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Guardians Made 2 Roster Moves On Saturday

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Baseball and life are both full of good days and extremely disappointing ones. For Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Hunter Gaddis, this weekend has been intense: on Friday, he tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. On Saturday, however, he has been placed on the bereavement list....

Guardians Elite Reliever Comes Through Again With Multi-Inning Gem

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Once again, the Cleveland Guardians have one of the best relief corps in the American League. Emmanuel Clase's early-season struggles are probably the primary reason this unit isn't truly elite at the moment from an ERA standpoint (they are 17th with a 3.95 mark), but everyone knows that Clev...

Guardians Backend Starter Finally Delivering Results On The Mound

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians and their fans have had to wait multiple weeks, but they are finally enjoying a nice sighting on the mound: right-hander Slade Cecconi. Cecconi, as you probably remember, is the main piece the Guardians got in return for one of their most influential players in recent...

Jose Ramirez Extended Hitting Streak On Friday

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Cleveland Guardians star Jose Ramirez was hitting a solid, yet unspectacular .261/.312/.441 after May 1. The overall sentiment was that Ramirez had been disappointing, but he was also due for a hot streak. He's just too good to struggle for long, and none of his underlying stats and metrics s...

Guardians Insider Offers Silver Lining Amid Ben Lively Injury News

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians won't be able to count on right-hander Ben Lively pitching again for them until at least the summer of 2026. He has been diagnosed with a right flexor tendon strain and some UCL damage, and will be undergoing the dreaded Tommy John surgery in the upcoming days. It's ha...

Guardians Insider Reveals Heartbreaking Ben Lively Update

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Just when the Cleveland Guardians rotation was starting to stabilize, they got some crushing news on one of the members of their Opening Day rotation. A few days ago, on May 12, right-hander Ben Lively had to leave a start after just three innings because of forearm discomfort. He was placed...

Guardians Highlight Huge Relief Appearance By Cade Smith

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   For the Cleveland Guardians, winning the series opener against the Detroit Tigers was a necessity. Had they lost, they would have been seven games behind in the AL Central standings. They were able to win in Detroit, though, so the gap is now five games. There was a key moment in the contest,...

Guardians Pitcher Has Shown Big Improvement Since April

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Cleveland Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams wasn't particularly good in April. He posted a 5.48 ERA last month, and a 5.14 mark if we include his March 29 start. Those numbers pale in comparison to his excellent spring. The talented fireballer has been tinkering with his pitch mix and ars...

Guardians Send Will Brennan To Injured List, Activate Lane Thomas

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians are lacking offensive punch. If you follow the team, you know that's nothing new. The outfield has been a particularly worrisome liability, as Nolan Jones and Jhonkensy Noel haven't been able to hit consistently. The Guardians recently called up Will Brennan, but he co...

Guardians Writer Notes Favorable Carlos Santana Comparison

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians decided to trade first baseman Josh Naylor back in the offseason. They weren't going to extend him and decided to get something in return for him. To replace him, Cleveland went out and signed an old friend with a long track record of success in the city: Carlos Santan...

Guardians Top Prospect Activated From Injured List

Ernesto Cova • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians have high hopes for Chase DeLauter. The talented 23-year-old and No. 2 prospect in the organization has a bright future, but he's struggled to stay on the field. That's why it's such great news to hear that he's trending in the right direction. According to Guards Insi...

Insider Reveals Big Concern For Guardians About Tigers Series

Ernesto Cova • 1 year ago   There's still plenty of baseball to be played this season, but the Cleveland Guardians should approach their upcoming series with the Detroit Tigers with a postseason-type mindset. They will begin a four-game series with the Tigers at Comerica Park on Thursday, and they desperately need to ma...

Analyst Believes Guardians Regret Making 1 Trade

Ernesto Cova • 1 year ago   There are no do-overs in Major League Baseball. Like in every sport and league, teams make moves based on what they think and hope will be best for them. However, as much as they can make projections and whatnot, the harsh truth is that no one knows for sure how a move will turn out. Unfortun...

Analyst Believes Guardians Could Trade Promising IF Prospect

Ernesto Cova • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians could use some firepower this season. They've never been the most aggressive team in the trade market, and they're usually the kind of team that's constantly in the hunt for prospects and diamonds in the rough. That's usually the case with small-market teams, as they k...

