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Tanner Bibee's Record Is The Most Misleading Stat In Baseball Right Now

Andres Chavez • 6 months ago   Cleveland Guardians right-hander Tanner Bibee pitched an incredible game on Wednesday night against the Detroit Tigers. Luck and run support, however, are two things he hasn't really enjoyed this season. He completed eight frames, allowing a single run on four hits and a walk. He also fanned...

Former MLB GM Reveals What Guardians Should Do At Trade Deadline

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   The trade deadline conversation around the Cleveland Guardians keeps building, and the latest voice weighing in carries some of the most credible credentials in the business. Former MLB general manager Jim Bowden published his quarter-mark team outlook piece in The Athletic this week, and he...

Angel Martinez's Breakout Has Reached A Point That Demands A New Conversation

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   Angel Martinez delivered another clutch performance in Wednesday night's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Detroit Tigers, and Stephen Vogt made sure everyone understood exactly how he views the young outfielder at this point in the season. Vogt was asked about Martinez's continued hot streak aft...

One Thing Is Driving Guardians Offensive Surge That Nobody Is Discussing

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians have been one of the more improved offensive teams in the American League over the last several weeks, and Paul Hoynes of cleveland.com identified the single most important reason why. It is not the home runs, though those have come in bunches recently. It is not the b...

Colin Holderman's 2026 Season Deserves Way More Attention Than It's Getting

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   In a Cleveland bullpen that has been one of the better units in the American League all season, Colin Holderman has quietly put together one of the most dominant stretches of pitching on the entire roster. Wednesday night at Comerica Park was just the latest example, and MLB.com's Tim Stebbin...

Stephen Vogt Names 'Player Of The Game' In Win Over Tigers

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   Tanner Bibee did not get the win on Wednesday night. He never does. But after one of the finest pitching performances of his season, Stephen Vogt made sure everyone in the Comerica Park press box knew exactly who he thought made the difference in Cleveland's 3-2 extra-inning victory over the...

Guardians Secure Comeback Win Over Tigers To Keep Streak Alive

Andres Chavez • 6 months ago   Just when it looked like the Cleveland Guardians would lose on Wednesday, they were able to tie the game in the ninth inning and win it in extras, beating the Detroit Tigers 3-2 and earning their fifth consecutive victory. Cleveland, which has now won eight of its last nine ballgames, couldn'...

Guardians Offense Has Turned A Corner And The Numbers Are Undeniable

Justin Hussong • 6 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians are on their best run of the young 2026 season thus far and are currently on a four-game winning streak, and have won seven out of eight. The Guardians will aim to extend the streak to five against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday and hopefully get Tanner Bibee his firs...

Jose Ramirez Isn't Surprised About One Guardians Player's Breakout

Andres Chavez • 6 months ago   Heading into 2026, Cleveland Guardians outfielder Angel Martinez had a career fWAR of -0.1. It means he had been worse than a replacement-level player. We haven't even finished the first two months of the 2026 campaign, and he is already at 1.2 fWAR for the season. The improvements Martinez h...

Numbers Prove Travis Bazzana Is Already Among Best At His Position

Andres Chavez • 6 months ago   Many top prospects take a while to adjust to the major leagues once they are promoted from Triple-A. Some of them never do it, to be fair. It's by far the hardest transition to make, much more difficult than being bumped from Double-A to Triple-A, or even from Rookie ball to Single-A. MLB is...

Analyst Believes Guardians Outfielder Could Make All-Star Team

Andres Chavez • 6 months ago   Cleveland Guardians outfielder Angel Martinez is breaking out right before our eyes. A frustrating hitter to watch in 2024 and 2025, the versatile switch-hitter has blossomed into a true asset from both sides of the plate in 2026. Before Wednesday's game, Martinez is slashing a cool .265/.309...

Tigers Manager Has High Praise For Steven Kwan

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   The move out of the leadoff spot has not been easy for Steven Kwan, and the numbers this season reflect a player still searching for his best form. But after Tuesday night's 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers, it was the opposing manager who stepped forward to remind everyone exactly who Steven...

José Ramírez Just Tied A Guardians Legend In The Record Books

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   The milestone moments keep coming for José Ramírez, and the latest one places him alongside one of the most important figures in Cleveland baseball history. During Tuesday night's 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers, Ramírez drew a walk that tied Larry Doby for seventh place on the all-time franc...

What Travis Bazzana Said After His Home Run Will Make Every Guardians Fan Smile

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   Travis Bazzana hit the go-ahead home run in Tuesday night's 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers, a two-run shot that gave the Cleveland Guardians the margin they needed to take a commanding series lead at Comerica Park. When asked about it afterward, his response was about as perfectly on-brand a...

