organization entirely.
As part of a sequence of roster moves on Sunday, the Guardians designated Valera for assignment.
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The DFA removes Valera from the 40-man roster, but to do that, he has to pass through waivers.
While on waivers, the 25-year old outfielder could be claimed by any other team in MLB, which would move his contract to a brand new organization.
Valera has just two MLB homers and a career .218 average in 78 at bats across the past two seasons.
This season at Triple-A Columbus, he has put up a .784 OPS. The lefty-swinging Valera has impressive raw power, but the Guardians continue to try and figure out who can stick in their outfield at the major league level.
Apparently, they have at least some doubt about Valera and are willing to risk losing him on waivers.
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