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Bo Naylor Is Making Strides In Triple-A

Andres Chavez • 2 days ago   Bo Naylor had been the starting catcher of the Cleveland Guardians from 2023 until May 7, 2026. That day, he played his most recent MLB game. Two days later, on May 9, the Guardians acquired catcher Patrick Bailey in a trade with the San Francisco Giants and sent Naylor to the minor leagues....

Cade Smith Just Did Something No Other MLB Pitcher Has Done Yet In 2026

Justin Hussong • 2 days ago   The Cleveland Guardians stayed hot with a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday to move to 34-25 and maintain a three-game lead in the AL Central. Cleveland put up four runs in the first inning and managed to hold on largely thanks to five relievers who combined for 4.2 innings of scorele...

One Stat That Proves Travis Bazzana Is Silencing Every Doubter Right Now

Jimmy Swartz • 3 days ago   There were people who questioned the pick. There always are when a small market team uses the first overall selection on a player from Australia who attended Oregon State. The skeptics existed, the takes were written, and the doubt was real. Twenty seven games into his major league career, Tr...

Guardians Pitcher Named As Team's Best 2021 Draft Pick

Jimmy Swartz • 3 days ago   The Cleveland Guardians have built one of the best rotations in the American League largely through the draft, and a new piece from MLB.com puts a number on just how well one draft class in particular has paid off for this organization. MLB.com's Sam Dykstra, Jim Callis, and Jonathan Mayo too...

Guardians Are Doing Something That Shouldn't Be Possible On Paper

Jimmy Swartz • 3 days ago   The Cleveland Guardians are doing something that should not be possible on paper. They are leading their division by three games while spending less money on their roster than almost every other team in baseball. And now an analyst has put into words exactly how they are pulling it off. Cleve...

Guardians Have Three Players On A Very Exclusive Baseball List

Justin Hussong • 4 days ago   The Cleveland Guardians have opened up a nice little three-game lead in the AL Central after riding a nice hot streak to a 33-25 start to the 2026 season. A significant reason for the strong start, which has been much better than the beginning to the 2025 season, has been the uptick in produc...

Gavin Williams Is In A Class Completely By Himself This Season

Andres Chavez • 4 days ago   Gavin Williams, who had another dominant start on Thursday, has given the Cleveland Guardians many things since making his MLB debut in 2023. Except for the 2024 season, in which he had to deal with an injury, he has been an excellent MLB starter. Perhaps most importantly, he seems to be matu...

Stephen Vogt Reacts To Travis Kelce's New Role With Guardians

Jimmy Swartz • 4 days ago   Stephen Vogt has a complicated relationship with Travis Kelce, and he was happy to explain exactly why on Wednesday. When reporters asked the Guardians manager about his thoughts on Kelce purchasing a minority ownership stake in Cleveland, Vogt did not hold back, delivering a response that wa...

The Guardians Ability To Find Hidden Talent Is A Long Running Story

Justin Hussong • 4 days ago   Even though the Cleveland Guardians haven't won a World Series in quite some time, this organization has a decorated history and is a permanent fixture in the city's culture. The present-day outlook is strong as well with so much exciting young talent surfacing for the first-place Guardians i...

Analyst Calls For Long-Term Extensions For 2 Guardians Rookies

Justin Hussong • 5 days ago   The story of the 2026 Cleveland Guardians so far has been the exciting arrival of a handful of top prospects. The offense, and really the entire roster, was in dire need of a jolt, and that has been provided in spades thanks to a minor-league system that has done an excellent job nurturing th...

Travis Bazzana Explains Why His New Role Fits Him Perfectly

Andres Chavez • 5 days ago   The Cleveland Guardians have been using rookie second baseman Travis Bazzana in the leadoff spot for a few days now, and his performance in the role has been amazing. Contact, patience, power, and speed are just some of the things he has brought to the table for Cleveland, and he has given th...

Joey Cantillo Gets Honest About His Rough Performance On Tuesday

Jimmy Swartz • 5 days ago   Joey Cantillo did not look for excuses on Tuesday night. He did not need to find any, because he already knew exactly what went wrong. After the shortest start of his career against the Washington Nationals, a two-inning nightmare in which he walked four batters, allowed three hits, and threw...

Will Dion Just Did Something No Guardian Has Ever Done Before

Jimmy Swartz • 5 days ago   Will Dion was supposed to be playing golf on Tuesday. Instead he made history. The 26 year old left handed pitcher from Sulphur, Louisiana was recalled from Triple A Columbus earlier in the day after the Guardians needed a fresh arm following Monday's bullpen draining loss to Washington. By t...

