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A guide for Cleveland Guardians fans with eyes on 2024

Jeff Mount — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:00:53 +0000

For the 75th consecutive season (sigh), fans of the Cleveland Guardians are left to think about next year. It’s happening a little earlier this season than in some others, but the recent trades and injuries have rendered them ill-equipped to make a serious run in 2023. But where does it leave them for 2024? Much […]

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Is there a role for Noah Syndergaard with Cleveland Guardians in 2024?

Jeff Mount — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:30:43 +0000

Trading for Noah Syndergaard was sort of a Catch-22 for the Cleveland Guardians. The best-case scenario, in which he shows anything resembling the Thor years with the Mets, would probably make him unaffordable for Cleveland as a free agent in the offseason. The worst-case scenario, in which Syndergaard is never healthy enough to take the […]

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Cleveland Guardians minor league affiliate hopping on the Tim Anderson fight aftermath

Kevin Henry — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:55:58 +0000

It appears that Jose Ramirez isn’t the only one in the Cleveland Guardians organization who is willing to take a swing at Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox. Cleveland Guardians minor league team pokes fun at Tim Anderson with promotion after White Sox-Guardians brawl The Lake County Captains, the High-A affiliate of the Guardians, […]

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After Aaron Civale trade, Cleveland Guardians are punting on 2023 season

Jeff Mount — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:00:44 +0000

I don’t know anything about Kyle Manzardo. Well, I know he put up big numbers in Double-A last year, and was the third-ranked prospect in the Tampa Bay Rays farm system before this season. I also am reasonably certain that, if we went back and looked at the top 100 prospects for any year in […]

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Why there’s no reason for Cleveland Guardians to keep Amed Rosario

Jeff Mount — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:30:59 +0000

If you’re a New York Yankees or Los Angeles Dodgers fan, these next two sentences probably doesn’t compute. Whether to keep or trade a player doesn’t depend on his salary. All that matters is whether he can help you win more than whatever you can get for him. That makes the trade deadline relatively simple. […]

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Antonetti and Chernoff: Grading the Cleveland Guardians front office at season’s midway point

Bill Felber — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 21:00:06 +0000

With president Chris Antonetti and general manager Mike Chernoff jointly in charge of operations since 2016, the Cleveland Guardians have one of the most stable front office teams in the current game. The Guardians hit the 81-game mark of the 2023 season at 39-42, which doesn’t sound very good … unless you’re in the AL […]

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How one writer ended June with a flurry of MLB games throughout the country

Emily Townley — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:05 +0000

With summer beginning for me, the time came to put down the books (for a while, at least) and take the time to relax. And what is summer without baseball? In June, I had the opportunity to visit the hallowed grounds of Cooperstown, an entertaining duel between the Cleveland Guardians and Oakland Athletics, and games […]

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Cleveland Guardians: Breaking down the team’s 2023 struggles

Jack McKenney — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:00:02 +0000

The 2022 season was a success for the Cleveland Guardians. Surpassing all expectations, the Guardians won the AL Central division and made it to the ALDS, forcing a Game 7 with the Yankees. Coming into the 2023 season tied as the favorite to win the Central, Cleveland has looked like anything but a division winner […]

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Cleveland Guardians: Time to get excited for Gavin Williams ahead of debut

Brendan Smith — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:00:16 +0000

With Triston McKenzie to miss at least six weeks following his diagnosis of a sprained UCL, the Cleveland Guardians have chosen to call up Gavin Williams. Williams, the team’s top prospect on MLB.com, was drafted 21st overall from East Carolina in 2021. So far in 60.1 innings across Double-A and Triple-A, Williams has pitched to […]

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Is mediocre good enough in the AL Central?

Sam Massaro — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 11:00:40 +0000

The 2023 MLB season has come with many surprises, but one thing that won’t surprise many is the AL Central being bad. But how bad can it be before it is surprising? A division filled with spotty rotations, weak bullpens, and shallow lineups sees its best team sitting at 31-32 over a third of the […]

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