Cleveland Guardians - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)  
   
 

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        2020 2 35 25   2023 3 76 86                         Decade  
        2021 2 80 82                                   Click  
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  Titles:  Top Indians Players of the Twenty Twenties  
  2020 - WC Lost Yankees  
  2022 - WC def TB; ALDS Lost to Yankees Pitchers:  
    Emmanuel Clase (6.1) -   31  
  BallPark: Shane Bieber (11.18) -   26  
  Jacobs Field   Cal Quantrill (5.72) -    20  
    Zach Plesac (1.8) -   13  
  Team Name: Guardians Aaron Civale (4.13) -   16  
    Triston McKenzie (5.67) -   11  
  Owners  Tanner Bibee (3.6) - 8  
  Larry Dolan  James Karinchak (2.69) -   6  
    Logan Allen (1.85) -  5  
  General Managers: Brad Hand (0.66) -   5  
  Chris Antonetti (President) Carlos Carrasco (1.58) -    3  
  Mike Chernoff (GM) Trevor Stephan (1.73) -  3  
    Nick Sandlin (1.85) -  2  
  Managers:    
  Terry Francona Catchers:  
    Austin Hedges (0.66) -   5  
  No Hitters:  Roberto Perez (0.16) -   4  
  None    
    First Basemen:  
  Hall of Famers: Josh Naylor (4.53) -   17  
  None Carlos Santana (0.62) -   1  
       
  Rookie of the Year:  Second Basemen:  
  None Andres Gimenez (13.55) -  20  
    Cesar Hernandez (3.0) -   7  
  MVP:    
  None ShortStop:  
    Amed Rosario (6.2) -  19  
  Cy Young: Franciso Lindor (0.81) -   6  
  Shane Bieber (2020)    
    Third Base:  
    Jose Ramirez (20.41) -    50  
  Notable Events:    
    Outfield:  
  2020 -  Cleveland finishes above .500 for the eighth year in a row as they finish Steven Kwan (9.14) -  18  
  second in the Division with a 35-25 mark, It marks their fifth post season appearance Myles Straw (5.59) -  18  
  in that stretch as they have won the Division three times during the same period. Franmil Reyes (1.15) -   10  
  Indians are in the midst of a mini-dynasty. It's been the pitching that has carried Oscar Gonzalez (0.67) -  7  
  the day for the Tribe in half of those eight seasons, especially recently. Bradley Zimmer (1.31) -   4  
  The team has three superstars coming into the decade: righthander Shane  
  Bieber; shortstop Francisco Lindor and third baseman Jose Ramirez. Notable Events:  
     
  □  Larry Dolan has done an excellent job for Indians fans in his twenty years as 2024 - Terry Francona retires. He is one of the few managers that make a real  
  owner of the club. He has made excellent hires in the front office and has, on difference and he will be missed. Steven Vogt is hired in his place.  
  occasion, spent when necessary. Cleveland has won the Division six times and    
  finished second four times during his tenure.  2024 - Cleveland will live and die with it's pitching which should be good   
    enough to give the Guardians a shot at contending.  
  □  Mike Chernoff has been Cleveland's GM since 2015 and his record speaks     
  for itself. Chernoff is forty years old and worked his way up the organization ladder. Offense:  
    This is not a good offense. Other than Jose Ramirez, there's no one  
  □  Terry Francona, 61, is the Tribe's manager and has been for the past nine  that scares you. No new additions. This will be a subpar offense in '24  
  seasons. Before that he managed the excellent Boston teams of 2004-2011. □ C Bo Naylor, 24, '18 1st Round, 11-32-.237  
  Francona is a manager who makes a huge difference to a team's performance □ 1B Josh Naylor, 27, '20 trade deadline from SD, 17-97-.308  
  and is an extremely valuable asset to the Indian's organization.  □ 1B Kyle Manzardo, 23, '23 Trade with Tampa, minors 17 55 .237  
    □ 2B Andres Gimenez, 25, '21 obtained from Mets, 15 62-.251 30 SB  
  2021 - Cleveland has a hiccup in their string of good seasons as they finish □ SS Brayan Rocchio 23, '17 IFA, 0-8-.247  
  under .500 at 80-82. Most of the decline was the pitching. Another big □ 3B Jose Ramirez, 31,  '10 IFA., 24-80-.282 28 SB  
    part of the hiccup was the loss of SS Francisco Lindor in a trade to the Mets □ OF Steven Kwan, 26, '18 5th round pick, 5-54-.268, 21 SB  
  prior to the start of the season. Lindor was coming into his contract year and □ OF Myles Straw, 29, '21 obtained from Houston, 1-29-.238 20 SB  
  the small market Indians were in no position to re-sign him. Cleveland picks up □ OF Tyler Freeman, '17 2nd Round, 4-18-.242  
  four prospects for Lindor including SS Amed Rosario and 2B Andres Gimenez. □ OF Will Brennan, 26, '19 8th round draft pick, 5-41-.266  
   2021 marks Cleveland's last year as the Indians. □ OF Gabriel Arias, 24, '20 trade deadline from SD, 10-26-.210  
       
