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Jose Ramirez #11 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Detroit Tigers on a single by Josh Naylor during the seventh inning at Comerica Park on May 28, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan.

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Bo Naylor #23 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates after hitting a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field on April 10, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Guardians defeated the White Sox 7-6.

Guardians Catcher Describes Team Mentality In Adversity

The Cleveland Guardians are no strangers to adversity. They have suffered injuries, they have endured tough slumps from key performers, and they have seen how their rivals are peaking in the second half. Last week, they lost sole possession of their division lead (one that was as large as nin...

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 20: Lane Thomas #8 of the Cleveland Guardians hits a RBI double in the twelfth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 20, 2024 in New York City.

Guardians Trade Acquisition Is Finally Heating Up

The Cleveland Guardians' trade acquisitions were limited to outfielder Lane Thomas and starting pitcher Alex Cobb. Most fans considered they could and should have done much more, though. However, after a few weeks of the deadline have passed, both players have overcome obstacles and are curre...

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

José Ramírez #11 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates as he rounds the bases on a solo homer during the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field on May 06, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Guardians Star Celebrated MLB Debut Anniversary With His 250th Home Run

Sunday was a great day to be a Cleveland Guardians fan. The team beat the Pittsburgh Pirates and took the series behind a masterful performance by a valuable starter coming off the injured list in Alex Cobb. Struggling infielder Andres Gimenez homered, and the recently called-up Kyle Manzardo...

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

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Kyle Manzardo Lifts Guardians With Two Homers In First Game Back From Triple-A

The Cleveland Guardians won the game and the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, beating them 6-1 behind big performances from the two players they added in the roster expansion: Kyle Manzardo and Alex Cobb. Cobb took a perfect game into the seventh inning and ended up contributing six...

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

CLEVELAND, OHIO - APRIL 08: Cade Smith #36 of the Cleveland Guardians is introduced before the home opener against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field on April 08, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

AL Central Remains Up For Grabs As MLB Enters Final Month

The Cleveland Guardians have dominated the AL Central division since April. That's the vast majority of the regular season there. However, they have shown signs of stumbling in recent weeks. As we head into the final month of the 2024 regular season, things couldn't be closer in the Central....

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

Kyle Manzardo #9 of the Cleveland Guardians hits a single in the third inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 9, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

Guardians Expected To Call Up Young Slugger On Sunday

The Cleveland Guardians' offense has potential, but can be wildly inconsistent. They have several hitters in their lineup currently struggling to post even league-average numbers. Thankfully, they also have some really exciting prospects, especially in Triple-A. Kyle Manzardo is one of them,...

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 27: Josh Naylor #22 of the Cleveland Guardians hits an RBI double in the top of the 11th inning for a 3-2 lead against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on April 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Guardians Manager Offers Positive Update On Injured Slugger

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians managed to win a thriller on Friday night, 10-8 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The victory could have been costly, though. First baseman and top slugger Josh Naylor had to leave the game after injuring his left ankle. Fans, of course, were terrified of potentially los...

Emmanuel Clase #48 and Bo Naylor #23 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrate after defeating the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on May 13, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

Guardians Top Pirates In Historic Night For Emmanuel Clase

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians had to score 10 runs to earn a hard-fought victory on Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The final score, 10-8, tells you how close the game was and how much the Guardians had to do to fend off the pesky Bucs. The win, combined with the Kansas City Royals' de...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 09: Alex Cobb #35 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches in the first inning against the Minnesota Twins during game two of a double header at Target Field on August 09, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Guardians Pitcher Will Return From The Injured List To Start This Weekend

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians have been without starting pitcher Alex Cobb since he made his last start with the team on August 14. He suffered a fractured fingernail that day and was placed on the injured list. The team hoped it wouldn't take him much more than the minimum 15 days on the list to r...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 14: A detail view of a MLB bucket of baseballs prior to the game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field on September 14, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

Guardians Top Prospect Receives Disappointing Injury News

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians had recently promoted star outfield prospect Chase DeLauter from Double-A Akron to Triple-A Columbus after catching fire at the plate. The players has only a handful of games at the doorstep of the majors, yet he is already impressing with a 185 wRC+. For those who don...

Kyle Manzardo #9 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates after hitting a double against the Miami Marlins during the eighth inning at loanDepot park on June 09, 2024 in Miami, Florida.

Guardians Prospect Keeps Pushing For MLB Playing Time

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians are clinging to a 1.5-game lead in the AL Central with mediocre starting pitching and an inconsistent offense. Struggling players such as Tyler Freeman, Will Brennan, Brayan Rocchio and Andrés Giménez not only remain on the roster, but play almost every day. It's baffl...

GOODYEAR, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 22: Angel Martinez #79 of the Cleveland Guardians sits for a portrait at Goodyear Ballpark on February 22, 2024 in Goodyear, Arizona.

