Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Dark Comedy
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Music
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Thriller
Truck Series (TRUCK)
True Crime
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
US
Valorant
Western
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
0
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeSportsBaseballMLB News: Guardians preseason capsule: Return to top might depend on offense

MLB News: Guardians preseason capsule: Return to top might depend on offense

Add to Favorite
Added to Favorite


Cleveland Guardians

2024 record: 92-69 (1st place, AL Central)

He gone: INF Andres Gimenez, INF Josh Naylor, OF Myles Straw.

New faces: RHP Luis Ortiz, INF Carlos Santana.

Biggest question entering Opening Day: Who will nail down the fifth spot in the starting rotation? Cleveland can flex a lot of depth on a staff that has been strong in recent seasons, an attribute the club again will need as Shane Bieber works to return from Tommy John surgery after making just two starts (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 innings) in 2024. Triston McKenzie seems to have a step on the competition for the No. 5 job if he can move past his struggles of going 3-8 over the past two seasons after finishing 11-11 in 2022. If he doesn’t become more consistent, the Guardians have reinforcements.

Top prospect: While he still needs more seasoning in the minors, 2B Travis Bazzana, the top overall pick in the 2024 draft, knows a spot could be there sooner rather than later after Cleveland traded Gimenez to Toronto in December. Working out with major leaguers this spring should offer a glimpse of what skills Bazzana needs to refine.

Breakout player: SS Brayan Rocchio is eager to build off a promising first full major league season, which saw him hit .333 during the Guardians’ run through the ALCS after he hit just .206 in 383 regular-season at-bats. Rocchio is a slick defender who’s quick in the field and on the basepaths.

2025 outlook: Returning to the top of a division that produced three playoff clubs last season could be dicey if the Guardians struggle to produce offense beyond perennial American League MVP candidate Jose Ramirez (39 HRs, 118 RBIs, .279 BA in 2024). With Naylor gone, they’ll look heavily to the 1B/DH platoon of Santana and Kyle Manzardo to support Tanner Bibee, Ortiz and the rest of the rotation.

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News

You may like more
more

No. 3 Auburn, No. 8 Vols bring star power to SEC semi

Stars such as Auburn's Johni Broome and Tennessee's Zakai...

Big Ten tournament roundup: No. 7 Michigan State tops No. 23 Oregon

Jase Richardson scored 17 points and No. 7 Michigan...

SEC tournament roundup: No. 3 Auburn survives vs. Ole Miss

Johni Broome had 23 points and 15 rebounds and...

No. 5 Alabama goes wire to wire in win over No. 15 Kentucky

Labaron Philon scored 21 points and No. 5 Alabama...