Guardians Starting Center Fielder Is Heating Up In Rehab Assignment

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians lost their center fielder Lane Thomas in mid-April, as he succumbed to a bone bruise in his right wrist. Wrist injuries can be very problematic for hitters and it certainly affected Thomas, as he was hitting a mere .156/.188/.178 with a zero wRC+ (no, that's not a typo...

Andrew Walters Deserves Another Shot In The Majors

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Last year, when the Cleveland Guardians needed a bullpen boost in the stretch run, right-hander Andrew Walters provided it. He pitched 8.2 scoreless frames and later conceded just one run in three postseason innings. Then, in the spring of 2025, a shoulder issue derailed his progression and s...

Guardians Young Slugger Is Knocking On The Door Of Big Leagues

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians are not really known for their offensive firepower. It's a respectable unit, but it can certainly improve in certain areas and positions. Generally speaking, the Guardians are in no position to reject power, especially if it comes from within the organization. That is...

Guardians Add Minor League Lefty For Game 2 Of Wednesday's Doubleheader

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians were finally able to complete Monday's suspended game against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon. It resulted in a heartbreaking loss after they fought their way back from a 5-2 deficit to tie the game, only to lose in the bottom of the ninth. The Guards used m...

David Fry Reacts To First Rehab Start In Double-A

Ernesto Cova • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians can use as much help at the plate as they can get. Fortunately, a big reinforcement is making strides to get back. David Fry recently took a major step in his recovery from UCL surgery. He played three games in the Arizona Complex League and has moved to Double-A for a...

Guardians Activate Promising Outfielder Off Triple-A Injured List

Ernesto Cova • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians have a special prospect on their hands right now. Chase DeLauter has excelled at every level of baseball he's played, and he looks like a star in the making. That's why it's great to hear that he has completed his rehab at the Arizona Complex League. The 23-year-old ou...

Insider Reveals What He's Hearing About David Fry's Timetable

Ernesto Cova • 1 year ago   Help might be on the way for the Cleveland Guardians. They could certainly use a bit of an offensive punch. That's why getting All-Star designated hitter David Fry back at the plate soon will be so crucial to their success. Fry has spent plenty of time on the shelf after having surgery on his...

Insider Reveals Harsh Truth About Jhonkensy Noel's Future With Guardians

Ernesto Cova • 1 year ago   To say that Jhonkensy Noel's play for the Cleveland Guardians this season has been underwhelming would be an understatement. They had high expectations for the 23-year-old outfielder. Unfortunately, his struggles at the plate have set the team back over and over, and he can't find his way out...

Video Shows Rehabbing Bullpen Star Pitching Live Batting Practice

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   In recent days, the Cleveland Guardians have offered updates on some of their injured pitchers and lineup pieces. Yet, for some reason, right-hander Trevor Stephan seems to be flying under the radar. Stephan is, when healthy, one of the best bullpen arms on the Guardians, with the potential o...

MLB Analyst Notes Guardians' Bad Luck With Injured Top Prospects

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians had some tough injury news to announce on Tuesday. Travis Bazzana, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, will miss about two months, if not more, with an internal oblique strain suffered last week in a game with the Akron RubberDucks. The second baseman was having an a...

Guardians-Twins To Play Doubleheader On Wednesday

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The pivotal series between the Cleveland Guardians and the Minnesota Twins was supposed to start on Monday at Target Field. It did, actually, but rain only allowed the two teams to play three innings. They waited not one, but two different rain delays on Monday to try and get the game through...

Guardians Get Crushing News On Travis Bazzana

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   Cleveland Guardians top prospect Travis Bazzana was enjoying a highly successful season so far in Double-A Akron. He was hitting .252/.362/.433 with four homers, eight stolen bases, and a 135 wRC+ in 33 games and 149 plate appearances before being removed from a game last week with soreness i...

Steven Kwan Sums Up Stephen Vogt's Managerial Style

Andres Chavez • 1 year ago   The Cleveland Guardians might have lost four in a row, but that doesn't mean their season has been a failure. In fact, they are still a decent 25-21 and have lots of time to make adjustments where they need to and get back some injured stars to aid their quest for the playoffs. In the middle...