Locked On Guardians - Daily Podcast On The Cleveland Guardians (Jeff Ellis, Locked On Podcast Network)

On today's Locked On Guardian, we discuss if the .500 record on the team's three-city, eight-game, 10-day road trip showed much about this teams strengths or flaws, what tweaks they can make to be the best version of themselves over the next six weeks before getting to the trade deadline to make any additions.

We also go through the Guardians upcoming stretch of 25 games in 26 days before the All-Star break and what it's going to take for the team to continue to hold the AL Central lead in that time.

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It's another Guardians prospect tools draft! Jeff and Justin tried to build the best Guardians position player prospect by drafting individual player tools, and it's time to do it by exploring the Guardians' pitching factory. This draft includes trying to draft the best combination of Guardians' pitching prospects fastball, curveball, slider, changeup, command, durability, and intangibles.  

Jeff's draft:  

Fastball: Daniel Espino

Curveball: Joey Cantillo

Slider: Jack Leftwich

Changeup: Hunter Gaddis

Command: Andrew Walters

Durability: Austin Peterson

Intangibles: Trenton Denholm

Justin's draft:

Fastball: Alex Clemmey

Curveball: Ryan Webb

Slider: Franco Aleman  

Changeup: Parker Messick

Command/Control: Will Dion

Durability: Tim Herrin

Intangibles: Doug Nikhazy

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As we wait another day for regular season baseball for the Cleveland Guardians, we continue to wrap up our 2024 position preview series with first base.

Can Josh Naylor repeat his 2023 success and stay healthy? Will he sign an extension?

When will Kyle Manzardo arrive? What other first-base prospects do the Guardians have in the system?

Of course, we talk about some of the first base draft prospects in this year's class - Nick Kurtz, Blake Burke, Aiden Harris, Derek Bender, Jac Cagliaone, and more.

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Shane Bieber is reportedly returning to the Cleveland Guardians. This episode breaks down how and why Bieber is back in the fold for 2025 and maybe 2026, and looks at the risk for both sides and what the best case scenario is for the Guardians and Bieber in this deal.

We also discuss if this deal takes the Guardians out of doing anything else in the way of adding pitching this offeason, as well as some other "trade rumors" about the Cincinnati Reds interest in Josh Naylor and Lane Thomas, and if that makes any sense.

Juan Soto also signed his mega deal and Wily Adames signed a big contract over the weekend, both of which impacts Cleveland's draft status, so we detail those ramifications as well in this episode.  

5:00 Shane Bieber's Return

10:00 Bieber's Health and Future

15:00 Guardians' Strategy and Winter Meetings

20:00 Trade Rumors and Market Options

25:00 Lane Thomas and Josh Naylor Trade Speculation

30:00 Impact of Juan Soto's Deal

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The Guardians won another tense playoff type game against the Orioles, this time in a slugfest.

We talk about how some people are very, very wrong about why they don't believe in this team. Today's episode also covers the patience required to see Bo Naylor start to re-emerge as a key hitter in this lineup, in addition to his defensive development.

Pedro Avila also gets his flowers for his big work in this game, and how despite Logan Allen's (and the rotation minus Bibee/Lively) struggles, the Guardians have bought themselves time to work through it.

Finally, we also quickly remind everyone with the trading deadline coming, SHOWCASING is NOT a thing. We also discuss the current hot streaks by CJ Kayfus and Jhonkensy Noel, the promotions of Doug Nikhazy, Parker Messick, and Austin Peterson.

And very quickly, a note on being careful about not buying too hard into those ever changing mock drafts.

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The Guardians have won three straight, but it didn't come without some drama as Emmanuel Clase and the offense had to come to the rescue to salvage what should have been an easy win.

Today's episode dives into the dominant season Emmanuel Clase is having, the drama that unfolded that forced him into action in Monday's win, as well as the offense doing its part.

We spend a hefty portion of the show discussing how the Guardians need to re-work their bullpen to help get it back to being deep enough to carry the rotation. We also discuss the Guardians need to balance out their offense with another left-handed hitter and how to get there.

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MLB's offseason trade market might be dead for the Cleveland Guardians at this point. We talk about the impact of that on their team now and what it could mean going into the season, and how they could pivot to finish the offseason.

We also discuss some arbitration cases to watch for in the coming weeks and how they could impact any possibility of an extension between the Guardians and Tanner Bibee.

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MLB's Spring Breakout Games are starting. We breakdown the Cleveland Guardians Spring Breakout roster ahead of their matchup with the Mariners. Captains broadcast joins the show to talk about who should start, what we're watching for and how we would handle the roster.

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Trevor Stephan is shut down for three weeks with a deep bone bruise in his elbow, in addition to James Karinchak's shoulder fatigue keeping him out. Neither reliever seems likely to be ready for Opening Day. Who will fill in the open spots in the bullpen in the wake of the injuries and who will step up?

We go over the options and who is most likely to emerge in the short term and long term.

We also discuss the Guaridans' adjusted approach to try to hit for more power and if it will work.

And with Tyler Freeman playing some centerfield, we look at how that option could change the composition of the roster and who will man the outfield spots.  

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On a stock watch Wednesday edition of Locked On Guardians, we discuss what we're buying, holding and selling about the 2025 Cleveland Guardians heading into spring training. We discuss Kyle Manzardo's role, Lane Thomas' contract year, Bo Naylor's offensive resurgance, Joey Cantillo's end of 2024 breakout and Johnathan Rodriguez as a top 100 prospect...or not.

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With Matthew Boyd signing with the Chicago Cubs, we look back at the Cleveland Guardians 2024 starting pitching group and ask, what happened to the Guardians pitching factory?

