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

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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 (11.3) -  51  
  2025 - Lost WC (Detroit) Tanner Bibee (7.4) - 27  
    Shane Bieber (11.94) -   26  
  BallPark: Cal Quantrill (5.72) -    20  
  Jacobs Field   Aaron Civale (4.13) -   16  
    Logan Allen (1.1) -  13  
  Team Name: Guardians Zach Plesac (1.8) -   13  
    Gavin Williams (5.5) -  11  
  Owners  Triston McKenzie (5.67) -   11  
  Paul Dolan  Ben Lively (1.73) -  10  
    Cade Smith (3.4) - 10  
  General Managers:    
  Chris Antonetti (President) Catchers:  
  Mike Chernoff (GM) Bo Naylor  (3.42) -   10  
    Austin Hedges (-1.14) -  9  
  Managers:    
  Terry Francona (2020-2023) First Basemen:  
  Steven Vogt (2024-2025) Josh Naylor (6.02) -   25  
    Carlos Santana (1.55) -  4  
  No Hitters:     
  None Second Basemen:  
    Andres Gimenez (17.55) -  28  
  Hall of Famers: Cesar Hernandez (3.0) -   7  
  None    
    ShortStop:  
  Rookie of the Year:  Amed Rosario (6.2) -  19  
  None Franciso Lindor (0.81) -   6  
    Brayan Rocchio (1.9) -  5  
  MVP:    
  None Third Base:  
    Jose Ramirez (32.64) -   83  
  Cy Young:    
  Shane Bieber (2020) Outfield:  
    Steven Kwan (16.74) -  36  
    Myles Straw (5.59) -  18  
  Notable Events: Franmil Reyes (1.15) -   10  
  Cleveland has won the Division six of the last ten years. They were toast in early David Fry (0.7) -   8  
  September last year ten games behind, yet came back and won the Division. Oscar Gonzalez (0.67) -  7  
  At the end of the day, they are winners even when they don't have the most talent. Kyle Manzardo (0.4) -  7  
  By runs scored/given up, Cleveland were a below .500 team last year. And,   
  talentwise, the numbers don't lie. It'a an impressive organization that can make  Notable Events:  
  a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Not so impressive that they had the sow's ear to  
  start with, but this is a small market team - it's a lot to overcome on a frugal budget 2020 - Larry Dolan has done an excellent job for Indians fans in his twenty years   
  but winning six out of ten without being able to throw around money says a lot. as owner of the club. He has made excellent hires in the front office and has,  
  on occasion, spent when necessary. His son Paul has taken over the operation   
  Starting Pitching: of the club and the excellence has continued.  
  □ RHP Gavin Williams, 24, '21 1st round pick, 12-5 3.06  
  □ RHP Tanner Bibee, 25, '21 5th round pick,12-11 4.24 2020 - Mike Chernoff has been Cleveland's GM since 2015 and his record speaks   
  □ LHP Joey Cantillo, 26, '20 Trade deadline from SD, '25 5-3 3.21 for itself. Chernoff is forty years old and worked his way up the organization  
  □ RHP Slade Cecconi, 27,  '25 Trade from Arizona, '25 7-7 4.30  ladder. Chris Antonetti is the club president. He preceded Chernoff as GM  
  □ LHP Logan Allen, 25, '20 2nd round pick,  '25 8-11 4.25 and has proved himself to be quality.  
  The starting rotation seems set. It's solid, but not great. Williams is really the only  
  above average starter in the group. That being said, they are all young and  2024 - Steven Vogt took over from Terry Francona as field manager.  
  healthy and can give you innings - availability is a nice ability to have. Francona was one of a kind and impossible to replace but the Guardians  
  Cleveland gave up 72 less runs than the league average. Those are borderline have not missed a beat under Vogt.  
   contender numbers.   
