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Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images News and Notes for Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 One thing of note happened in MLB yesterday: Source confirms: Japanese free-agent RHP Tomoyuki Sugano in agreement with Orioles on one-year, $13M contract. First: @JeffPassan— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 17, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Will anything else of … [Read more...] about Guardians News and Notes: The Orioles Signed Someone.

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images What do the robots say? As we assess where the Guardians are in mid-December of an offseason after an ALCS run, let’s take a look at where the publicly available projection systems have them. As a note, I have tried to make some common sense decisions here, while also assuming health. Obviously, there are many, many reasons … [Read more...] about Constructing the 2025 Cleveland Guardians with Steamer

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images News and Notes for Monday, December 16th, 2024 As we head down this final stretch toward Christmas, one would expect some MLB free agent activity as players look to get set before the new year. Will Cleveland be involved? Jason Lloyd seems to think the team is mostly done adding to the roster, for the Athletic. … [Read more...] about Guardians News and Notes: The Cleveland PR Machine Whirrs Away

Reacting to a Jason Lloyd article It sounds like the Guardians might be mostly done adding to the roster for 2024. Jason Lloyd released an article for the Athletic that seems to indicate the Guardians are mostly done with significant moves for the offseason. Because, you know, pitching is more expensive than expected, a TV deal isn't finalized, and they don't want to block Will … [Read more...] about Processing the Guardians Offseason

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images “Business business business, numbers.” Every so often I like to pull up the three different publicly-available Wins Above Replacement (WAR) metrics to see how they compare. Fangraphs, Baseball Prospectus, and Baseball Reference all measure WAR differently. Taking the time to see how they differ can be an instructive exercise as taking … [Read more...] about Return of the Revenge of the 3WAR