Guardians Triple-A Team Boasts Elite Record And Deep Pool Of Talented Players

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The strength and sustainability of a major league team are best represented in the quality of their prospects and minor league teams. In the specific case of the Cleveland Guardians, it's clear that they have a bright future. Why? Because they have young contributors like Jhonkensy Noel, Cade...

Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians reacts after striking out Triston Casas (not seen)of the Boston Red Sox to end the gamed at Fenway Park on April 18, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Graphic Shows Shocking Comparison Between Guardians Star And Legedary Reliever

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago Emmanuel Clase, the closer of the Cleveland Guardians, is already among the greatest pitchers in franchise history. This week, on Wednesday, he notched his 39th save of the season and his 149th of his career, tying Cody Allen at the top of the franchise's all-time leaderboard. Clase is just 2...

Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates a 4-2 win against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on April 4, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Guardians defeated the Twins 4-2 in their home opener.

Graphic Proves Guardians Pitcher Should Be In The AL Cy Young Discussion

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The baseball world is in awe of what Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been able to achieve. He has 39 saves this year to lead the American League, and his season ERA is an insane 0.58 in 62.1 innings pitched. We are not talking about 10 or 20 frames: this is a full-season workloa...

Closing pitcher Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates with hit teammates after the Guuardians defeated the New York Mets at Progressive Field on May 21, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Guardians defeated the Mets 7-6.

Guardians Closer Enters The Franchise History Books With 149th Save

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians won on Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't your average win, though. After dropping the first three of a crucial four-game set and relinquishing sole possession of first place and the season tiebreaker all to the Royals, the Guardians beat them 7-5 on Wednesday and regained...

Josh Naylor #22 of the Cleveland Guardians reacts after hitting a three run home run against the Texas Rangers during the second inning at Globe Life Field on May 14, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

Guardians Strike Back, Take Finale And Regain Possession Of AL Central's Top Spot

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians had lost the first three games of their home series against the Kansas City Royals from Monday to Tuesday. Tuesday's loss meant the Royals caught them at the top of the division after being ten games behind in late June. Cleveland, battered and humiliated, showed chara...

Guardians Prospect Keeps Mashing In Triple-A While Others Struggle In Cleveland

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians are no longer in sole possession of first place in the AL Central. They lost that privilege by dropping the first three of a four-game set with the Kansas City Royals to open the week. Their offense has been wildly inconsistent in recent games, and they have too many i...

CLEVELAND, OHIO - JUNE 18: A view of the sunset over the stadium during the seventh inning between the Seattle Mariners and the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on June 18, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Guardians Lose Again As Royals Catch Them At The Top Of The Central

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago Tuesday's loss has to be the one with the most negative repercussions for the Cleveland Guardians and their season. Holding on to a one-game lead in the AL Central, the Guards were defeated by the Kansas City Royals for the third time in two days, this time 6-1. That defeat means the Royals a...

CLEVELAND, OHIO - MAY 20: Manager Stephen Vogt #12 of the Cleveland Guardians walks to the mound for a pitching change during the sixth inning against the New York Mets at Progressive Field on May 20, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Analyst Doesn't Believe Guardians Will Hold On To Their Division Lead

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians failed to make the postseason or even play .500 ball in 2023. Against all odds, they not only rebounded in 2024 if we look at the big picture, but they have exceeded expectations and hold one of the best records in the American League at the moment. However, they aren'...

DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 27: Tyler Freeman #2 of the Cleveland Guardians runs after hitting a second inning RBI single against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 27, 2024 in Denver, Colorado

Guardians Outfielder Is Mired In An Ugly Slump

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago One of the best and most accurate ways to measure and evaluate offensive performance relative to the league average is weighted runs created plus, or wRC+. Similar to OPS+, wRC+ is adjusted to account for park factors and tells the story of how a player has performed over a specific period. T...

Starting pitcher Logan Allen #41 of the Cleveland Guardians throws a pitch in the first inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

Guardians' AL Central Lead Hanging By A Thread As Royals Sweep Doubleheader

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians not only dropped the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals: but they also lost the second one 9-4, which really complicates things for them in the AL Central. The Guards, who once enjoyed a nine-game lead as recently as late June, are now u...

Hunter Gaddis #33 of the Cleveland Guardians delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins in the second inning at Target Field on August 29, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Guardians Drop First Game Of Doubleheader As Kansas City Gets Closer In The Central

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians didn't exactly kick off their four-game series against the Kansas City Royals on the right foot. Owners of a three-game lead in the AL Central before taking the field, the Guards lost a tough, closely contested 4-3 game on Monday afternoon. It was the first leg of a do...

Catcher Bo Naylor #23 celebrates with closing pitcher Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians after the Guardians defeated the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field on April 21, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Guardians defeated the Athletics 6-2.