What happened to Logan Allen and Gavin Williams in 2024 and can they be fixed? Will Triston McKenzie ever be consistent?

We also discuss why the Guardians need to extend Tanner Bibee and what pitching prospects in the system we like and ones we are concerned about from 2024.

2:44 Pitching Development Concerns

6:49 Logan Allen's Performance

13:25 Was Gavin Williams' Ineffectiveness All Due to Injury?

18:07 Triston McKenzie's Challenges

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MLB's trade deadline is over. The Guardians added Alex Cobb hours in a trade with the Giants just a few hours before the deadline. In addition to trading for Lane Thomas, did the Guardian do enough to give them a chance to compete in the postseason?  

We discuss that and if the Guardians gave up too much for an injured starter in Cobb, how will this roster look now that the deadline is over, and who else could impact this team from the minor?  

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There have been plenty of surprises to start the season and the storylines are starting to form. Who has had the best start to the season and who needs to turn things around? The experts from the Locked On Podcast Network bring you their way too early season MVPs and a top 5 Power Rankings! All that and more on this week’s MLB SQUAD Show!

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Last week we reviewed the Guardians 2023 starting pitching group in a fun discussion. We didn't have time to get to the minor league pitching depth from 2023 and who we liked, who succeeded, and other storylines. We reviewed the emergence of the lefties in 2023, Joey Cantillo, Will Dion, Parker Messick, and more. We reviewed the injured starters from 2023, Daniel Espino, Justin Campbell, and more, as well as some sleepers from last year's season.

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The Guardians offense was unable to do enough to beat the White Sox in the series opener.  

Is the Guardians offense getting unlucky in a recent stretch? Are they regressing? Is it just a slump and they miss Steven Kwan? Is it all of the above? We discuss all of that and if the expectations have changed based on the Guardians good start to the season.

And we also discuss what the data shows about taking high school players or college players in the MLB Draft.

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Back in February, Geoff Pontes of Baseball America told us that Travis Bazzana should be the Guardians pick at 1.1 in 2024. In July, that came true. On today's extra time episode of Locked On Guardians, Geoff joins us again to talk about how it went down with the 1.1 pick and why Guardians fans shouldn't worry about Bazzana's slow start in his pro debut.

Geoff also reviews the Guardians 2024 draft with us and talks about some of the Guardians prospects he's seen recently, including Matt  "Tugboat" Wilkinson, Angel Genao, Ralphy Velazquez, Jacob Cozart, CJ Kayfus and more.

We also discuss prospects traded at the trade deadline.

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The Guardians split the four-game set with the Orioles to earn the tiebreaker should the two be tied for best record at the end of the season? Mission accomplished for this series or more left to be desired?

Today's episode discusses if the split was enough and how the Guardians handled their pitching on games three and four in this series.

Jeff has a theory about how the player to be named later will work out in the Alex Cobb trade.

And we also discuss the Guardians pitching plan for the week with Alex Cobb joining the rotation, Matt Boyd making another rehab start, and if the Arizona series ahead of a big series in Minnesota this weekend is a bit of a 'trap' series for them.

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It's the dead of winter and MLB"s offseason stove has also gone frigid, so we're cooking up another edition of Let's Make a Deal for the Guardians with the NL East teams. Are there trade matches for the Guardians with the Braves, Marlins, Mets, Nationa,ls or Phillies? Are there any offers for Shane Bieber that make sense? Will any of these teams take on Myles Straw's contract? Can Cleveland get some OF help from any of these teams? We look at the trade possibilities and make our proposals.

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Baseball Prospectus's Russell Carleton's fun Twitter prompt, picking one player from each season between 1998-2023 (26 seasons) to make a 26-man roster, with no repeated players and no repeated seasons, inspired us to do a draft! So we drafted a player from every single season from 1998-2023 in Cleveland history to build a coherent 26-man roster, without repeating names and seasons. Once a player was off the board, the other person couldn't take another season of that player.

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Cleveland Guardians Face Tough Loss and Record-Breaking Moments

The Cleveland Guardians suffered a disappointing defeat against the Minnesota Twins, sparking debate over managerial choices, including the decision to pull Kyle Manzardo for Myles Straw as a pinch runner. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Clase continues to make headlines, tying Jose Mesa for the most saves in a season for Cleveland and potentially leading MLB in saves for the third consecutive year.

This episode dives into the Guardians' strategic decisions, the temporary return of Myles Straw as an outfield backup, and the promising prospects in the minor league playoffs, such as Matt Wilkinson and Angel Genao.

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Everyone loves a draft and everyone loves prospects. So we decided to build the best Cleveland Guardians position player prospect by drafting individual tools of players. We drafted who we thought had the best hit tools, power, speed, glove, arm, patience, and intangibles as well. Let us know who you think "built" the best Guardians position player prospect by tools.

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The Cleveland Guardians extended Tanner Bibee and traded for Nolan Jones to make a BIG SPLASH at the end of spring training. We discuss how and why the Guardians committed to Bibee, how the Jones trade came together, how he'll fit, who it impacts and the other roster decisions before Opening Day.

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The Guardians are officially at the halfway point of the season. On today's Locked On Guardians, we look back at how much this team has improved in 2024 compared to the halfway point of 2023, give some halfway point grades out across different parts of the roster.

We also discuss which spots on the roster need to be upgraded at the trade deadline and which spots Cleveland should or will hold for the future, or the rest of 2024. 

And to make those trades, we break down the tiers of prospects in the system. Which Guardians prospects can bring back the biggest return in a trade? Who are their secondary pieces in those trades and who has the most value overall? We break all of that down on this episode.

