CLEVELAND, Ohio — James Karinchak, who rose and fell quickly ... The hard-throwing Karinchak had early success with the Guardians, but MLB rules and injuries hampered his performance.

Karinchak was erratic during Cactus League play, striking out 11 but also walking nine and allowing eight runs over eight innings of work. He could eventually get a shot in a White Sox bullpen that ...

The Cleveland Guardians put together an amazing season ... even despite losing key relievers like Trevor Stephan and James Karinchak, and then took care of the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS before ...