  2022 - Order is restored in Cleveland as the Guardians gain twelve games in the Pitching:  
  standings to win the Division at 92-70. They lose to the Yankees for the third time With Bieber and McKenzie back adding to Bibee, Allen and Williams, barring  
  in their last four post seasons. Most of the gain was in the pitching as Cleveland further injuries, the Cleveland rotation will be solid. The bullpen is beginning  
  came back to their previous levels (prior to '21) of mound excellence giving up to look a bit thin due to a number of injuries.  
  close to one hundred runs less than they did in '21. □ RHP Shane Bieber, 29, '16 4th round pick, 6-6 3.80  
  RHP Cal Quantrill, RHP Shane Bieber (returning to form), RHP Triston McKenzie □ RHP Triston McKenzie, 26, '15 1st round, 0-3 5.06  
   and closer Emmanuel Clase all scored big improvements on the mound from '21. □ RHP Tanner Bibee, 25, '21 5th round pick,10-4 2.98  
  2B Andres Gimenez and 1B Josh Naylor took major steps up on offense. □ LHP Logan Allen, 25, '20 2nd round pick, 7-8 3.81  
    □ RHP Gavin Williams, 24, '21 1st round pick, 3-5 3.29  
  2023 - The Guardians have a disappointing campaign in '23. A young team, □ RHP Carlos Carrasco, 37, '24 FA from Mets, 3-8 6.80  
  they unexpectedly drop sixteen games in the standings to below .500. □ Closer Emmanel Clase, 26, '20 trade from Texas, 3-9 3.22 44 saves  
  It was the offense that was the culprit as Cleveland dropped one hundred □ Righty Trevor Stephan, 28, '21 Rule 5 draft from Yankees, 7-7 4.06, injured  
  runs from the league average and finished 89 runs below league average in '23. □ Righty reliever James Karinchak, 28, '17 9th round pick, 2-5 3.23, injured  
   The pitching stayed about the same and was a healthy 51 runs below league    
  average in '23. Injuries to Shane Bieber and Tristan McKenzie would have crippled    
  most organizations, but Cleveland just replaced them with youngsters    
  Logan Allen, Tanner Bibee and Gavin Williams. The organization has a knack    
  for developing quality pitchers, but struggles to produce quality hitting.    
  Outside of Jose Ramirez and, to a degree, Josh Naylor, no one scares you    
  in Cleveland's lineup. The pitching always has hope as there a number of good     
  live young arms in the organization that still need to continue to develop.  
     
  2023 - Cleveland trades righty Aaron Civale, 28, at the trade deadline to Tampa    
  for 1B prospect Kyle Manzardo, 22.