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Slade Cecconi Couldn't Hide His Joy After Striking Out One Of Baseball's Best

Jimmy Swartz • 3 months ago   There are strikeouts, and then there are strikeouts that mean something extra. For Slade Cecconi, getting Mike Trout on Tuesday night at Progressive Field was the kind of moment a pitcher carries with him for a long time. When reporters asked him about it afterward, Cecconi was not playing it...

The Patrick Bailey Effect Is Already Showing Up For The Guardians

Jimmy Swartz • 3 months ago   The Patrick Bailey acquisition is already paying dividends, and Slade Cecconi made sure everyone knew it after Tuesday night's 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Cecconi took the ball against the Angels having never thrown a single pitch to Bailey in a live game setting. Their entire workin...

Former Player Believes Guardians Made A Mistake With Recent Trade

Mike Battaglino • 3 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians surprised a lot of observers when they acquired catcher Patrick Bailey in a trade with the San Francisco Giants. Not only was the timing, just one-quarter of the way into the season, a bit odd without an emergency need, but it also gave the Guardians two defensive spec...

Angel Martinez, Slade Cecconi Lead Guardians To Another Win

Andres Chavez • 3 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians moved to 23-21 on the season with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the second game of their series. They had also taken the opener on Monday. Cleveland is still firmly at the top of the AL Central and remains the only team in the division with a record of ....

Analyst Makes Surprising Declaration About The Guardians

Mike Battaglino • 3 months ago   The quarter-mark of the MLB season is usually a good time to figure out which teams will actually remain in the playoff race for the remainder of the year. However, in 2026, so many teams are bunched together, particularly in the American League, that the task has become much more difficult....

MLB Analyst Raves About New Guardians Pitcher's Potential

Andres Chavez • 3 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians bullpen recently got a boost with the promotion of talented reliever Franco Aleman. The 25-year-old flamethrower has been on the radar of prospect specialists for a couple of years now, as he has always had the talent to be a difference-maker in relief. So far, everybo...

Insider Names 3 Possible Leadoff Replacements For Steven Kwan

Andres Chavez • 3 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians offense is certainly more talented than it was last year or the year before, but it's still an inconsistent unit. They are capable of scoring 14 runs on a given day, then go through a three-game stretch producing just four runs. It all starts at the top. Guardians' lea...

Travis Bazzana Joins Historic Franchise Company

Andres Chavez • 3 months ago   Travis Bazzana has played just 12 games in the major leagues, and he has already made a huge impact on the Cleveland Guardians. The former No. 1 draft pick is showing that he was ready for The Show all along, probably since last year, and is producing some amazing stats. On Sunday, he showcas...

Guardians Rookie Is Proving He's Ready For Big Role

Mike Battaglino • 3 months ago   It would be fantastic if every Cleveland Guardians rookie could make his debut like Chase DeLauter did to start his first full MLB season. The outfielder hit four home runs in his first three games, which was a historic start in league annals. On the other end of the spectrum, after Travis Ba...

Brayan Rocchio Reveals How He's Helping Top Guardians Rookie

Mike Battaglino • 3 months ago   For quite a while, it looked like Travis Bazzana was going to take Brayan Rocchio’s job with the Cleveland Guardians. That could have made for a very difficult dynamic between the two young infielders. Instead, they are looking like the team’s double play combination of the near future, at th...

Travis Bazzana Did Something You Almost Never See In Baseball

Jimmy Swartz • 3 months ago   Travis Bazzana is already endearing himself to Cleveland fans in ways that go well beyond what he does with the bat. Monday night against the Los Angeles Angels, the 23-year-old rookie did something that stopped the baseball world in its tracks and went viral almost immediately. With the Guar...

Guardians May Have To Consider Key Lineup Change

Andres Chavez • 3 months ago   Ever since he made his MLB debut in 2022, Cleveland Guardians star Steven Kwan has been a fixture at the top of the lineup. He developed into an All-Star player and one of the most reliable leadoff hitters in the league. With a career line of .277/.348/.382 and a 109 wRC+ before Monday's game...

Guardians Bounce Back In A Big Way With Win Over Angels

Jimmy Swartz • 3 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians came into Monday night's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels looking to bounce back after dropping two of three to the Twins over the weekend. They did exactly that in emphatic fashion. Cleveland rolled to a 7-2 victory at Progressive Field behind a dominant p...

