After getting designated for assignment, George Valera is back with the Guardians on a minor-league deal:
Guardians have re-signed OF George Valera to a minor league contract with a spring training invite.
— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) November 25, 2024
Although any major league team could have signed him as a minor-league free agent, there is still some risk he gets selected in the Rule 5 draft, as a team may be hoping to stash him on the IL for a while as he recovers from knee surgery. However, I’d be optimistic he stays in the fold as I’m sure teams would have preferred to sign him to a minor-league deal and promised him an opportunity to keep their 40-man flexibility entirely intact.