CLEVELAND, Ohio — When pitchers need to rebuild their careers after major arm surgery, Cleveland has increasingly become the destination of choice. The Guardians’ reputation for successfully rehabilitating pitchers, particularly those recovering from Tommy John surgery, has become so pronounced that it’s now a recognized organizational specialty — one that could make them the perfect landing spot for recently non-tendered starter Alek Manoah.

On the latest Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast, beat writers Paul Hoynes and Joe Noga discussed this growing reputation and how it might factor into the team’s offseason strategy.

“The Guardians seem to collect these guys,” Hoynes observed when discussing Manoah’s potential fit. “They brought (Shane) Bieber back coming off Tommy John. They had John M

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