  Relief Pitching: 2025 - Cleveland has been winning for the past decade and a half with their  
  □ Closer Cade Smith, 25, '20 2nd round pick,  '25 8-5 2.93 16 saves pitching. The hitting has lagged way behind. In the previous decade, they  
  □ RHP Hunter Gaddis, 28, '20 2nd round pick,  '25 2-2 3.11 developed a lot of top pitchers: Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer,  
  □ RHP Shawn Armstrong, 36, '26 FA from Texas,  '25  4-3 2.31 Cody Allen, John Axford, Danny Salazar, Mike Clevinger and Shane Bieber.  
  □ RHP Peyton Pallette, 25, '26 Rule 5 draft from White Sox,  '25  AA-AAA 2-3 4.06 And they have continued that in the 2020's with Brad Hand, Zach Plesac,  
  □ LHP Colin Holderman, 30, '26 FA from Pirates,  '25 0-2 7.01 Aaron Civale, Emmanuel Clase, Tanner Bibee, Gavin Williams and Cade Smith  
  □ LHP Connor Brogdon, 31, '26 FA from Anaheim,  '25  3-2 5.55  
  □ LHP Tim Herrin, 29, '18 29th round pick,  '25 5-4 4.85 2025 - Cleveland was much better at developing hitters in the previous decade:  
  □ LHP Erik Sabrowski, 28, '22 FA from SD,  '25 0-1 1.84 Carlos Santana; Francisco Lindor; and Jose Ramirez. They haven't really  
  □ LHP Franklin Gomez, 21, '26 Trade from Mets,  '25  A 3-3 2.76 developed of star callibre in the 2020's. Josh Naylor has been about it.  
  □ Closer Emmanel Clase, 28, '20 trade Texas, '25 5-3 3.23 24sv Suspended Gambling   
  □ RHP Luis Ortiz, 27, '25 trade from Pirates, '25 4-9 4.36 Suspended Gambling  
  Major blow to Cleveland last year when closer Emmanuel Clase was caught  
  fixing pitches for gamblers in the Dominican Republic. Luis Ortiz was also doing it.  
  It would be a shock if either one of these two appears ever again in organized  
  baseball. Meanwhile Cleveland always seems to be able to cobble together a  
  reasonably effective bullpen. Smith, Gaddis and Armstrong are solid and the  
  Guardians will cobble away with the rest of them.  
  Regulars:  
  □ C Bo Naylor, 24, '18 1st Round, '25 14-47-.195  
  □ 1B Kyle Manzardo, 23, '23 Trade with Tampa, '25 27 70 .234  
  □ 2B Travis Bazzana 23, '24 1st round pick, '25 AA-AAA 9 39 .245  
  □ SS Gabriel Arias, 24, '20 trade deadline from SD, '25 11-54-.220  
  □ 3B Jose Ramirez, 31, '10 IFA., '25 30 85 .283 44SB  
  □ OF Steven Kwan, 28, '18 5th round pick, '25 11 56 .272  
  □ OF Chase DeLauter, 24, '22  1st round pick, '25 AAA 7 24 .264  
  □ OF George Valera, 25, '17 IFA, '25 2 5 .220  
  □ OF Rhys Hoskins, 33, '26 FA from Milwaukee, '25 12 43 .237  
  □ C Austin Hedges , 24, '24 FA from Texas, '25 2 10 .161  
  □ 1B CJ Kayfus, 24, '23 3rd round pick, '25 4 10 .240  
  □ 2B Daniel Schneemann 29, '18 draft 33rd round pick, '25 12 41 .206  
  □ SS Brayan Rocchio 23, '17 IFA, '25 5 44 .233  
  □ OF David Fry, 30, '22 Trade from Milwaukee, '25 8 23 .171  
  □ OF Nolan Jones 28, '25 Trade from Colorado, '25 5 34 .211  
  □ OF Angel Martinez 24, '18 IFA, '25 11 45 .224  
  Cleveland won the Division despite their offense which was a near bottom of the  
  league 79 runs less than the league average. You don't see too many teams  
  getting anywhere near .500 let alone winning a Division with those kinds of numbers.  
  There is one star, Jose Ramirez, and then a huge drop off. Don't see where the  
  offense is coming from this year either. The best they have after Ramirez are  
  guys you win in spite of having them in your lineup not because of.