CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland’s front office has done it again – potentially. The Guardians’ selection of right-handed pitcher Peyton Pallette in the Rule 5 draft might just be the latest example of the organization’s uncanny ability to identify and develop bullpen talent that other teams overlook.

Pallette, the former No. 14 prospect in the Chicago White Sox system, represents a calculated $100,000 gamble that could pay immediate dividends for a Cleveland bullpen in desperate need of reinforcements.

“This guy’s going to get a long look in spring training as long as he’s healthy,” cleveland.com Guardians beat reporter Paul Hoynes explained on the Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast. “As Stephen Vogt said, we’ve got four or five guys in the pen and we need eight. So Peyton Pallette could fit in

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