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Brayan Rocchio Earns Notable Defensive Honor

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   Cleveland Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio has made headlines this year for his offensive breakout. A mediocre hitter in the past, he had a 106 wRC+ before Thursday's game against the Chicago White Sox, with five home runs and a career-high 14 stolen bases. However, we tend to forget what a...

Guardians Breakout Pitcher Says All-Star Selection Would Be 'Surreal'

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians entered the year with one breakout candidate in their rotation, Gavin Williams, and two steady young pitchers with upside in Tanner Bibee and Joey Cantillo. Entering spring training, left-hander Parker Messick wasn't even supposed to be part of the rotation. The kid, h...

Brayan Rocchio Delivers A Walk-Off For The Ages To Beat White Sox

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Brayan Rocchio has done this before, and he did it again Thursday night in the most dramatic fashion possible. The Guardians shortstop crushed a two run walk off home run off the right field foul pole in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a 6-5 victory over Chicago at Progressive Field, pulli...

Analyst Reveals The Real Problem With Steven Kwan

Justin Hussong • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians are going through a tough time over the past few weeks due to the injuries piling up and tanking the offensive production. Chase DeLauter recently returned and has provided a boost since coming off the IL, but Angel Martinez and Jose Ramirez remain out and the rest of...

Guardians Are Making Franchise History With Their Rookies

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians are a young, up-and-coming team full of rookies and fresh blood. Every analysis about them this season has to start there. Despite not really spending much in the offseason, as usual, the Guardians are currently one game behind the AL Central lead. They held it for a l...

Carlos Baerga Reveals 2 Guardians Needs At Trade Deadline

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   By ERA, the Cleveland Guardians' pitching staff is the eighth-best in MLB and the fifth-best in the American League with a 3.77 mark. They also have the fourth-best K/9 (strikeouts per nine innings) in baseball at 9.27. It's also the top mark in the junior circuit. The bottom line is the Guar...

Chase DeLauter Is On An Impressive Tear Since Returning From IL

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Chase DeLauter did not need a long adjustment period after missing two weeks with a fractured rib cage. The 24-year-old outfielder has been one of the hottest hitters in the American League since returning to the Cleveland lineup on June 28, and Wednesday's performance against Texas only adde...

Guardians Prospect Is Knocking On MLB's Door Once Again

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Petey Halpin has spent most of this season bouncing between Cleveland and Columbus, and the latest numbers out of Triple-A suggest the 24-year-old center fielder may be forcing the organization's hand once again. Optioned back to the Clippers just days ago after being part of a crowded outfie...

2 Guardians Prospects Recognized Among MLB's Rising Stars

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Cleveland's farm system has quietly become one of the more productive pipelines in the sport, and the upcoming Futures Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia will put two of its brightest names on baseball's biggest prospect stage. Ralphy Velazquez and Cooper Ingle earned selection to the...

Former MLB GM Makes Big Prediction About Guardians

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Jim Bowden has spent decades evaluating rosters at the highest level, first as the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals and now as one of the sharper analytical voices at The Athletic.  Recently, Bowden appeared on 92.3 The Fan and delivered a bold prediction about...

Tanner Bibee's Huge June Can Represent The Turning Point Of His Season

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   Cleveland Guardians starter Tanner Bibee hasn't always been effective this season. He has had outings in which he surrendered seven and eight runs, for example. Additionally, he boasts a 2-9 record, so some fans are quick to label him as a 2026 bust. Not so fast, though. The right-hander has...

Analyst Reveals Interesting Stat About Steven Kwan

Justin Hussong • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians finally saw their offense wake up on Wednesday afternoon in a 9-4 win over the Texas Rangers. It was the first time they have scored more than six runs in a game in nearly two weeks and put an end to a two-game mini skid and helped shave a game off the Chicago White So...

Guardians Avoid Sweep And Trim White Sox's Division Lead

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians avoided a sweep on Wednesday afternoon, beating the Texas Rangers 9-4 at home in their series finale. A five-run second inning was more than enough to secure the much-needed victory, but the Guards' offense was relentless in this one. Cleveland is now 45-42. They had l...