Guardians Bullpen Is Close To Getting Much-Needed Boost

Andres Chavez • 3 months ago   With a 3.98 ERA, the Cleveland Guardians' bullpen is firmly in the middle of the pack, ranking 16th in baseball. The unit has been hit with a few unexpected blows, such as Hunter Gaddis' injury and inconsistency, and Cade Smith's early-season woes, which are now in the rearview mirror. Of cou...

Analyst Reveals A Major Concern About Guardians' Pitching Staff

Mike Battaglino • 3 months ago   Entering the 2026 season, the Cleveland Guardians looked to have more viable starting pitchers than they had spots for them. After using a six-man rotation to close last season, the Guardians had to eliminate one to come up with the five-man group it would use to open this year. Logan Allen w...

Insider Reveals What Guardians Must Improve In 2026

Andres Chavez • 3 months ago   Another year, another disappointing performance from the Cleveland Guardians' offense. That's one way to look at the situation. Another one, however, would be acknowledging that the unit is actually far more talented than past versions and that better days might be coming. Despite the unit ra...

Guardians Executive Reveals Next Step For Juan Brito

Andres Chavez • 3 months ago   When Juan Brito came into the scene with the Cleveland Guardians on April 7 after Gabriel Arias' injury, he looked ready for stardom. He logged five hits in his first three games, including two doubles, plus two runs scored and an RBI. Then the league adjusted to him, and he couldn't adjust b...

Guardians Coach Gushes About Rookie Pitcher's MLB Debut

Mike Battaglino • 3 months ago   As a team that relies so heavily on its farm system, it’s no surprise that the Cleveland Guardians have had several players make their major league debuts so far this season. For the most part, those players have played well when given the chance. The latest to do so was relief pitcher Franco...

Analyst Raves About 3 Budding Guardians Players

Mike Battaglino • 3 months ago   The best thing that can be said about any MLB prospect is that when they arrive, they seem to fit right in and do not look like a rookie at all. If that happens once in a season, a team is likely way ahead of the game. This season, the Cleveland Guardians are fortunate enough to have three ro...

Analyst Reveals Biggest Surprise Of Guardians' Patrick Bailey Trade

Jimmy Swartz • 3 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians made a bold move when they acquired Patrick Bailey from the San Francisco Giants, and while the baseball world has largely praised the organization for landing one of the best defensive catchers in the sport, not everyone is convinced the price was the right one to pay...

Gavin Williams Gets Honest About His Rough Outing On Sunday

Jimmy Swartz • 3 months ago   Gavin Williams is not the kind of pitcher who makes excuses. After surrendering a career-high 10 hits and five earned runs in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins, Williams sat down with reporters and was honest about what went wrong. "It's easy to hit pitches when you're not making the r...

Mother's Day At Progressive Field Didn't Go As Guardians Hoped

Jimmy Swartz • 3 months ago   Mother's Day at Progressive Field did not go the way Cleveland needed it to go. The Guardians dropped the series finale to the Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Sunday afternoon, falling to 21-21 on the season. It was a game defined by a four-run fifth inning against Gavin Williams that proved too much...

Stat Behind Guardians Catching Duo Is Almost Unbelievable.

Jimmy Swartz • 3 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians just added Patrick Bailey from the San Francisco Giants, and the defensive numbers behind what this catching corps now looks like together are genuinely staggering. MLB analyst Luke Potosky put the context around the acquisition into perspective in a way that stops you...

Tanner Bibee Reveals His Mindset Amid His Concerning Record

Andy Webb • 3 months ago   Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee can't seem to find the win column early in the season. It's not for lack of effort or skill, but Bibbe has just been unlucky through his first handful of starts. The right-hander has pitched well lately, and it hasn't seemed to matter when it...

Patrick Bailey Just Revealed Why He Loves This Guardians Trade

Jimmy Swartz • 3 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians made a significant move on Saturday, acquiring catcher Patrick Bailey from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for left-handed pitching prospect Matt Wilkinson and the 29th overall pick in the upcoming draft. It is the kind of deal that signals this organization belie...

Patrick Bailey Gives Honest Reaction About Being Traded To Guardians

Justin Hussong • 3 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians made a surprising early-season trade on Saturday when they traded the 29th overall pick in the upcoming draft and left-handed pitching prospect Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson to the San Francisco Giants for two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Patrick Bailey. The move made se...

Stephen Vogt Has Honest Admission About Bo Naylor

Justin Hussong • 3 months ago   There was a lot of excitement in Cleveland on Saturday after the Guardians made a surprising trade for San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey. On the other hand, the acquisition of Bailey meant that Bo Naylor was sent down to Triple-A Columbus to make room for him on the roster. Naylor's...