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Cleveland Guardians fans, get ready for a game-changing update! The Guardians have secured a new TV broadcast deal, ensuring no blackouts for in-market viewers. This episode covers the exciting additions to the broadcast team, featuring former players like Cody Allen and Jason Kipnis, and dives into the strategic minor league signings of Cameron Barstad and Mike Hallquist. Discover how these moves could reshape the Guardians' future. Plus, explore the historical trades of Minnie Minoso and their impact on Cleveland's baseball legacy.

Don't miss out on these insights and more—tune in for a deep dive into the Guardians' evolving strategy and history!

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10:15 Pricing details for new streaming service

15:24 Minor league signings: Cameron Barstad, Mike Halquist

20:30 Twins sign Ty France, comparison to Guardians

25:37 Minnie Minoso's history with Cleveland Guardians

30:42 Appreciation for fan support and engagement

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The Cleveland Guardians patience in a COLD home opener rewarded them and fans with a win. Are they finding an identity offensively? We dive into Guardians Home Opener observations, why it's a survive and advance mentality right now while they find some consistency. We talk about Lane Thomas' injury and contingency plans for CF, the trade for Cody Bolton and do Stock Watch Wednesday.  

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We finally got the news that David Fry had Tommy John surgery and will be out 6-8 months as a hitter and possibly 12 month as a position player.

How does that impact the Cleveland Guardians offseason plans? Does it change how they handle Josh Naylor's situation? How do they add a bat to the lineup to make up for the loss of Fry and potentially Naylor?

This episode discuss that as well as other moves the Guardians made Nov 4 as far as opening roster spots and filling them ahead of the Rule 5 protection deadline in a few weeks.

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The Guardians got another critical series with the Royals off on the right foot.

Today's show looks at the importance of the players that stepped up to win this game are the one that matter a lot going forward - Gavin Williams, Lane Thomas, and Josh Naylor.

We also take a look at one player who is still struggling that the Guardians really need to get going.

And we discuss the players that were not part of September callups, including George Valera, Andrew Walters, and Franco Aleman, and why they haven't been called up yet and if they still might.

We also talk about Ralphy Velazquez's future position as well.

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Shohei Ohtani took home the 2023 AL MVP award unanimously. Jose Ramirez finished in 10th place. We take a look on if Jose still has the time and opportunity to chase down an MVP award for himself and the elusive award Cleveland baseball hasn't seen since 1953. We also got the news that the Oakland Athletics are moving to Las Vegas and share why that should feel a little personal to Cleveland and is a sad state for baseball in 2023. We dig deeper into the remainder of starting pitching depth and we quickly throw out a name of an old friend who might have a possibility of returning to Cleveland's coaching staff.

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The Guardian made a trade for a Yankees OF....Estevan Florial, for P Cody Morris. We get into why the Guardians made the move, what they might see in Florial vs. what they are more likely to get from him, and what his spot on the roster means, as well as what happened with Cody Morris that Cleveland decided to move him. We also point out who on the roster for Cleveland this might be bad for, why it doesn't impact their plans for Shane Bieber, and if this is a developing pattern to watch for the Guardians.

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In our last episode before Christmas, we take a look at the 2024 ZiPS projections for the Cleveland Guardians, with a pretty solidly favorable outlook and why. We look at the most surprising projections both good and bad. We quickly comment on the lump of coal that is the new MLB rule tweaks for 2024. And we talk about the best offensive tools in the 2024 MLB Draft.

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Shortstop has been somewhat of a tenuous position for the Guardians since trading Fransico Lindor in January 2020. After two league-average offensive seasons, Amed Rosario had a poor 2023 season. How badly did it sink Cleveland's 2023 season? We review his season, along with Gabriel Arias' up-and-down shot at claiming the job, Brayan Rochio's brief debut, and some others that appeared this year. And we talk about the shortstop prospects in the system, including if Welbyn Francisca is the next big name.

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The Guardians haven't made a significant trade yet this offseason, despite some wish-casting and light speculation. So we're playing 'let's make a deal' with every team this offseason to find good trade matches for the Guardians. In this episode, we talked about trade targets and fits with NL Central teams in the Brewers, Cubs, Cardinals, Pirates, and Reds. Do some of these teams have Shane Bieber as a target? Is there a fit for Cleveland to make a deal with any of them? What other players could the Guardians be interested in? We give our trade targets and thumbs up or thumbs down on the moves playing GM. Feel free to give us your trade proposals and grade ours!

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The Guardians haven't made a (big) trade yet this offseason. Who knows if they will? In the meantime, who has the most trade value on their roster or in their system right now? Who has the least? We took a shot at ranking the Guardian's individual players by their potential trade values before a big move happens (if it does). Who did we have too high? Who was too low? Who was a surprise?

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The Guardians added a major league starting pitcher (sort of) through free agency for the first time since before the 2015 season in signing Ben Lively (the last one was Gavin Floyd). Why did they sign Lively and what can they expect from him in 2024? We discuss that and we review the third base position for the Guardians 2023 and why José Ramírez had kind of a down year and if we've seen the best of the him, and what prospects exist at third base in the Guardians system (essentially just Dayan Frias).

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The Guardians had a curious transaction over the weekend, re-signing former backup catcher and team leader (and now World Series champion) Austin Hedges. Then they shipped out Christian Bethancourt to Miami for cash considerations. So why did the Guardians decide to bring back Hedges at more money than Bethancourt despite their self-imposed payroll restrictions? We discuss that and these Josh Naylor "trade rumor" that really isn't a rumor, and we discuss why he means more to Cleveland than he'd get in a trade anyway.