The Guardians Are Rolling And Now Their Best Player Is Heating Up

Andres Chavez • 6 months ago   On Tuesday, May 5, the Cleveland Guardians were 18-19, and Jose Ramirez, their star player, was 'slumping' with a .212 batting average and a 105 wRC+. Many players would be happy with that last number, but J-Ram's standards have been set so high that it was considered, indeed, a slow start. G...

The Steven Kwan Situation Is Trending The Right Way

Andres Chavez • 6 months ago   On Saturday, the Cleveland Guardians, specifically manager Stephen Vogt, decided to take struggling outfielder Steven Kwan out of the leadoff spot, where he had played each one of his games this season. It was a tough call by the skipper, knowing that the All-Star has been the first hitter in...

Guardians Grind Out Gritty 4-3 Win Over Tigers

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   It was not pretty, but the Cleveland Guardians found a way to get it done Tuesday night at Comerica Park, edging the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in a tightly contested ballgame to take a two-games-to-none series lead. Cleveland improved to 28-22 on the season while Detroit dropped to 20-28. This was c...

Steven Kwan Reveals What Makes Guardians' Offense 'Dangerous'

Andres Chavez • 6 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians' offense has scored 31 runs in its last four games. Yes, the same unit that has failed to impress time and again in recent years is now looking like a powerhouse. The team has won six of its last seven games. Once upon a time, we would all say that the pitching staff w...

Slade Cecconi Raves About Guardians Catcher's Big Impact

Andres Chavez • 6 months ago   On Monday, Cleveland Guardians starter Slade Cecconi notched his third win of the season after limiting the Detroit Tigers to two runs in 7.1 innings. He was very solid and also happened to get some help from his defense, specifically from catcher Austin Hedges. Hedges, as you probably know,...

Guardians Reliever Predicted To Make First-Team All-MLB Team

Mike Battaglino • 6 months ago   The most important mental trait for an MLB closer might be the ability to quickly move on to the next game. A bad outing, or a series of them, needs to be forgotten as soon as possible to deal with the next challenge. In his first full year in that role, Cleveland Guardians closer Cade Smith...

Angel Martinez Reacts To Notching Notable MLB Award

Mike Battaglino • 6 months ago   There were a few players the Cleveland Guardians were counting on to take the next step in their careers at the plate. Kyle Manzardo and Bo Naylor were among those who were expected to show improvement and bring more production to the lineup. Not as much was probably expected from outfielder...

Former Guardians Player Has Announced His Retirement

Mike Battaglino • 6 months ago   When a Major League Baseball player begins his career, he has no idea when it is going to end. If everything goes right, he’ll be able to play as long as he wants and can leave the game on his own terms with great memories. It is very rare for a player to get an ideal ending, so most of them...

Guardians Win Percentage Since Last Summer Is Turning Heads

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians have been one of the better teams in the American League for quite some time now, and a data point shared after Monday night's 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers puts the full scope of that run into proper perspective. Guardians Prospective pulled the records since July 7...

Slade Cecconi's Pitch Adjustment Is Changing Everything

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   Slade Cecconi has quietly become one of the more reliable starters in the Cleveland rotation over the last several weeks, and after Monday night's dominant 7.1-inning outing against the Detroit Tigers, he revealed exactly why things have started to click in a way they had not earlier in the s...

José Ramírez's Recent Tear Has All Of Cleveland Buzzing Right Now

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   For most of the first two months of the 2026 season, the Cleveland Guardians have been waiting for Jose Ramirez to fully wake up. Based on what he has done over the last four games, that moment appears to have arrived. Guardians Prospective captured the moment and the numbers behind it perfec...

Guardians Starter Who Was Struggling Is Turning A Corner

Andres Chavez • 6 months ago   After allowing five runs in 5.1 innings on May 2, Cleveland Guardians starter Slade Cecconi had a 6.56 ERA. If he were on a team with better starting pitching depth, he probably would have been replaced in the rotation by now. The Guardians, however, had little choice but to stick with Ceccon...

Guardians Roll Past Tigers 8-2 In Series Opener

Jimmy Swartz • 6 months ago   The Cleveland Guardians wasted no time making a statement on the road, cruising past the Detroit Tigers 8-2 Monday night at Comerica Park to open their four-game series in dominant fashion. Cleveland improved to 27-22 on the season while Detroit dropped to 20-28. Slade Cecconi was outstanding...