Gabriel Arias has received countless chances in the past.
He wasn’t ready to thrive or to be an above-average starter in one of the Cleveland Guardians’ infield spots.
And that’s OK: not every prospect is born ready to be a major league star.
Some of them need to struggle at the highest level, adjust, and find what works for them.
We are witnessing that with Arias: it took him three full years of failures (2022, 2023, and 2024) at the MLB level to blossom into the middle-of-the-order masher he is looking like at the moment with his four homers, 10 RBI, and .846 OPS.
He had two more hits on Friday night, including a double, and is red-hot over his last seven games.
“Cleveland #Guardians INF Gabriel Arias collected a pair of hits tonight (2-5 2R 2B 2RBI) vs the Pirates including ths 2-run double in the 7th inning. Arias over his last 7 games: 10-26 7R 1(2B) 3HR 8RBI 2BB .385 AVG,” Guardians Prospective posted on X.
Cleveland #Guardians INF Gabriel Arias collected a pair of hits tonight (2-5 2R 2B 2RBI) vs the Pirates including ths 2-run double in the 7th inning.
Arias over his last 7 games:
10-26 7R 1(2B) 3HR 8RBI 2BB .385 AVG#GuardsBall pic.twitter.com/6owjPNYbZ9
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) April 19, 2025
Three homers and a .385 batting average over seven games is nothing to sneeze at, even if the sample isn’t terribly large.
It’s fair to say that it’s the best Arias has looked as a major-league hitter in his career.
For all his struggles and the years it took him to reach this point, it’s easy to forget he is still just 25.
His main job is to sustain the gains he has made over the course of a full season.
It’s a huge challenge, but he is prepared to give it a go.
As long as he keeps decreasing that 29.4 percent strikeout rate (it was 30.5 percent a couple of days ago when we discussed Arias’ resurgence) and maintains his current quality of contact metrics, he will be fine.
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