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The Winter Meetings are over and not a lot happened, which isn't a surprise. But the Guardians notably won the draft lottery for 2024, picking #1 overall. We discuss how this could change the Guardians draft strategy and we look at news that hasn't quite been announced yet that the Guardians appear to have a new Director of Amateur Scouting, in Ethan Purser. We debate how that may or may not change the draft strategy as well. And we recap some of the Guardians headlines from the winter meetings and if anything has changed going into the rest of the offseason. Will Shane Bieber or Emmanuel Clase get traded?

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The 2024 Winter Meetings wrapped up on Wednesday with the crown jewel of the conference, the Rule 5 draft. Cleveland selected DH/1B/3B Deyvison De Los Santos with the 10th pick in the Rule 5 draft. We dive into this possibly peculiar selection by the Guardians, as well as who they took in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft, and who they lost from the organization too.

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The Guardians have a major chance to take some jumper cables to their franchise and farm system in 2024 after landing the #1 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft Lottery on Tuesday despite just a 2.7% chance to win it. It's a draft show talking about why this matters for the Guardians franchise, the opportunity they have in front of them, what their strategy could be, and the players they could look at.

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The first day of the 2023 MLB Winter Meetings was a dud. But we still had plenty to talk about. We learned that Myles Straw's role in 2024 may be up in the air due to performance. After Jackson Chourio signed a long-term contract with the Brewers, should Cleveland consider a similar pact with Kyle Manzardo? We also get some interesting TV contract information for the Guardians and talk about a long-standing rumor of a potential Cardinals outfielder, Tyler O'Neil, and if Cleveland should consider him.

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It's finally December, which means the Winter Meetings are just around the corner next week. Before we get there, we wanted to ask what was on your mind? We answered questions about if a Randy Arozarena trade was possible, what 'rules' are there for asking questions in press conferences, what kind of moves will Stephen Vogt make, why induced vertical break (IVB) may become less effective, and which pitchers will fill out the Triple-A pitching. Thanks for all your questions. We will get to more of them in the future.

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It's finally December, which means the Winter Meetings are just around the corner next week. Before we get there, we wanted to ask what was on your mind? We answered questions about if a Randy Arozarena trade was possible, what 'rules' are there for asking questions in press conferences, what kind of moves will Stephen Vogt make, why induced vertical break (IVB) may become less effective, and which pitchers will fill out the Triple-A pitching. Thanks for all your questions. We will get to more of them in the future.

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The Hot Stove is kind of heating up. The Guardians signed RHP Jaime Barria to heat up their roster before the Winter Meetings next week. We quickly touch on the Barria signing and the upcoming Winter Meetings for the Guardians, including our media literacy talk, Shane Bieber rumors or "rumors" the Rule 5 draft, and the first-ever MLB Draft Lottery.

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It's time for another 2023 positional review as we dive in on Andrés Giménez

2023 season at second base. We discuss his regression offensively, what happened, and why we think he could be better in 2024 and going forward, as well as the long-term contract he signed that keeps him in Cleveland through age 30. We also talk about the seasons of Tyler Freeman and Jose Tena, who had a memorable MLB debut at second base. And we quickly touch on Juan Brito's breakout 2023 season and if he'll be good enough to help Cleveland push Gimenez to shortstop and part ways with Gabriel Arias and/or Brayan Rocchio.

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The Guardians finally filled out most of their coaching staff, minus a replay coordinator for now. But they promoted Beachwood, Ohio native Brad Goldberg to bullpen coach from Double-A Akron, and long-time Cleveland minor league manager Rouglas Odor to the infield/third base coach role. We discuss the roles filled on the coaching staff, the Twins losing Sonny Gray, and the pitching staff taking another hit, as well as a hypothetical bad contract trade with the Twins on today's show.

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The Guardians are still finalizing their coaching staff around manager Stephen Vogt. We have one possibly new, old name that will have a role on the team in Kai Corra, formerly in the Cleveland minor league system and most recently with the Giants. We talk about what role or roles he might fill here and how else the coaching staff may get filled out. The Twins lost a solid starting pitcher in Kenta Maeda leaving for the Tigers. Are the Tigers more of a threat in 2024 and how bad will the AL Central

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It's a Thanksgiving bonus episode of everything we didn't fit into our review of the Guardians first base situation in 2023 and looking ahead to the future. More on Kyle Manzardo's Rookie of the Year chances in 2024, where David Fry fits into the position and roster, if Ralphy Velazquez may end up an option at first base sooner than later, and what Jhonkensy Noel and other prospect's future at first base looks like.

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It's time for another positional review of the Guardians 2023 season. On this episode, we look back at the ill-fated Josh Bell deal that really was a good idea in theory that didn't work out. Of course, we talk about Josh Naylor's excellent season despite missing a month of the season. Can Naylor stay healthy in 2024, and will Cleveland entertain a contract extension for their emotional leader? And of course, we have to talk some about the future of the position in Kyle Manzardo and when he could arrive.

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Reynaldo Lopez got a 3 year/$30M deal from Atlanta, a contract that suggests the Guardians were never going to be able to keep the reliever in Cleveland. We talk about his departure, and free agency in general. We look into players who are now Rule 5 eligible after Cleveland didn't protect them. And we have a new metric that proves just how bad the Guardians pitchers really struggled in 2023 at holding base runners.

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The deadline to tender a contract to arbitration-eligible players came and went over the weekend with the Guardians making a somewhat surprising swap with the Padres to get reliever Scott Barlow in exchange for Enyel De Los Santos. How and why did the Guardians pull that move off and does that make their bullpen better in 2024? We break that move down, as well as the return for Cal Quantrill to the Rockies, taking back minor league catcher Kody Huff. We also dive into the contract given to Ramon Laureano to avoid arbitration and come back for 2024.

