Guardians Notes: Freeman, Arias, Extensions, Mikolajchak By Steve Adams | March 21, 2023 at 4:00pm CDT The Guardians announced Tuesday that they’ve optioned infield prospect Tyler Freeman to Triple-A Columbus. The former No. 71 overall pick and top-100 prospect made his big league debut last season but hit just .247/.314/.286 through his first 86 trips to the plate. That came on the heels of solid but still diminished production in his first run at Triple-A, where he slashed .279/.371/.364 on the season. Freeman fits the Guardians contact-first archetype, drawing praise for a 60- or 70-grade hit tool on most scouting…