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Will Benson Had An MLB Debut To Remember

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Yet another young prospect made his MLB debut last night with the Cleveland Guardians. Outfielder Will Benson was called up to the big leagues on Monday and was put in right field late in the game. He had his first Major League at-bat in the bottom of the 10th inning and had a chance to win t...

Amed Rosario Made A Case To Stay Monday Night

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   With the trade deadline arriving today, rumors will be swirling like crazy as teams try to put the final touches on their rosters for the stretch run. One name that has been showing up in trade rumors is shortstop Amed Rosario. With a burgeoning class of middle infielders, the Cleveland Guard...

Zach Plesac Remains A Top Target For A Handful Of Teams

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   The Cleveland Guardians have substantial pitching depth. Beyond aces Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie, they have Cal Quantrill, Zach Plesac, and the injured Aaron Civale, not to mention Konnor Pilkington. At 52-49, they are currently in contention, and actually are one game behind the AL Cen...

The Guardians Are Giving Another Top Prospect A Chance

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   The Cleveland Guardians have really shown their impressive prospect depth this season. Young franchise cornerstones Andres Gimenez, Josh Naylor, Konnor Pilkington, Triston McKenzie, Owen Miller, and Steven Kwan have established themselves as important contributors this year. Nolan Jones was r...

Steven Kwan Is Back To Dominating At The Plate

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Plenty of pleasant surprises have led the Cleveland Guardians to where they are right now. One of them has been the emergence of leadoff hitter Steven Kwan. Kwan made the Opening Day roster and went on an incredible streak of not swinging and missing at any pitches, as well as not striking ou...

Emmanuel Clase Has Been Elite The Entire Summer

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   The Cleveland Guardians find themselves right in the thick of the postseason chase with less than 48 hours to go until the trade deadline. After taking two out of three against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, the Guardians are now just one game out of first place in the AL Central and...

Steven Kwan Continues To Lead MLB In Efficiency

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   Cleveland Guardians early-season darling Steven Kwan already knows what it's like to succeed, fail, and adjust at the MLB level. Those are the three stages of a hitter that comes out firing right out of the gate upon making his MLB debut. Kwan was brilliant in April as a rookie: it seemed tha...

MLB Analyst Shares Hot Take On The Emmanuel Clase Trade

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   On December 17, 2019, the Texas Rangers announced the acquisition of two-time Cy Young award winner Corey Kluber from the Cleveland Guardians. Guardians fans were very unhappy at the time: Kluber had pitched admirably for years with the franchise, and Clase was a reliever, albeit a very good...

Josh Naylor Is Emerging As A Guardians Leader

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Josh Naylor has provided a spark at various points this season for the Cleveland Guardians, and he did it again last night, hitting a go-ahead home run off of Boston Red Sox reliever Tanner Houck that ultimately was the difference in the game. Cleveland won 7-6 and will go for a series victor...

Josh Naylor Showed Off His Clutch Gene Wednesday Night

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Josh Naylor strikes again. With Wednesday's game tied at six in the top of the ninth at Fenway Park, Naylor went yard, blasting one over the Green Monster to put the Cleveland Guardians on top. The Boston Red Sox couldn't muster anything off of All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase, who pitched a 1-...

Amed Rosario Remains Part Of An Elite MLB Group In 2022

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   After slashing .282/.321/.409 last season with the Cleveland Guardians, infielder Amed Rosario has managed to improve in 2022. That improvement hasn't been huge, or particularly significant, but it means he is a better hitter now and the Guards will take it. So far in 2022, he is slashing .29...

Guardians Analyst Shares A Wild Myles Straw Graphic

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   When the Cleveland Guardians acquired Myles Straw last year from the Houston Astros, they thought they were getting a leadoff-type capable of getting on base enough to justify his complete lack of power. He was good last year after coming over to Cleveland, with a .285/.362/.377 line, two hom...

Kirk McCarty Played The Role Of Hero Tuesday Night

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Bryan Shaw may have drawn the start for the Cleveland Guardians at Fenway Park last night, but left-hander Kirk McCarty put on a show in relief and ultimately played the hero role against the Boston Red Sox. After Shaw was pulled following 2.1 innings of work and Nick Sandlin finished the thi...