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Now that the Guardians have designated Cal Quantrill for assignment in order to reallocate his potential salary elsewhere on the roster, what comes next for the club? Is the decision to not spend $6 million on Quantrill going to lead to other cuts to the roster and payroll? How did this move impact the Guardians roster flexibility this offseason, specifically with Shane Bieber? We got an update from Chris Antonetti on Daniel Espino's injury recovery. And we discuss the latest updates on the Guardians and MLB's TV contract situation with Bally Sports and Diamond Sports Group and how it all impacted what happened on 40 man decision day.

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40 man decision day came and went and the Guardians made the two most sensible adds in Daniel Espino and Cade Smith to the roster to protect from the Rule 5 draft next month. But the surprising move was that the designated Cal Quantrill for assignment, as well as Michael Kelly. We get into why the decision was made on Cal Quantrill and what impact that has on Shane Bieber's future with Cleveland. And we talk about what's next for Espino and Smith.

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As expected Tanner Bibee finished second in the Rookie of the year. This has rather large consequences for the Cleveland Guardians. We get into what it means, what it will cost the Guardians, and why I don't think an extension is in the cards between Bibee in the Guardians at least this offseason. Tomorrow is the Rule 5 deadline for rosters, the Guardians have traditionally made a trade or two on that day. We get into the top five players I would remove and add to the 40-man. As well as a final chat about the Arizona Fall League.

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The Guardians introduced Stephen Vogt as the new manager this past weekend. What did we take away from Vogt's introductory press conference, what we learned about him, the Guardians interview and hiring process, and how they will fill out the coaching staff? We dive into Vogt, the process, the coaching staff, Crag Albernaz and more in this episode.

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With the 2023 MLB offseason in full swing, we dig into our first 2023 positional review for the Guardians looking at the catcher spot. We talk about what we, and the Guardians, got wrong with adding Mike Zunino, not trading for Sean Murphy, and the exciting arrival of Bo Naylor. We reiterate the importance of the depth and potential that Christian Bethancourt and David Fry provide. Then we get into the excitement brought by the first round pick of the Guardians in 2023, Ralphy Velazquez. We discuss why he may not stick at catcher long and why that would be a good thing, and then the Guardians also drafting Cooper Ingle and Johnny Tincher.

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The first event of the offseason is wrapping up with the GM meetings ending in Arizona, a little prematurely perhaps? Guardians GM Mike Chernoff was asked some questions about trades involving Shane Bieber and Jose Ramirez. What kind of answers did he give to those questions?

On this episode, we also discuss how Craig Counsell's record setting salary as a manager impacts the Guardians. We also look at some projection systems for Guardians hitters in 2024 and one interesting name pops up high on the list. And the Guardians added their first official free agent of the offseason, and we very briefly talk about the newest Guardian, Adam Oller. 

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Stephen Vogt is expected to be introduced as the Guardians manager on Friday and an announcement about his coaching staff is also expected to follow not too long after. Who is staying and who won't be back? We discuss that on today's show, along with all the Guardians players up for awards this offseason, including two that already won awards in Andres Gimenez and Steven Kwan. Should the Guardians move both players up the defensive spectrum at positions of need where they do have previous experience? And we touch on some potential roster moves that could take place ahead of next week's Rule 5 roster deadline.

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1. The 40 man was already packed to the brim and the Guardians added another arm in Yohan Ramirez. We explain why they added him, what he brings, and what the Guardians are hoping to net. He is another lotto ticket like Castro, De Los Santos, and Oviedo. We also dig into James Karinchak’s situation and what it means that he has pitched nine innings in the last nine months. 
2. We talk about the great Akron Rubberducks rotation as it got even better with the promotion of Gavin Williams who is on his way to battling with Espino for the title of top pitching prospect in the system. We discuss who the top three arms are all in AA and how and why none of them are likely to help the Guardians this year or even next. 
3. We end with a preview of the Cincinnati Reds who are not only the worst team in baseball but are also incredibly beat up. We talk about why this should be a two-game sweep for the Guardians. 

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This whole episode is devoted to looking across the league at trade scenarios that make sense for the Indians if they decide to trade Trevor Bauer. We end up with three teams that stand out for the Indians as the best possible trade partners. We go division by division explaining why teams make sense or don't then try and figure out a trade that makes sense for those teams. 

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1. The Cleveland Guardians signed free agent 1B Josh Bell to a 2-year deal for $33 million with an opt-out after the 2023 season. We start off today's podcast talking about the value of this contract for the Guardians and why Bell signed it. We explain why this is an easy win for both sides and Jeff predicted a potential short term, opt-out deal for Bell.

2. We then dive into Bell's offensive production, looking at his sub-par 2022 second half, but also comparing the first half of his season and his career to Cleveland's putrid DH production in 2022 and why it's a huge upgrade over what they currently had on their roster. We talk about park factors and why that could help Bell have a big rebound year in Cleveland and we discuss what a good fit he is overall on the roster.

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A sloppy game from the Guardians has us looking at the team's regressed defense in 2023 and if we are learning about who can help this team contend for a division title in 2024. We talk about the bullpen situation, the rotation situation and what the Guardians will do at catcher if Cam Gallagher has to go on the injured list.

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We talk about the Lindor quote about being in shape, and discuss the idea of extensions and who the Indians should consider extending. We talk about the optimum time to approach a player for an extension and which players make more sense than others.

