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        2020 2 35 25   2023 3 76 86                         Decade  
        2021 2 80 82   2024 1 92 69                         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:  
  2024 - ALDS def Detroit; ALCS Lost to Yankees Emmanuel Clase (10.6) -  44  
    Shane Bieber (11.18) -   26  
  BallPark: Cal Quantrill (5.72) -    20  
  Jacobs Field   Tanner Bibee (6.3) - 18  
    Aaron Civale (4.13) -   16  
  Team Name: Guardians Zach Plesac (1.8) -   13  
    Triston McKenzie (5.67) -   11  
  Owners  Ben Lively (1.73) -  10  
  Larry Dolan  Logan Allen (-0.18) -  7  
    James Karinchak (2.69) -   6  
  General Managers: Brad Hand (0.66) -   5  
  Chris Antonetti (President) Carlos Carrasco (0.38) -    5  
  Mike Chernoff (GM)    
    Catchers:  
  Managers: Bo Naylor  (2.02) -   6  
  Terry Francona Austin Hedges (-1.14) -   6  
       
  No Hitters:  First Basemen:  
  None Josh Naylor (6.02) -   25  
       
  Hall of Famers: Second Basemen:  
  None Andres Gimenez (17.55) -  28  
    Cesar Hernandez (3.0) -   7  
  Rookie of the Year:     
  None ShortStop:  
    Amed Rosario (6.2) -  19  
  MVP: Franciso Lindor (0.81) -   6  
  None Brayan Rocchio (1.9) -  5  
       
  Cy Young: Third Base:  
  Shane Bieber (2020) Jose Ramirez (26.84) -    64  
       
    Outfield:  
  Notable Events: Steven Kwan (13.04) -  25  
    Myles Straw (5.59) -  18  
  2020 -  Cleveland finishes above .500 for the eighth year in a row as they finish Franmil Reyes (1.15) -   10  
  second in the Division with a 35-25 mark, It marks their fifth post season appearance Oscar Gonzalez (0.67) -  7  
  in that stretch as they have won the Division three times during the same period. Tyler Freeman (0.21) -   5  
  Indians are in the midst of a mini-dynasty. It's been the pitching that has carried  
  the day for the Tribe in half of those eight seasons, especially recently. Notable Events:  
  The team has three superstars coming into the decade: righthander Shane  
  Bieber; shortstop Francisco Lindor and third baseman Jose Ramirez. 2024 - Terry Francona retires. He is one of the few managers that make a real  
    difference and he will be missed. Steven Vogt is hired in his place.  
  □  Larry Dolan has done an excellent job for Indians fans in his twenty years as    
  owner of the club. He has made excellent hires in the front office and has, on 2024 - Cleveland will live and die with it's pitching which should be good   
  occasion, spent when necessary. Cleveland has won the Division six times and enough to give the Guardians a shot at contending.  
  finished second four times during his tenure.     
    Offense:  
  □  Mike Chernoff has been Cleveland's GM since 2015 and his record speaks  This is not a good offense. Other than Jose Ramirez, there's no one  
  for itself. Chernoff is forty years old and worked his way up the organization ladder. that scares you. No new additions. This will be a subpar offense in '24  
    □ C Bo Naylor, 24, '18 1st Round, 11-32-.237  
  □  Terry Francona, 61, is the Tribe's manager and has been for the past nine  □ 1B Josh Naylor, 27, '20 trade deadline from SD, 17-97-.308  
  seasons. Before that he managed the excellent Boston teams of 2004-2011. □ 1B Kyle Manzardo, 23, '23 Trade with Tampa, minors 17 55 .237  
  Francona is a manager who makes a huge difference to a team's performance □ 2B Andres Gimenez, 25, '21 obtained from Mets, 15 62-.251 30 SB  
  and is an extremely valuable asset to the Indian's organization.  □ SS Brayan Rocchio 23, '17 IFA, 0-8-.247  
    □ 3B Jose Ramirez, 31,  '10 IFA., 24-80-.282 28 SB  
  2021 - Cleveland has a hiccup in their string of good seasons as they finish □ OF Steven Kwan, 26, '18 5th round pick, 5-54-.268, 21 SB  
  under .500 at 80-82. Most of the decline was the pitching. Another big □ OF Myles Straw, 29, '21 obtained from Houston, 1-29-.238 20 SB  
    part of the hiccup was the loss of SS Francisco Lindor in a trade to the Mets □ OF Tyler Freeman, '17 2nd Round, 4-18-.242  
  prior to the start of the season. Lindor was coming into his contract year and □ OF Will Brennan, 26, '19 8th round draft pick, 5-41-.266  
  the small market Indians were in no position to re-sign him. Cleveland picks up □ OF Gabriel Arias, 24, '20 trade deadline from SD, 10-26-.210  
  four prospects for Lindor including SS Amed Rosario and 2B Andres Gimenez.    
   2021 marks Cleveland's last year as the Indians. Pitching:  
    With Bieber and McKenzie back adding to Bibee, Allen and Williams, barring  
  2022 - Order is restored in Cleveland as the Guardians gain twelve games in the further injuries, the Cleveland rotation will be solid. The bullpen is beginning  
  standings to win the Division at 92-70. They lose to the Yankees for the third time to look a bit thin due to a number of injuries.  
  in their last four post seasons. Most of the gain was in the pitching as Cleveland □ RHP Shane Bieber, 29, '16 4th round pick, 6-6 3.80  
  came back to their previous levels (prior to '21) of mound excellence giving up □ RHP Triston McKenzie, 26, '15 1st round, 0-3 5.06  
  close to one hundred runs less than they did in '21. □ RHP Tanner Bibee, 25, '21 5th round pick,10-4 2.98  
  RHP Cal Quantrill, RHP Shane Bieber (returning to form), RHP Triston McKenzie □ LHP Logan Allen, 25, '20 2nd round pick, 7-8 3.81  
   and closer Emmanuel Clase all scored big improvements on the mound from '21. □ RHP Gavin Williams, 24, '21 1st round pick, 3-5 3.29  
  2B Andres Gimenez and 1B Josh Naylor took major steps up on offense. □ RHP Carlos Carrasco, 37, '24 FA from Mets, 3-8 6.80  
    □ Closer Emmanel Clase, 26, '20 trade from Texas, 3-9 3.22 44 saves  
  2023 - The Guardians have a disappointing campaign in '23. A young team, □ Righty Trevor Stephan, 28, '21 Rule 5 draft from Yankees, 7-7 4.06, injured  
  they unexpectedly drop sixteen games in the standings to below .500. □ Righty reliever James Karinchak, 28, '17 9th round pick, 2-5 3.23, injured  
  It was the offense that was the culprit as Cleveland dropped one hundred    
  runs from the league average and finished 89 runs below league average in '23.    
   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.