5 Cleveland Guardians free agents who should not be back in 2025

Now that the dust has settled on the 2024 season, the Cleveland Guardians must turn their attention to how they are going to approach their roster moving forward. Some decisions they will have to make will be a bit tougher than others but when it comes to who they should not bring back, the following five players are relatively easy decisions for them to make.

1. Anthony Gose - Relief Pitcher

When it comes to who should and who should not be a member of the Cleveland Guardians bullpen next year, Anthony Gose is at the top of the list. Gose is someone who has mostly been used in the break glass in case of emergency type role, and while these guys can be somewhat useful, they are a dime a dozen.

In his three seasons at the MLB level in Cleveland, Gose has a 4.78 ERA and 1.134 WHIP in 32 total innings. While Gose does have a career mark of 11.5 strikeouts per nine, at age 34, this is not likely to continue for someone with very few competitive innings pitched.

Even though the Guardians have been there for Gose during his transition from outfielder to relief pitcher, and everything they have done to support these efforts is admirable, but the time has come to bring this relationship to an end.