Emmanuel Clase On The Brink Of Making Franchise History

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago Cleveland Guardians reliever Emmanuel Clase has been baseball's most dominant closer all year long. He is consistently great, and the numbers, impressive as they are, don't do justice to how nasty he looks up there in the mound. On Sunday, the right-hander got his 38th save of the season in t...

The Cleveland Guardians celebrate 3-2 win over the Houston Astros in 10 innings at Minute Maid Park on May 01, 2024 in Houston, Texas.

Guardians Win And Increase AL Central Lead As Top Competitors Lose On Sunday

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians took the field on Sunday with a two-game lead over the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins. They had managed to tie their series against the Texas Rangers on Saturday and were looking to take the three-game set on Sunday. Fortunately for Cleveland, things worked...

BALTIMORE, MD - JUNE 26: Jhonkensy Noel #43 of the Cleveland Guardians bats in his first major league game against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Jhonkensy Noel makes his major league debut.

Rookie Slugger Is Carrying The Guardians Offense

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago Before the Cleveland Guardians offense exploded on Saturday, rookie slugger Jhonkensy Noel was virtually the only hitter consistently producing in recent games. Josh Naylor, Steven Kwan, and even Jose Ramirez were struggling in the last couple of weeks (in some cases, in the last couple of mo...

Starting pitcher Logan Allen #41 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches during the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Progressive Field on September 02, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Logan Allen And Joey Cantillo To Play Important Roles In Monday's Doubleheader

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians woke up on Sunday with a two-game lead over the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins after snapping a three-game losing streak on Saturday. They will try and take the series against the Texas Rangers on Sunday, starting at 1:40 pm ET. Even if they win on Sunday,...

BALTIMORE, MD - JUNE 26: Jhonkensy Noel #43 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates a solo home run during his first major league at-bat in the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Jhonkensy Noel makes his major league debut.

'Big Christmas' Leads Power Outburst As Guardians Snap Losing Streak

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians entered Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers having lost three in a row and six of their last seven. They were just one game ahead of Kansas City in the AL Central and risked losing the top spot, or at least tying with them, with a loss and a Royals win. Fortunate...

Guardians Star Prospect Already Showing Off His Power In Triple-A

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians recently promoted outfield prospect Chase DeLauter from Double-A to Triple-A. The lefty-hitting DeLauter had a brilliant spring training (.520/.600/1.040 line with four home runs and a 1.640 OPS in 13 games), which sparked rumors about him making the team out of camp d...

Steven Kwan #38 of the Cleveland Guardians hits a RBI single in the seventh inning against the Chicago White Sox during game two of a double header at Guaranteed Rate Field on July 23, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.

Recent Numbers Prove The Guardians' Three Best Hitters Are Failing To Perform

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago Many things have been written about the Cleveland Guardians' rotation, even at this site. Words such as "mediocre", "injury-prone", "middling" and "the weakest link on the team" have been used to describe the unit. If we look at the season as a whole, there is a lot of truth to those adjectiv...

Tanner Bibee #61 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on August 02, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

Guardians Lose Again As AL Central Lead Shrinks To 1 Game

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians just can't catch a break. Playing in front of their home crowd, they lost 5-3 to the reigning World Series champions, the Texas Rangers, on Friday night. It's the third consecutive loss for Cleveland, which combined with the Kansas City Royals' 7-4 win over the Philade...

Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches in the ninth inning during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on July 29, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida.

Guardians Insider Discusses Emmanuel Clase's Workload Concerns

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago It's been well-established at this point that the Cleveland Guardians have the league's best bullpen. It's a deep group of talented pitchers such as Tim Herrin, Nick Sandlin, Scott Barlow, Hunter Gaddis, Cade Smith, Pedro Avila, and probably the best and most consistent reliever in baseball:...

Jose Ramirez #11 of the Cleveland Guardians reacts as he rounds the bases after he hit a two-run home run in the first inning against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum on March 29, 2024 in Oakland, California.

Jose Ramirez Enters Exclusive Club In MLB History

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago Cleveland Guardians star Jose Ramirez stole a base in his team's 6-0 loss against the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon. That in itself doesn't represent or mean much more than a speedy player stealing a base, at least on the surface. However, context is everything, and that stolen base...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 10: Pitching coach Carl Willis #51 of the Cleveland Guardians visits the mound to speak with Carlos Carrasco #59 of the Cleveland Guardians during the fifth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 10, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

Standings Show Three-Team Race In The AL Central Getting Tighter Every Day

Andres Chavez • 2 years ago The Cleveland Guardians (73-54) lost their last two games against the New York Yankees in the Bronx. Their offense scored one run in the last two contests against New York's pitching staff. At the same time, the Minnesota Twins (71-56) have remained steady and the Kansas City Royals (71-56) w...