Stephen Vogt Shares Hidden Benefit Of Chase DeLauter's IL Stint

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   Exactly 15 days went by from the moment that Cleveland Guardians outfielder Chase DeLauter went down with a small rib fracture on June 13 until he returned from the injured list on June 28, on Sunday. There was fear that, due to the uncomfortable nature of the injury and his long history of p...

Austin Hedges Reveals Key Trait Behind Guardians' Winning Culture

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians might be losing their grip on the AL Central, falling two games behind the Chicago White Sox for the top spot after their crushing defeat on Tuesday, but that doesn't mean they aren't a winning team. Cleveland has advanced to the postseason in seven of the last ten sea...

Cleveland Voice Defends Cooper Ingle After His Costly Mistake

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Tuesday night's error by Cooper Ingle prompted a wave of reaction from Cleveland fans, some of whom called for the rookie to be pulled from the outfield entirely after his costly mental lapse against Texas. Ken Carman pushed back against that overreaction on his morning show Wednesday. Carman...

Analyst Gives Guardians A Surprising Midseason Report Card

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Cleveland has outplayed its underlying numbers for much of this season, and a national writer took notice of just how impressive that feat has been when handing out midseason grades across the league. Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly assigned the Guardians an 'A,' one of the higher marks in the Am...

Analyst Names An Unsung Hero For The Guardians

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Brayan Rocchio has put together one of the more quietly impressive first halves in the American League, and one national writer decided it was time to give him the recognition that has largely slipped through the cracks amid a Cleveland roster full of notable names. With Travis Bazzana and Pa...

Stephen Vogt Sends A Message About Cooper Ingle's Mistake

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Cooper Ingle already knew he had made a costly mistake before anyone in the Cleveland dugout said a word. The rookie catcher turned outfielder tossed a fly ball he had just caught into the seats down the third base line at Progressive Field on Tuesday night, apparently losing track of the out...

Cooper Ingle's Stunning Blunder Dooms Guardians

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   After dropping the series opener on Monday, the Cleveland Guardians fell again on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, this time 4-2, in front of their fans at Progressive Field. They are now 44-42, and the Chicago White Sox are slowly starting to build a sizable division lead. With the game ti...

Guardians Make 2 Exciting Pitching Promotions In Their System

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians' pitching staff is so good that everyone is currently focusing on their offense. People just assume that the arms are going to hold their own and keep them in most games, and those assumptions are mostly true. However, it's never too early to start thinking about the f...

Stat Shows Concerning Trend With Steven Kwan's Season

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   Cleveland Guardians All-Star outfielder Steven Kwan has lost his superpowers. He went from playing in the 2024 and 2025 Midsummer Classics to hitting .211 with a .256 slugging percentage over 315 plate appearances this season. His 70 wRC+ is well below the league average of 100, and he only h...

Stephen Vogt Praises Chase DeLauter's Return From Injury

Andres Chavez • 4 months ago   Cleveland Guardians outfielder Chase DeLauter returned to action on Sunday after suffering a small rib fracture on June 13. You would think that he would need a few games to get back up to speed, but no. That wasn't the case at all. On Sunday, he went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI, making hi...

Jose Ramirez Provides Encouraging Injury Update

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians are experiencing the unfamiliar feeling of playing without superstar third baseman Jose Ramirez. The seven-time All-Star has been incredibly durable during his career, appearing in at least 152 games in each of the past five seasons. He also has missed just 10 games to...

Parker Messick Reveals Key Adjustment Behind His Rising Velocity

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   With the success Parker Messick has had so far in his MLB career, it’s easy to forget that the Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher hasn’t even completed a full season yet. The 25-year-old left-hander has made just 24 big league starts since his debut last August. So, it should be no surprise...

Guardians Make Concerning Move In Latest Power Rankings

Mike Battaglino • 4 months ago   When Jose Ramirez, Chase DeLauter, and Angel Martinez were all lost to injury at the same time, the Cleveland Guardians were in first place in the AL Central. At the end of the day on June 13, they had a one-half game lead over the Chicago White Sox. Now, entering play on June 30, they are in...

Analyst Makes A Big Prediction About Guardians

Jimmy Swartz • 4 months ago   Cleveland trails Chicago in the AL Central standings, but one national analyst believes the gap will not last much longer once the calendar flips toward the season's second half. Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer included a bold call for the Guardians among his predictions for the rest of the 2...