The Cleveland Guardians made the ALCS last season.
As such, most people assumed that they would be a playoff-caliber team this season, even if they didn’t make it that far.
It certainly seemed to be the case early in the season.
Then, June came around, and Stephen Vogt’s team started free-falling.
That’s why, unfortunately, it’s not much of a surprise to see them plummet in the power rankings as well.
With that in mind, Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report took them down eight spots this week, falling from No. 20 all the way to No. 28:
“Maybe a bit harsh to send the Guards plummeting eight spots, straight past the likes of the A’s and Nationals. But play like you’re dead and we’ll treat you like you’re dead. Dating back to June 5, Cleveland has the worst record in baseball at 7-21 and has scored 26 fewer runs than the next-most hapless offense. It’s been blanked five times during its 10-game losing skid,” Miller wrote.
The Guardians are now ahead of only the Colorado Rockies and Chicago White Sox, which most people would almost unanimously agree are the worst teams in all of baseball.
No one would’ve been shocked to hear that the Rockies and White Sox would spend the entire season at the bottom of the power rankings, but the Guardians have no business being near the cellar.
This team has struggled mightily on offense, and it doesn’t seem like they have the resources to get out of this slump with this roster.
Jose Ramirez is posting MVP-caliber numbers and having one of the best seasons of his career, which is a lot to say for a player of his caliber.
Other than that, only Steven Kwan has been somewhat of a steady contributor on offense, and even Emmanuel Clase has looked mortal this season.
The playoffs get further away almost every day, and this team will have a tough time bouncing back from this.
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