![]() ![]() It's also an example of how bad the AL Central has been. It's a testament to the club's pitching and defense. It is, in a way, somewhat remarkable the Guardians have had the league's worst offense, and yet they're 17-20 and only 2.5 games out of first place. ![]() Guardians remain within striking distance of American League Central standings lead despite offensive issues 837 OPS, a major improvement for Cleveland's offensive production at the catcher position compared to previous years. Jose Ramirez has been productive, but he certainly isn't hitting at Jose Ramirez levels, either. Steven Kwan was one of the key reasons the Guardians made a run to October last year, but he hasn't been the same hitter atop the lineup thus far. Myles Straw, who started 2023 on a high note, has fallen back to Earth and crashed through the planet's crust, hitting. He finished sixth in AL MVP voting a year ago. Their numbers since the calendar turned to May are downright R-rated. The Guardians' season-long numbers are rough. And I know the results haven't necessarily been here, but if we stay positive with these guys, stay consistent with that, I believe in them and we're going to come out the other end." Guardians lineup hitting rock bottom in the month of May as Andres Gimenez, Josh Naylor, others slump Nothing's changed from last year to this year, other than some early on results. "I think internally we're going to keep going about our business the same way and stay consistent with our messaging. "We're not going to dig our head in the sand," Valaika said. 325, and three of them are in Cleveland's everyday lineup. Only 16 qualified hitters in the majors have a lower slugging percentage than the Guardians'. Pete Alonso and Max Muncy have combined to hit five more home runs than the Guardians as a team. While the 2022 Guardians also didn't win many games through power, the 2023 deficiencies have been on another level. "I think they know we're all in this together." "I think our hitting, and I've tried to be aware of that, too. "I don't think it takes much sometimes for players to perceive panic, so showing them that you care is certainly important, but showing them that you want to be there with them through this and them through it is equally important," said manager Terry Francona. Guardians on Peacock: Here's how to watch the Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels on 'MLB Sunday Leadoff' Of course, tweaks are being made, diversions are being attempted, but they don't want anyone reaching for the life boats, either. Making major, sudden adjustments simply for the sake of changing something can be as detrimental as anything. The messaging from the Guardians has been one of confidence, of staying the course with this group until they can hit their way out of it. And they've been shut out twice in the last week. They've scored two or fewer runs in four consecutive games. Over their last 10 games, the Guardians have scored more than three runs only once - and in that game, they scratched across four. "It's a long season and we weather the storm right now." I think there are different expectations, not just internally but externally, that we have to live up to, and we're going to keep competing. "We can't keep making excuses had the same record last year and things like that. It hasn't been good," said hitting coach Chris Valaika. "We're going to keep grinding away, competing with these guys. The Texas Rangers, while playing fewer games, have scored 101 more runs than the Guardians. ![]() The Guardians are last in the majors in several offensive categories, including wRC+ (72, the only club below 80, which means they've been 28% below league average), slugging percentage (.325), home runs (19, the only club under 24) and runs (126). Guardians ice cold bats: Guardians' brutal offensive stretch continues in shutout loss to Tigers or get frustrated': Guardians offense has reached rock bottom in the league The beginning of the season have been a more extreme version of some of the offensive early season struggles that have plagued the Guardians in the past. The general trend isn't exactly new.īut the batting woes in 2023 are different, especially considering the Guardians' aspirations of defending their American League Central title and returning to the MLB playoffs. Aprils in Cleveland haven't lent themselves to hot starts at times. The lineup has started the season slowly in the past. CLEVELAND - The Guardians' offensive issues are about to reach DEFCON 1. ![]()
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