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Guardians Prospect Could Be On The Verge Of A Power Breakout

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Generally speaking, the most promising prospects in MLB are usually very young and boast what scouts call a 'projectable frame.' It means that these talent evaluators believe that the player in question still has more growth to do, or has the physical frame and body type that allows them to a...

Guardians General Manager Reflects On Stephen Vogt's First Year

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Last offseason, the Cleveland Guardians were tasked with replacing the most successful manager in franchise history. Finding someone to take over for Terry Francona wasn't easy, but the organization took its time and interviewed several candidates. One of them stood out: Stephen Vogt. The lon...

Guardians First Baseman Flashes The Leather With Fantastic Cactus League Play

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians likely decided they were going to trade first baseman Josh Naylor during the offseason a long time ago. They had three options: trade him, retain him for one more year, or extend his contract. That last one was probably never in the cards. Naylor is a true slugger and...

Guardians Insider Details Potential Lineup Concerns

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians should have one of the best bullpens in baseball this season once again. Their starting rotation is looking better and better each day, with guys like Gavin Williams dominating, Luis L. Ortiz righting the ship after a horrendous opening outing, and Logan Allen and Doug...

Guardians Coach Says Star Rookie Could Win Opening Day Roster Spot

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians have a deep pitching staff. Both the rotation and the bullpen boast a myriad of options: some of them are experienced veterans, others are stars in their prime, and others are young rookies with dreams and high aspirations. Left-handed Doug Nikhazy doesn't just have bi...

Guardians Starter Shows Off Elite Stuff In Tuesday's Outing

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians earned their third win of their still-young spring training campaign on Tuesday, comfortably beating the Los Angeles Angels 8-1 behind a strong performance by the offense and the pitching staff. Jhonkensy Noel and Yordys Valdez went yard, and Gavin Williams and Logan A...

Guardians Get Crushing Injury News On Top Prospect

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians had been holding back top outfield prospect Chase DeLauter from spring training games to this point. They wanted to make sure he was completely healthy before taking the field, as a way to ease him in after an injury-riddled 2024. Little did they know that he was going...

Guardians Send Potential Opening Day Lineup To The Field On Tuesday

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians haven't had a positive spring training if Cactus League standings were the only element used to evaluate it. Their 2-7 record is the second-worst in the circuit behind the 2-8 Chicago White Sox. Fortunately, spring training team records do not matter. For the Guardians...

Analyst Predicts Guardians' Opening Day Second Baseman

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians are currently holding an open competition for their second base job. It was Andres Giménez's position for the last three years, but the organization traded him for Spencer Horwitz and then flipped the latter for starting pitcher Luis L. Ortiz and prospects. Several nam...

Guardians Starter Looks Much Improved In Comparison To Last Outing

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   When the Cleveland Guardians lost to the Seattle Mariners in Cactus League action, Emmanuel Clase made his spring debut. The All-Star closer surrendered a run on two hits and a walk, striking out two. The offense couldn't produce much other than homers by Daniel Schneemann and Johnathan Rodri...

Guardians Analyst Reveals Tanner Bibee's Spring Debut Date

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians currently have more than 10 starting pitchers in camp. Most of them are competing for a spot in the rotation and have logged multiple innings in the Cactus League. Some of them, like Doug Nikhazy and Gavin Williams, have been excellent. Others, like Triston McKenzie an...

Guardians All-Star Will Make His Spring Debut On Monday

Justin Hussong • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians are scuffling a bit in Spring Training so far with just a 2-6 record and some concerning performances on both sides of the ball, but it's still early, and luckily, these games don't matter as everyone is just getting their feet wet before the marathon regular season. M...

Analyst Predicts Which Guardians Pitcher Will Win Final Rotation Spot

Justin Hussong • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians focused on rebuilding their starting rotation this offseason to smooth over an issue that plagued them in last year's playoffs as their starters consistently failed to go even four innings throughout the postseason, ultimately overworking their dominant bullpen and con...

Guardians Pitching Coach Offers Glowing Report On Rehabbing Star

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   After undergoing Tommy John surgery in April 2024, the Cleveland Guardians have to be extremely pleased with Shane Bieber's recovery to this point. Bieber had to go under the knife after two dominant starts at the beginning of last season, in which he tossed 12 scoreless innings and struck ou...