Guardians Have A Good Problem Coming And It Involves A Returning Player

Andres Chavez • 6 days ago   The Cleveland Guardians lost surging middle infielder Gabriel Arias in early April with a hamstring strain. He had been the starter at shortstop, and his absence forced the team to plug Brayan Rocchio at that position and then try Juan Brito at the keystone. When that didn't work out, they ca...

Logan Allen Idea Has Guardians Fans Very Intrigued

Mike Battaglino • 6 days ago   Logan Allen wound up as the odd man out this spring training when the Cleveland Guardians decided on the five starting pitchers they would use in their rotation for the 2026 season. Since then, none of those five have missed even just one start, which kept Allen in the minors, waiting for ano...

Guardians Lead MLB In 2 Crucial Stats This Season

Mike Battaglino • 6 days ago   The Cleveland Guardians have established themselves as one of the better teams in baseball through the first two months of the season. Though they hovered around .500 for the first 40 games, a recent hot streak has placed them among the top teams in the American League. The Guardians have bui...

Guardians Get Encouraging News On An Important Injured Player

Jimmy Swartz • 6 days ago   The Cleveland Guardians may be getting a familiar face back on the field sooner rather than later. Gabriel Arias, who has been sidelined since April 6 with a left hamstring strain, was spotted on the field at Progressive Field during pregame warmups on Monday, and manager Stephen Vogt offered...

Peyton Pallette's Story Has Taken An Unexpected Turn

Jimmy Swartz • 6 days ago   When the Cleveland Guardians selected Peyton Pallette in the Rule 5 Draft last December, the expectation was that he would spend the entire 2026 season on the major league roster. That plan has not worked out the way anyone anticipated. Pallette was designated for assignment on May 24, settin...

Logan Allen Just Got A Second Chance And His Message Is Perfect

Andres Chavez • 7 days ago   The Cleveland Guardians are in the middle of a rough stretch of 13 consecutive days with games. On Monday, they will open a home series against the Washington Nationals. It's the 11th straight day of action for the team, and everybody is looking forward to the day off on Thursday. They have t...

MLB Insider Just Gave The Guardians A Grade That Says Everything

Andres Chavez • 7 days ago   The 2026 MLB season is already two months old, and while there's still a long way to go, it's enough time to start spotting and analyzing some patterns and realities. By now, we have a pretty good idea of which teams are good and which ones are bad. Oh, and there's also the dreaded gray area...

Forgotten Guardians Prospect Could Soon Be Called Up

Mike Battaglino • 7 days ago   With all of the success the Cleveland Guardians are having with their young, homegrown players this season, it’s easy for those still in the minors to be overlooked. They remain in line to contribute at the big league level at some point, but it would take a need in the majors to provide that...

Insider Reveals Uncomfortable Bo Naylor Reality Guardians Fans Need To Face

Jimmy Swartz • 7 days ago   It is a question that has been building quietly in the background of an otherwise excellent Cleveland season. Is Bo Naylor done in Cleveland? According to Terry Pluto, the answer is pretty much yes. "In a word yes. The Patrick Bailey trade was a move for this season. The Guardians love excell...

Guardians Are Rolling And The Numbers From The Road Trip Tell The Story

Jimmy Swartz • 1 week ago   The Cleveland Guardians are coming home, and they are bringing a whole lot of momentum with them. After going 6-1 on a seven-game road trip through Detroit and Philadelphia, the Guardians return to Progressive Field to open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals beginning Monday...

Travis Bazzana Did Something No Cleveland Player Has Done Since 1929

Jimmy Swartz • 1 week ago   Nearly a century of Cleveland baseball, and nobody had done what Travis Bazzana just did. The numbers from Sunday's series clinching win over the Philadelphia Phillies pushed Bazzana into territory that no Cleveland player has occupied since Hall of Famer Earl Averill did it back in 1929, and...

Travis Bazzana Is Playing Like A Star And The Numbers Back It Up

Jimmy Swartz • 1 week ago   Travis Bazzana hit a 412 foot home run at 105.3 mph off the bat on Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia. That is not a fluke. That is not a hot week. That is a player announcing himself to the rest of baseball, and the numbers over the last 21 games make it impossible to ignore. The second basema...

Travis Bazzana Gets Honest About Being In The Leadoff Spot

Andy Webb • 1 week ago   The Cleveland Guardians decided to shake up their lineup on Saturday. Manager Stephen Vogt moved second baseman Travis Bazzana into the leadoff spot to see if that'd spark this offense. Normally, Bazzana is hitting seventh, but he received a chance to hit in his natural leadoff spot. Sometime...

Stats Show Why Parker Messick Is Harder To Hit Than He Was Last Year

Justin Hussong • 1 week ago   There has been a lot to love about the Cleveland Guardians' start to the 2026 season. They find themselves sitting comfortably atop the AL Central thanks to a recent seven-game winning streak that was just halted by the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, and a big reason for the early-season...