We then talk about Shin-Shoo Choo perennially on the most underrated player in baseball list. He is one of the top 30 hitters in Indians history, a fact most probably do not realize which just goes to show how underrated he is. We talk about the trade to acquire him, and how much the Indians have lacked an outfielder with his ability.

We then try and figure out who the 13 pitchers are who will break camp with the Indians. We discuss some under the radar names to know, why I expect there to be a lot of veteran names, who I think will be the closer, and who is going to fill out the starting rotation.

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We take a look at the Indians win, and the performances therein. Next up is a look at former Indians great CC Sabathia and his 3000 strikeout. Lastly, we dig into Lynchburgh looking at the game today and who is performing and who to watch. 

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After Terry Francona's statements a day ago, we got even more information that all seems to point to this being the last year for the all-time winningest manager in franchise history. He ran the ship for the fourth-best run in franchise history, which never bottomed out, and outside of one year managed to contend into the summer every season. We get into the partial game, the reset, and the roster changes that might be needed. Then we get into prospect chatter, just scouting stat lines and appreciating just how dominant Johnathan Rodriguez has been in the minors this year and why he is changing my mind.

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We talk about news around the league. We discuss why Gold Gloves are dumb even if they got them right by giving them to a pair of Indians. We discuss feedback from the Diamondbacks deals that were mentioned on the podcast. Finally we discuss some minor coaching changes that occured with the Indians last week.

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We talk about the never ending labor situation and how nothing seems to change, and why we will not cover it anymore until something comes of it. Then we dig into by far the Indians most interesting signing. Alonzo Richardson a 17 year old two-way player who fits their mold perfectly. I explain why he makes so much sense as potential two-way player, and why he is the most interesting UDFA so far. Then since this was recorded on Fathers' Day I give an update on my own father, and how in good news I plan to have him on the podcast soon.

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We talk about some recent articles on the Lindor trade, we discuss some twitter questions and interactions as well. We dive into the shortstop position and why the national focus that the Indians must add a shortstop is so very silly when it comes to any possible Lindor deal. I try and be nice but mostly fail when it comes to the most recent articles. I also discuss some history which shows how much the game has change in 14 years, and why Lindor toe Blue Jays is very, very unlikely.

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1. The Cleveland Guardians are getting deep in spring training and we discuss why it is that I don’t put much time or faith into spring training performance. We discuss the importance of spring training and explain why it is also kind of worthless. I explain why no matter how good Oscar Gonzalez looks he has no chance to make the team. I also get into the never-ending narratives about players who are expected to break out and don’t.
2. Next, we talk about the addition of Mitchell Tolman to the roster. I explain why he was added, and how he is similar to recent pitching additions like Jake Jewell and Ian Gibaut where the value is more about depth than anything else. 
3. We end by going super long on who Oakland has left. I find three potential hitters who could help the Guardians in the outfield. I also explain why it is that Steve Kwan should be penciled in as a starter in the outfield and why the Guardians are only interested in players who provide a clear upgrade. We also focus on the outfield depth of the Guardians in the minors and why it might prevent them from being active in looking for help externally. 

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We talk abut today's game as it is going on. We look at the playoff race and look ahead to the weekend series with the Twins. Then we go deep on the Indians pitching depth. We talk about why the Indians should extend Carlos Santana. Then we run with the topic of Kole Calhoun from yesterdays podcast and why he would make some sense for a team like the Indians. 

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Recapping roster moves, five days of games, who the Saturday starter might be, pitcher development. Plus a tease of a trade idea of an old friend along with some general trade talk.

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1) Discussed the Yankees struggles, talked about the makeup game, and pointed out the known pitching matchups for this week

2) Discussed Ka'ai Tom who is now a Pirate, and why he was not returned to the Indians as well as Renato Nunez as a name that maybe the Indians should consider

3) Look at the first two games and preview pitchers Jordan Montgomery and Domingo German before giving my prediction for Thursday's game 

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Derek Ciapala from Talk'n Halos comes on to talk about the Angels and Indians series. We talk about the matchups, particular players to watch, and what the state of the Angels is in general. Tune in to find out everything you could want to know before the Indians weekend series against the Angels.  

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We look at some recent news, and how pitching moving quickly could be to the very deep Indians benefit. We talk some Eddie Rosario, Mike Minor, Cam Hill, and more. We talk about Cleveland's continued progressive sports history, and why the Browns are reminding of the Indians this year.

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We start by discussing tomorrows guest for the show and then move to Home Run Derby. The second half of the show we use the fun site Baseball Trade Values to come up with some Trevor Bauer deals after the report of the Yankees scouting him came out today. 

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The Indians win again thanks to a brilliant outing by Shane Bieber. He had a no-hitter going until late and still ended up with a complete-game shutout. He allowed just three base runners one got hit, one walked, and one hit. It was another strong performance for the Indians ace. Greg Allen continues to impress as well with a three for four night. Then we go deep on the Phillies and explain why a Trevor Bauer to the Phillies deal makes no sense. 

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We talk about Clevinger's return for the Indians, before diving into some recent trade rumors about the Blue Jays and the Indians. We talk about who the Indians might like, and digress through some stories that were at least fun for me to look into. We then talk about the last two days, and what has stood out which moves were the smart ones and which ones were incredibly dumb.

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The Guardians offense slept through another loss to a lackluster team with a lackluster lefty on the mound. What is the Guardians problem against lefties and is it still too early to be frustrated?

We get into why expectations are the thief of joy.

Should Xzavion Curry be moved to the rotation?