Guardians Shortstop Looks Primed For Breakout Season

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   On Sunday, Cleveland Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI as his team played to a 12-12 draw with the Milwaukee Brewers. It wasn't just an isolated great day for Rocchio. He has been excellent in Cactus League play and looks like a breakout candidate after...

Slade Cecconi Has Rough Cactus League Outing On Sunday

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians have high hopes for trade acquisition Slade Cecconi. They believe he has the stuff, the velocity, the command, and the extension to succeed and fool opposing hitters. He does need to work on some things, as evidenced by his 6.66 ERA in 77 frames last year with the Ariz...

Insider Believes Guardians Are Done Spending At This Point

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians traded away two expensive players in outfielder Myles Straw and second baseman Andrés Giménez. Conventional wisdom says that they freed up some money to re-invest in the roster. However, to this point, most of their free agent acquisitions have been of the cheap or sho...

Guardians Insider Offers Update On Shane Bieber

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians know, at this point, that Shane Bieber won't take the ball to start on Opening Day for the first time since 2019. That became a reality ever since it was revealed he had a UCL tear and needed surgery last April. Most reports had Bieber returning sometime around mid-sea...

Watch: Guardians Second Baseman Hits First Cactus League Home Run

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians fell to 2-6 in the Cactus League after dropping Saturday's affair against the Chicago Cubs 7-4. There were some exciting takeaways for Cleveland, though. Cade Smith, Hunter Gaddis, and Tim Herrin made their spring debuts and allowed one run in three innings between the...

Guardians Star Relievers Will Make Spring Debut On Saturday

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Spring training is exciting for many reasons. Fans get to watch live, competitive baseball again for the first time in months. They get to be excited about the upcoming season and the challenges ahead. In February and March, everybody's regular season record is 0-0 because the real thing hasn...

Analyst Makes A Big Prediction About Jose Ramirez

Ernesto Cova • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians don't have a lot of power in their lineup. That's why there will be a lot of pressure on Jose Ramirez going forward. Even so, that's not necessarily a problem, according to MLB analyst Jack O'Rourke. Talking on "The Big Factor," O'Rourke claimed that the star third bas...

Guardians' Backend Starter Impresses With Flawless Spring Outing

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians finally got their second win in Cactus League play on Friday, 3-1 against the Colorado Rockies. They are now 2-5 in spring training, not that it matters too much. What matters the most is how certain players look. Are they in form? Are they getting swings and misses? D...

Guardians Lefty Keeps Staking His Claim For A Rotation Spot

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians have Tanner Bibee, Luis L. Ortiz and Gavin Williams as virtual locks to make the 2025 rotation by Opening Day. Then you have the candidates for the last two spots: Triston McKenzie, Slade Cecconi, Logan Allen, Ben Lively, Jakob Junis, Vince Velazquez, Kolby Allard and...

Analyst Says Guardians Pitcher Is A 'Big Question Mark' This Season

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Cleveland Guardians starter Triston McKenzie had a rough outing in Cactus League play on Thursday, allowing three runs and a whopping five walks in just 0.2 innings of work. He had no idea where the ball was going, which was a bummer considering his first spring start had been successful. Unf...

Analyst Urges Fans Not To Worry About Guardians' Spring Record

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians were playing in the American League Championship Series four months ago. They were among the four best teams in MLB last year. Time has passed, and things have changed. Well, the Guardians' roster has changed, for sure. But the Guardians are excellent and that, at leas...

Triston McKenzie Struggles Badly In Second Outing Of The Spring

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Triston McKenzie is probably the pitcher that Cleveland Guardians fans are following the most these days. They know he finished 2024 with a 5.11 ERA in 75.2 MLB innings and was demoted to Triple-A because he couldn't throw strikes. However, they also know that he is capable of big things. In...

Tanner Bibee Reveals Surprising Details About His 2024 Campaign

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Cleveland Guardians young star Tanner Bibee followed up his excellent rookie campaign of 2023 with another solid year in 2024. Last season, he took over the 'ace' designation in Shane Bieber's stead due to the elbow injury suffered by the latter, which resulted in surgery and a prolonged abse...