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State of the Team

The team went 16-12 in April, good for a tie for 1st place with the Royals.

The team's AL Ranks:

Runs Scored: 11th
OPS: 4th
Runs Allowed: 1st
ERA: 2nd
SP ERA: 2nd
RP ERA: 4th
Defensive Efficiency: 2nd
Zone Rating: 1st


News Dump

Not much to report.

Notable Performances

Hitters:

C Austin Hedges: .145/.171/.316, 32 OPS+, -0.1 WAR
C Bo Naylor: .141/.232/.333, 55 OPS+
1B Vinnie Pasquantino: .255/.325/.392, 99 OPS+
2B Andres Gimenez: .302/.347/.560, 148 OPS+, 2 SB, 1.6 WAR
SS Carlos Correa: .264/.396/.440, 134 OPS+, 1.4 WAR
3B Jose Ramirez: .262/.310/.495, 120 OPS+, 0.9 WAR
LF George Valera: .269/.347/.490, 131 OPS+, 0.8 WAR
CF Michael A. Taylor: .258/.327/.423, 108 OPS+, 3 SB, 0.7 WAR
RF Kyle Tucker: .315/.378/.565, 159 OPS+, 1.2 WAR

Pitchers:

SP Shane Bieber: 3.48 ERA, 2.49 FIP, 11.1 K/9, 1.5 fWAR
SP Sandy Alcantara: 3.86 ERA, 5.36 FIP, 7.1 K/9, -0.0 fWAR
SP Sean Hjelle: 3.16 ERA, 3.31 FIP, 7.5 K/9, 0.8 fWAR
SP Zach Plesac: 3.41 ERA, 4.24 FIP, 7.1 K/9, 0.5 fWAR
SP Tanner Burns: 4.97 ERA, 3.77 FIP, 8.1 K/9, 0.7 fWAR

CL Emmanuel Clase: 2.08 ERA, 4.06 FIP, 9/10 SV/OPP, 5.1 K/9, 0.1 fWAR
RP James Karinchak: 0.87 ERA, 0.56 FIP, 14.8 K/9, 0.6 fWAR
RP Jakob Hernandez: 5.40 ERA, 5.71 FIP, 14.4 K/9, -0.2 fWAR
RP Brad Boxberger: 4.00 ERA, 4.88 FIP, 7.0 K/9, -0.1 fWAR
RP R.J. Dabovich: 3.18 ERA, 2.33 FIP, 11.1 K/9, 0.1 fWAR
RP Joey Cantillo: 2.89 ERA, 3.21 FIP, 13.5 K/9, 0.1 fWAR


Minor League Report

The latest Top 100 Prospects list has the Guardians at 23rd in MLB, with four Top 100 prospects:

SS Angel Martinez (2.5, 3.0) - #49
SP Nazier Mule (0.5, 3.0) - #63
SP Lenny Torres (2.0, 3.0) - #80
SP Tanner Burns (2.5, 3.0) - #94


Player Development

MLB C Bo Naylor (4.0, 5.0) - > (3.5, 4.5)


Around the League

Standings

AL Seeding:

1. Rays (20-9)
2. Guardians (16-12)
3. Angels (16-15)
4. Orioles (17-13)
5. Royals (17-13)
6. Twins (17-14)

NL Seeding:

1. Dodgers (19-12)
2. Pirates (18-12)
3. Nationals (18-13)
4. Cubs (18-13)
5. Cardinals (17-13)
6. Mets (17-14)

League Leaders

AL:

Hitter WAR:

1. Spencer Torkelson (DET) - 2.2
2. Josh Lowe (TBR) - 1.9
3. Mike Trout (LAA) - 1.9

AVG:

1. George Springer (TOR) - .364
2. Jake Meyers (HOU) - .361
3. Corey Seager (TEX) - .351

OPS:

1. Spencer Torkelson (DET) - 1.145
2. Josh Lowe (TBR) - 1.129
3. George Springer (TOR) - 1.124

HR:

1. Eloy Jimenez (CHW) - 11
2. Nick Pratto (KCR) - 11
3. Spencer Torkelson (DET) - 11

SB:

1. Vidal Brujan (TBR) - 12
2. Enrique Bradfield Jr. (BOS) - 11
3. Adalberto Mondesi (BAL) - 10

Pitcher fWAR:

1. Mike Clevinger (HOU) - 1.8
2. Jacob deGrom (DET) - 1.7
3. Luis Severino (NYY) - 1.6

ERA:

1. Mike Clevinger (HOU) - 1.77
2. Matthew Boyd (CHW) - 1.99
3. Grayson Rodriguez (BAL) - 2.00

SV:

1. Emmanuel Clase (CLE) - 9
2. Tommy Kahnle (OAK) - 9
3. Tim Herrin (KCR) - 8

NL:

Hitter WAR:

1. Luis Garcia (WSH) - 2.4
2. Ian Happ (CHC) - 2.0
3. Juan Soto (WSH) - 1.7

AVG:

1. Jeff McNeil (NYM) - .351
2. Paul Goldschmidt (STL) - .349
3. Luis Garcia (WSH) - .346

OPS:

1. Juan Soto (WSH) - 1.124
2. Luis Garcia (WSH) - 1.076
3. Ian Happ (CHC) - 1.021

HR:

1. Mookie Betts (LAD) - 13
2. Ian Happ (CHC) - 12
3. Luis Garcia (WSH) - 11

SB.

1. Esteury Ruiz (STL) - 10
2. Trent Grisham (SDP) - 9
3. Myles Straw (MIA) - 9

Pitcher fWAR:

1. Kyle Wright (ATL) - 1.6
2. Nick Lodolo (CIN) - 1.2
3. Julio Urias (LAD) - 1.2

ERA:

1. Nick Lodolo (CIN) - 1.43
2. Ranger Suarez (PHI) - 1.49
3. Luis Castillo (CHC) - 1.73

SV:

1. Junior Fernandez (STL) - 10
2. Josh Hader (MIL) - 10
3. Camilo Doval (SFG) - 9

Major Trades

None

Major Extensions

RP Giovanny Gallegos (3.5, 3.5) signs with Cardinals for $28.5M/3yr
CL Scott Barlow (4.0, 4.0) signs with Blue Jays for $14.8M/2yr


We'll check back in a month.

Author's Note: I expect these check-in posts to be at the rate of 1-2 per week over this summer, with playoff posts coming in bunches.