The peak of hot stove season is fast approaching with the winter meetings beginning Sunday, but the Cleveland Guardians didn't want to wait any longer to make their first signing of the offseason.

As fans of the team are all too aware, the Guardians are not typically big spenders. But they've mastered the art of finding little-known pitchers whom they can tinker with until they make a major impact, and perhaps they've already found one who can help the bullpen next year.

On Wednesday, the Guardians signed right-handed pitcher Connor Brogdon, most recently of the Los Angeles Angels, to a major league contract, per the official Major League Baseball transactions log .

According to a report from Zack Meisel of The Athletic, Brogdon will make $900,000 this year on his fully guaranteed d

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