Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images A season teetering on the edge of greatness Steven Kwan was the American League’s starting left-fielder in 2024 - where does he go from here? Kwan finished 2024 with a 131 wRC+ and 9.4/9.8 K/BB%, while putting up 10 Defensive Runs Saved and 3 Outs Above Average in the field. Interestingly enough, Kwan flirted with putting up a … [Read more...] about Guardians Season in Review: Steven Kwan
News and Notes – Coaching Staff and Power Rankings
Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images News and Notes for Thursday, November 14th, 2024. The Guardians announced a couple of coaching promotions. Matt Seese has the write-up here with the full coaching staff announcements found here. Here are some highlights: Grant Fink has been moved from the Guardians minor league hitting coordinator to Guardians major league hitting … [Read more...] about News and Notes – Coaching Staff and Power Rankings
Guardians Promote Grant Fink to Hitting Coach
Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Among a slew of staff moves, Grant Fink takes the mantle as the newest hitting coach Early Wednesday afternoon, it was reported that the Guardians had finally filled their hitting coach vacancy, promoting Grant Fink to fill the spot previously held by Chris Valaika. #Guardians news:The club promoted Craig Albernaz to … [Read more...] about Guardians Promote Grant Fink to Hitting Coach
Guardians Season in Review: Bo Naylor
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images A bumpy sophomore season for the Guardians’ catcher With the re-signing of Austin Hedges this offseason, it’s clear the Guardians view Bo Naylor as their catcher of the future. What did we learn about Bo in 2024? First, the stats: Bo had a 74 wRC+, 31.4/7.5 K/BB% and 1.6 fWAR, while putting up 11 Defensive Runs Saved, 8 Statcast … [Read more...] about Guardians Season in Review: Bo Naylor
N&N: José Ramirez wins AL Silver Slugger at third base
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images morning News and notes for Nov 13 For the 5th time in his distinguished MLB career, José Ramirez has won a Silver Slugger. Having previously won in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022, Ramirez adds 2024 to his list of accomplishments. What did it take? 39 home runs, 39 doubles, a .872 OPS, 118 runs batted in. He also stole 41 bases. Not sure … [Read more...] about N&N: José Ramirez wins AL Silver Slugger at third base