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1. The MILB Rule 5 draft has occurred and the Guardians were busy. Before we focus on their selections we talk about the draft in general. We were the big names, and the surprising players to find a new home on Wednesday.
2. The Guardians added a pair of pitchers in Eric Sabrowski from the Padres and Brett Daniels from the Astros. Both of them look like potential relief options for the Guardians in future years. Find out more about the two newest Guardians.
3. Dakody Clemmer was taken from the Guardians by the Nationals. He will join former Guardians executive John Mirabelli with the Nationals. One has to assume Mirabelli had some input when it came to adding Clemmer to the Nationals minors. 

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There was more talk about Lindor this weekend so we address it. We compare him to Machado to show why he should net far more than Machado ever could have. We talk about how the Yankees can not put together a deal that makes sense and why Estevan Florial is the most over talked about prospect in baseball. We then do a tease for tomorrow, talking a little about the Cubs and how they could make sense for a trade partner with the Indians.

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1. Things looked very dark as it appeared the Guardians would drop three in a row to the Detroit Tigers who are currently battling for the top pick and Dylan Crews in next year's draft. Then the offense woke up in a big way with the five runs in the eighth inning which led to a big comeback win after they recorded three outs in the eighth. Luckily the third out was a wild pitch where Luke Maile took first and then after five hits and a walk the Guardians won and got a one-game lead in the division.

2. We dive into the details of the game handing out the three stars of the game along with getting deep into the box score. The Guardians pulled out an unbelievable win to remain first when it appeared they had lost this one. The division lead is always important but more so with a huge weekend series against the Chicago White Sox on deck.

3. We end up talking about those very same Chicago White Sox. They are a team that is struggling with health which is part of the reason the Guardians should have a lineup and bullpen advantage in this one. They also have a slight pitcher advantage as well due to Triston McKenzie and Shane Bieber being set to pitch in this one. We go position by position explaining why the Guardians should be able to take two out of three from the White Sox.

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The Indians offense gets dominated by a pitcher who has struggled all year. Trevor Bauer is brilliant but the Indians still lose. We talk about the trade deadline, and how with the Giants surging the Reds are a major fulcrum point for the deadline and discuss how the Indians should be contacting the Reds right now about adding a bat who could help out the lineup, and force Tito to take Kipnis out of the cleanup spot forever. 

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First I give you a recommendation of a site to go check to get more info on the AZL Indians, after that we dive into Lynchburg a place that saw a lot of players pass through. It had a massive migration about halfway through the year, which lead to some difficulty in terms of a top 10. We get the top ten started but spent so long on each player this is turning into a two-parter. 

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At the end of this recording, the Blake Snell trade occured so it is ot talked about on the show today. We talk about the Josh Bell deal. Why he was traded, why the cost was so low, and why did he struggle so much in 2020. We also address if the Indians should have been in on trying to add the young hitter to the lineup. We then talk about Nick Wittgren and why he has been successful even thought he outlying numbers have been not great.

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We talk about the retirement of Brandon Guyer who is 7th all time in bWAR from the University of Virginia. We talk about his Tribe time and the players the Indians traded for him. We then dig into the first announced 55 man roster before then spending a little more time on the recent three additions which take the roster up to 58 with just 2 spots left open and which could stay that way to allow trades to occur later in the year.

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1) Discussing the draft one more time to explain while most people ripped on the Mets when they should have been focused on the Red Sox, and why the Mets chose not to sign Kumar Rocker, and why they still get a draft pick for it next year

2) Talking about the win. Eli Morgan has not allowed four runs in a game since June and no more than four since his initial start. We dig into all the big performances in this one. We also talk about the wild card standings and why the Blue Jays are a weird team

3) We talk about the Rule 5 crunch again with some new names and a theory on how they might look to consolidate talent

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Tanner Bibee day was everything everyone hoped for and more.

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As has been the common theme on this pod within an hour of the last one posting two of the players mentioned signed. So we talk about those along with a host of other signings that happened over the weeked. We talk about how very little is left in free agency, and who could make some sense for the Indians. We talk about how even if Johnson works out to start the year, he won't service time, and even if Mercado has 0 regression and Reyes improves that nothing has changed that the Indians still must add a bat and right now the choices are very limited unless you want a slightly used Erc Thames, Alex Gordon, or Cameron Maybin.

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1. MLB Pipeline released their top 10 left handed starting pitching prospects and there were no Cleveland Guardians on the list. We talked about their list and if Logan Allen or Joey Cantillo should have been on the list.

2. The Guardians High-A affiliate, the Lake County Captains, have new owners. The new owners also own the social media famous college wood bat baseball team, the Portland Pickles. One of those owners is former NFL punter Jon Ryan. We discuss what that means for baseball fans in northeast Ohio.

3. We get into the top second base prospects in the Guardians organization, discussing Nate Furman, Jake Fox, and Juan Brito.

4. On YouTube only, we go deeper at second base and try to figure out the Guardians minor league infield depth chart and where all of these players are going to play.

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Indians beat up on the White Sox, thanks to poor pitching by the Sox and the return of Jose Rameriz. It is just a bit better having him at third than Ryan Flaherty. The problem is the Rays won their four extra-innings game in the last seven days. The Nationals did sweep the Phillies in a doubleheader today, so they lock up a Wild Card birth and lessen the chances the Indians will have to face Max Scherzer this weekend. 

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I sit down for another Locked On Crossover with the Rylan from LO Royals and LO Thunder. We have a lot of fun talking about both teams. Including the hottest of baseball rumors that Bobby Witt Jr. will be making the jump from rookie ball to the majors. This is another two parter so make sure to tune in both days to hear an outsiders take on the Indians and their place in the division.

