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Analyst Reveals One Stat Defining Guardians' Season So Far

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   There are specific stats that encapsulate the different realities and situations of the Cleveland Guardians this year. 2.73, for example, is Parker Messick's ERA. 2.9, too, which is Brayan Rocchio's fWAR, or 123: Chase DeLauter's wRC+. According to FOX Sports, the number, or stat, that define...

Guardians Infielder Emerges As Potential Trade Target For Marlins

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   Most of the talk surrounding the Cleveland Guardians as it pertains to the upcoming MLB trade deadline is focused on what the team is going to add. The Guardians are likely to be in the market for a hitter who can add some punch to the middle of their lineup. There is very little talk about w...

Guardians Earn Notable Praise For 2026 Draft Class

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians have relied on the MLB Draft as a big part of the foundation of their franchise. Widely recognized as having one of the best farm systems in the game, the Guardians have been able to stockpile talent over the past several years. That trend looks to have continued in th...

Travis Bazzana Reflects On His Path To The All-Star Game

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   It would have been understandable if Travis Bazzana had some doubts about how his 2026 season was going to go. After failing to make the Cleveland Guardians’ Opening Day roster, the second baseman began the season at Triple-A. Then, in early April, he was passed over for a promotion when Guar...

Guardians Icon Has A Clear Message For The Front Office

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians managed to make it to the All-Star break still tied for first place in the AL Central. It is a promising development when you consider they have played most of the past month without star third baseman Jose Ramirez, as well as outfielder Angel Martinez, who was having...

Guardians Need Rookie Outfielder To Regain Top Form

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   When the Cleveland Guardians called up Khalil Watson on June 18, he didn't have a hit in his first 12 plate appearances as a major leaguer, spanning four games. He looked like a little kid playing amongst boys. Then, the game started to slow down for him. Over a nine-game span between June 22...

Guardians All-Star Praises Veteran Leadership Of Austin Hedges

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   Against all odds, Cleveland Guardians left-hander Parker Messick was selected for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game. It was unexpected not because he doesn't deserve it: he fully does, but few talent evaluators had him becoming an ace before the start of the season. His evolution on the mound has be...

Analyst Predicts When New Guardians Pitcher Could Be Called Up

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   In stark contrast to the high-profile NFL and NBA drafts, it usually takes a lot longer for a first-round MLB Draft pick to make an impression in their league. While more players are making an immediate impact recently, the traditional development system in baseball makes use of at least some...

Analyst Reveals How Crucial Steven Kwan Is To Guardians' Offense

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   This past weekend, we reviewed how Steven Kwan's awful first half had been particularly damaging for the Cleveland Guardians. He had been so good for so long that a full half of mediocre play really affected the team in the standings. Luckily for the Guardians, they enjoyed some breakout perf...

Guardians May Have Found A Hidden Gem In The Draft

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians used their first two picks in the 2026 MLB Draft on pitchers. They chose Liam Peterson of the University of Florida at No. 19 overall in the first round, and followed that with California high schooler Logan Schmidt in the second round at No. 59. The Guardians then add...

Analyst Reveals What Guardians Need For Postseason Contention

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians wrapped up the first half with a 51-46 record and a four-game winning streak. They became the first team to sweep the Miami Marlins at their home this season and currently share first place in the AL Central with the Chicago White Sox. After not really spending much mo...

New Guardians Pitching Prospect Offers Intriguing Long-Term Upside

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   The MLB Draft is such an extensive process that it may be easy to lose track of what a team is doing after the first few rounds. However, those important later selections can prove to be very critical to a team like the Cleveland Guardians that relies so heavily on player development to succe...

Analyst Admits He Was Nervous About The Guardians During Recent Stretch

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians are heading into the All-Star break with plenty to feel good about, and even the people paid to analyze this team for a living are admitting they had doubts along the way. Cleveland closed out the first half by sweeping the Miami Marlins over the weekend, capping the s...

One Guardians Player's Road Trip Impressed His Own Manager

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Chase DeLauter closed out the first half by putting together the kind of stretch that quietly turned him into one of the more important pieces of Cleveland's offense, and manager Stephen Vogt made sure to point out exactly what changed during Cleveland's recent road trip. DeLauter is hitting...