Nolan Jones Has Joined An Elite Group In Franchise History

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Nolan Jones had himself a night at Fenway Park as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Boston Red Sox, 8-3. It may have only been one hit, but Jones sure made it count as he blasted a three-run home run out to right field in the third inning to put the game out of reach early. With that home...

MLB Analyst Details The Amed Rosario Dilemma

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   The 2022 MLB trade deadline, set for August 2, is quickly approaching. That means teams have to figure out what to do: some will look to acquire assets to fortify their playoff chances, others will sell and rebuild, and some organizations will likely stay put. The 48-47 Cleveland Guardians re...

Guardians Fans Set To Witness A Special Bryan Shaw Moment

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   It's never too late for your first time. In this case, we are talking about Cleveland Guardians reliever Bryan Shaw, who will be taking the hill to start against the Boston Red Sox at 7:10 p.m. ET. It will be his first career start as a major leaguer. https://twitter.com/CleGuardians/status/1...

Jose Ramirez Is Keeping Up His Productive Pace

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   It was sort of an odd swing, let's say, but Jose Ramirez picked up a clutch hit for the Cleveland Guardians in the top of the fifth inning last night against the Boston Red Sox. Ramirez got slightly jammed on a pitch from Nick Pivetta, but managed to sneak it just past Bobby Dalbec at third b...

James Karinchak Is Starting To Look Like His Old Self

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Last night, the Cleveland Guardians got a shot in the arm when reliever James Karinchak entered the game and had a scoreless outing through 1.2 innings against the Boston Red Sox. It wasn't enough for the Guardians to pull off a win and continue the Red Sox losing skid, but Karinchak looked p...

Jose Ramirez Barely Hanging On In AL MVP Odds

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   In third baseman Jose Ramirez, the Cleveland Guardians have a perennial MVP candidate. His worst season in the last seven years came in 2019, and he still managed to finish with a healthy .806 OPS. This year, he is once again performing at a high level. Despite his rock-solid .933 OPS, he is...

Andres Gimenez Officially Made The Play Of The Week

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez has been in lots of headlines this season because of his breakout season at the plate. And, in reality, it's hard to blame people for focusing on that: after all, he is hitting .304/.360/.493 with an .853 OPS a year after finishing with a lous...

Triston McKenzie Has Looked Like An Ace In July

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   With the second half upon us already, it's time to start thinking about the stretch run and who will reach the postseason in 2022. For the Cleveland Guardians, the path to the postseason is not a difficult one. They sit three games back of first place in a very winnable AL Central division. O...

Terry Francona Shared A Likely Shane Bieber Theory

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   On Sunday, the Cleveland Guardians took on the Chicago White Sox in game four of their series at Guaranteed Rate Field. Cleveland looked to win the series as they sent their ace Shane Bieber out to the mound. Bieber gave the Guardians six innings but allowed six runs as the White Sox managed...

Nolan Jones Has Had The Best Possible Start

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   Cleveland Guardians rookie Nolan Jones couldn't have dreamed of a better start to his MLB tenure. He is hitting .333/.455/.519 in 10 games and 33 plate appearances after belting three homers in Triple-A. He is universally seen as one of the best position player prospects in the Guardians' sys...

MLB Insider Rules Out Juan Soto To Cleveland For Now

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   After rejecting the Washington Nationals' latest contract extension offer worth $440 million over 15 years, star outfielder Juan Soto could be traded within the next few days. There is growing pessimism in Washington that they can extend Soto, and prefer to maximize his value and trade him pr...

Guardians Fans Discuss A Potential Juan Soto Deal

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   With the second half of the season now underway, we turn our attention to the trade market, where Juan Soto is the ultimate prize for a team looking to make a run. After contract extension talks between Soto and the Washington Nationals fell apart, many are now speculating where the slugger w...

Guardians Facing A Difficult Task To Open The Second Half

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   The second half of the 2022 season is now officially upon us. This season has been a treat so far, but now it's time for the stretch run. The Cleveland Guardians enter the second half within striking distance of the AL Central title and the final AL Wild Card spot. Thanks to their All-Stars,...

Numbers Prove Emmanuel Clase Is Impossible To Hit

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been impressing everybody for years, not only in the first half. Let's not forget he had a 1.29 ERA (!) last season. This year, he is at an equally impressive 1.41. He throws 100-mph gas, he gets more than a strikeout per inning, and his groundbal...