Today:  The Guardians made it official, selecting Kayfuss contract from Triple-A. In additional roster moves, the Guardians activated right-hander (and recent waiver claim)  and optioned outfielder  and left-hander  to Triple-A.  August 1:  The Guardians are calling up first baseman/corner outfielder  , reports . Cleveland has an opening on the 40-man roster and only needs to make an active roster transaction.  Kayfus, 23, was Clevelands third-round pick in the 2023 draft. The Miami product has raked sine entering pro ball. He hit .291/.393/.511 between High-A and Double-A in his first full pro season. Kayfus hit .364 in 18 games to begin this year in Double-A. The Guards bumped him to Triple-A Columbus by the end  Chris Chiozza Jersey of April. That hasnt much slowed him down, as hes hitting .283/.367/.526 acro s 289 plate appearances. Kayfus has popped 13 homers with 14 doubles and four triples.  There is some swing-and-mi s concern. The lefty-batting Kayfus has punched out in a quarter of his trips to the dish with Columbus. He takes a decent number of walks but has posted higher than average whiff rates. Thats somewhat alarming for a player at bat-first positions. Kayfus has overcome that to post excellent numbers at every stop. That includes more than three months at the top minor league level.  The upper level succe s has made Kayfus one of the better prospects in the league. He places among the back half on updated Top 100 lists at and . He ranks a little lower in the estimation of , who placed him ninth in the Cleveland system in late May. Kayfus is listed at 60 and 192 pounds. He doesnt have the usual size or plus raw power of most first basemen, but he has an extended track record of hitting dating back to his time as an amateur.  Kayfus has experience at both corner outfield positions. Hes a fringe-average runner who has enough athleticism to be a functional outfielder, though hes viewed as an above-average defender at his natural position. Longenhagen writes that his well below-average arm strength should probably limit him to left field work when he is needed in the outfield.  Barring a  injury, the Guardians arent going to give Kayfus much left field playing time. Neither  nor  are performing well in right, so perhaps the Guardians will plug Kayfus into right field and live with the lack of arm strength. The other option would be to move on from  . The veteran first baseman is hitting .230/.321/.345 in 407 plate appearances. That includes a .195/.267/.284 showing since the beginning of June. Cleveland is paying Santana $12MM and strongly values him as a clubhouse presence, but its difficult to live with that kind of offense at first base.  Keven Durant Jersey
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