Analyst Sees A Promising Second Half Coming For Guardians

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Cleveland enters the All-Star break riding a four-game winning streak and sitting in a virtual tie for first place in the AL Central, but the optimism around this roster extends well beyond the standings alone. Several key pieces appear to be trending in the right direction at exactly the mom...

Guardians Sweep Their Way Into The All-Star Break

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Cleveland heads into the All-Star break exactly the way every team hopes to, playing its best baseball of the season at precisely the right moment. The Guardians closed out the first half with a 5-2 win over Miami on Sunday, completing a three-game sweep of a Marlins club that entered the ser...

Guardians' Margin For Error In 2nd Half Will Be Much Smaller

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Cleveland is tied atop the American League Central at 50-46, but the road that got the Guardians there looks nothing like the comfortable position they held just seven weeks ago. Back on May 24, Cleveland sat at 32-23 with a 4 and a half game lead in the division, a cushion that seemed to sig...

Guardians Hall of Famer's Son Gets Drafted By The White Sox

Justin Hussong • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians extended their win streak to three in a row with Saturday's win over the Miami Marlins and will look to complete their first four-game streak in nearly two months on Sunday before hitting the All-Star break. The win allowed them to keep pace with the pesky Chicago Whit...

Steven Kwan's Defensive Play On Saturday Is Going Viral

Justin Hussong • 4 months ago   Cleveland Guardians center fielder Steven Kwan has had a nightmarish year at the plate. The perennial All-Star has been dropped to ninth in the batting order, has seen his batting average barely hover over .200 for over a calendar year now, and has lost the power and base-stealing acumen he d...

Guardians Add Speed With 95th Draft Pick

Justin Hussong • 4 months ago   The first four rounds of the MLB Draft took place on Saturday afternoon and the Cleveland Guardians had one pick in each round. They kicked things off by selecting two big pitchers in the first two rounds, landing 6'5" righty Liam Peterson out of Florida with the 19th pick and 6'4" lefty Loga...

One Guardians Player Is Quietly Contributing Every Week

Justin Hussong • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians have gotten hot just before the All-Star break and will look to head into the hiatus on a four-game winning streak if they can finish off the sweep of the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Cleveland took the Marlins down 4-1 on Saturday to reach the 50-win mark and keep pace wi...

One Guardians Player's Decline Has Been Impossible To Ignore

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   On Saturday, we reviewed the main candidates, or nominees if you will, to be the Cleveland Guardians' first-half MVP, or most valuable player. We concluded that even though Parker Messick has been amazing, the Guardians wouldn't be where they are without Brayan Rocchio and his all-around cont...

Guardians Win Third Straight To Hit 50-Victory Mark

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians are determined to close out the first half of the season on a high note, earning their third consecutive win on Saturday after beating the Miami Marlins 4-1 at loanDepot Park. They still have to play the series finale on Sunday, but Stephen Vogt and his players want to...

Chase DeLauter Records Impressive Guardians Rookie Feat

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   When the Cleveland Guardians selected outfielder Chase DeLauter in the 2022 MLB Draft, scouts agreed on one thing: The young player had power. He showcased it as a prospect in the minor leagues, and he is currently showing it in the majors. On Friday, DeLauter belted his 10th home run of the...

Guardians Linked To Intriguing Pitching Prospect In Latest Mock Draft

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   MLB teams have a unique opportunity to add young talent to their organizations this weekend, with the 2026 draft starting on Saturday. This is where the Cleveland Guardians usually thrive. In 2021, they took Gavin Williams with their first-round pick, and he went on to become a frontline MLB...

Young Guardians Hitter Is Struggling After Strong Start

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   A young MLB player usually finds out the hard way that it’s not going to be as easy as it might appear at first. The ups and downs at the major league level can be intimidating, and even with some success, it will be a struggle at times. Cleveland Guardians rookie Khalil Wilson is learning th...

Chase DeLauter Opens Up About His Recent Success

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   Maybe all Chase DeLauter needed was a little time off during the grind of his first MLB season. Unfortunately, it came at the expense of an injury to the Cleveland Guardians outfielder, but the results cannot be argued with. Since returning from a brief stint on the injured list with a fractu...