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1. The focus of our first segment is on the disastrous seventh inning which saw the Guardians load the bases with no outs and not manage to get a single run across. The Guardians let three of the bottom 100 hitters in the MLB by wRC+ hit and they failed to get the ball out of the infield. We get into why the focus on platoon splits and the fear of a mediocre lefty reliever of the Twins were not good reasons to not pinch-hit. We also get into the roster construction issues that made it hard to pinch hit for Ernie Clement even though by wRC+ he is the least productive hitter the Guardians have.
2. Next, we get deeper into the game itself. The pitching was spectacular, and this was the best start we have seen from Zach Plesac this year and his fourth strong start in a row. The only way that a hitter reached base in this game more than once was due to being hit by a pitch, the offense had chances but could not get a run across so a very winnable game and potential sweep did not occur.
3. We discuss potential trades that I have been asked about involving Wilson Contreras and Pablo Lopez. We discuss why the Guardians should be looking to make a 3 or 4 for one trade just due to the depth in the system. It is better to slightly overpay now than lose for nothing later. 

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We talk about how while it does not look good that the Franmil Reyes and Jose Ramirez situation is not really a huge deal. We bring up a conspiracy idea that is likely false, and then explain why that while it looks bad the net affect on the team is likely low. We talk about two signings and two releases and how some of them could have an affect on the Indians. Then we end with the last five minutes of our Locked on Tigers crossover.

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1. The Cleveland Guardians signed Mike Zunino. After missing out on Sean Murphy in a trade, we discuss why Zunino is an upgrade over Austin Hedges, and it's not even close.

2. We revisit the Sean Murphy trade again and what the Athletics were looking for and what Cleveland didn't have or what St. Louis wasn't willing to do.

3. Is Cleveland done making moves and would they add another catcher behind Zunino still? We get into that a little more.

4. On YouTube only after 30 minutes, we talk about the trade market not being equal right now and what Cleveland may do next in terms of backup catcher or other bats. We talk about what the Guardians will do with Bo Naylor and other future moves.

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1. We are back to focusing on the Cleveland Guardians but we start talking about prospects first talking about Daniel Espino who we hope returns quickly. Nolan Jones and Joey Cantillo also had big nights on Wednesday so we talk about them both. The Athletics then bring in Zach Jackson so we talk about when the Guardians acquired their own Zach Jackson and what we should have learned starting with the CC Sabathia trade where they go Zach Jackson and every trade since it has affected. The continued excellence of Oscar Gonzalez also leads to talk about Roger Maris, who came up with Cleveland and then was traded in what turned out to be a not-terrible trade for Cleveland.

2. We talk about the game as it is occurring, but also focus on the Texas Rangers series discussing the Guardians taking two of three from one of the teams that won the offseason. We talk about who performed well and who has not, and why this might have been the most important Shane Bieber start of the year.

3. We end up watching the Cleveland Guardians take the lead against the Athletics. For the third time, they come back and ended up winning 8-4. Even though they won I still hate bunting. In addition, as I was recording I missed Oscar Gonzalez pulling up lame so ignore my pinch-running statements. The Guardians are now just one game out of the wildcard.

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We continue our trek through the majors looking for teams that could have the parts and pieces to help out the Indians. We look at the Nationals, Phillies, and Mariners. The Mariners have been a trendy pick for a team, on the rise, but do they make sense for any trades with the Indians? Listen and find out.

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The subpar AL Central remains winnable for the Guardians, but how will they approach the trading deadline and the rest of 2023 with the Shane Bieber situation and still being the youngest team in baseball, and with more prospects to come? We dive into how things could play out from here and how the next two weeks could determine their direction.

We also give a quick 2023 MLB draft update as well as a quick check-in on the farm system. And with the Oakland Athletics coming to town, we show our support to the A's fans and how Rob Manfred is hurting baseball by what he is doing.

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1 ) Crossover episode with Sully of the LO MLB flagship podcast, we talk about the Indians we talk about how it is that the Indians are second in the division in spite of the the offensive struggles, and how we should still be happy with how well they have played in spite of their offense

2 ) We dig into the pitching, how the bullpen has kept them alive and a starting rotation that is one of the youngest in the game but still a strong point, and how this is a team that no team will want to face in the offseason due to that pitching

3 ) We dig into prospects that could help the team, who should rebound, and who should they consider trading for 

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The Indians did what I predicted and took two of three games, so we revisit the Brewers series. We talk about the strong performance against Brad Keller. I harp on bad front offices not doing enough to build for the future. We also dig into the mailbag, and discuss Franmil, Bieber, and Civalee among others.

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1. The Cleveland Guardians win today picking up their 91st of the season and taking it to the Kansas City Royals. We focus in during segment one on the weird way their opponent was decided thanks to a game a catcher won on the mound and what might be the most on-point way to clinch this year which was thanks to the weather. The Cleveland Guardians will face the Tampa Bay Rays. We get into why this might be the best matchup in general. Then we get into the hot topic issue of the day: the fact the playoff games are not sold out and why it is. 
2. Next, we get into the win which was a rather odd affair that saw only two hitters reach base more than once Amed Rosario and Gabriel Arias. Cal Quantrill continues to be a force when he is on the mound in Cleveland. The bullpen wasn't as sharp as always but did enough to get the win. We talk about some of the minor struggles with Clase, Karinchak, and Stephan. Does it feel like the team has taken their foot off the gas a bit? 
3. We end with a discussion of what 14 players will make the postseason in terms of the hitters and what we think the likely way they will be deployed will be. We get into who has performed well and why the specific bench players they seem to have chosen provide certain skills that could make them extra valuable in the postseason. In many respects, the hitters are more straightforward than the pitchers when it comes to the postseason. 

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