Slade Cecconi is a 25 year old SP/LRP that the Guardians acquired alongside a competitive balance pick this offseason in the Josh Naylor trade. Though it was a heartbreaking trade, seeing fan favorite Naylor go, I was very happen with Slade Cecconi as the return. Before he came to the Guardians Cecconi did not performing well, a 6.66 ERA in 74IP, despite being rated as a top prospect within the Diamondbacks organization. This made him a classic buy-low target for the Guardians, whose pitching development team seems to always know what a pitcher needs to unlock their talent.
Cecconi is a type of pitcher the Guardians have had tons of success developing, and from the very small sample so far in Spring Training it looks like they have done it again.