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https://awaybackgone.com/2022/08/22/can-cleveland-guardians-win-al-central/ Will Brennan is now rookie #15.

Doesn't divisional domination matter much less now than ever before starting next year...going away from unbalanced 19 x 4/68 game scheduling format?

2 hits tonight Padres have lost 14/15 or 15/16 in Denver now

Luis Robert and Moncada needed to play like stars and Cease/Kopech become aces. Period. Full stop. Then, much more was expected of Eloy, as well. We now have one of those in Cease…and then Rodon, but that’s another story for another day. And Vaughn playing at a position where only SS and CF would be worse for him. Maybe catcher?

https://www.mlb.com/news/will-brennan-guardians-callup Cleveland added yet another rookie position player to mix. Why now? Brennan has been knocking on the big league door all season. It seemed inevitable that he was going to get his first callup to the Majors at some point in 2022, but the Guardians knew they had a difficult decision when the rosters expanded to 28 players on Sept. 1. With just two slots, Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti took a trip to Columbus to explain to all worthy candidates that it’s difficult to promote just two players. Brennan was certainly one of the members of the targeted audience of that conversation. Manager Terry Francona explained on Wednesday afternoon why it was best to wait until the Minor League season was coming to a close before calling them up. “We’ve been talking about [Brennan] for quite a while,” Francona said. “Even three, four weeks ago, we were like, ‘OK, this would be our best roster, him and Arias.’ But Chris was like, ‘OK, where do you play him?’ I’m like, ‘I don’t know.’ … Even though it looks like our best roster, until we have a better feel, let’s let them play, because they’re gonna play every night and that’s really good for them. And then when we got to a point, we’re like, OK, I think they have four games left, maybe five. They’ve played. So we can get them here.” Get the Latest From MLB Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Sign up What have the reports on Brennan been? Brennan started the year with Double-A Akron, but after owning a .311 average and .886 OPS with 12 doubles, four homers and 39 RBIs in 36 games, he received a promotion to Columbus. The 24-year-old outfielder hasn’t let up since, batting .316 in Triple-A with an .838 OPS, 28 doubles, three triples, nine homers, 68 RBIs, 15 stolen bases, 33 walks and 53 strikeouts in 93 contests. “Hearing a lot of the same stuff that people talked about with Kwan,” Francona said. “The same type of kid. A competitor, which, to me, is a pretty high compliment. They say he has a little bit of an edge to him, in a good way. He likes to compete and he will do what he’s supposed to do, he’ll be on time. "He’s just a baseball player. I’ve been hearing people talk about him since Spring Training. It was too soon. This kid needs to play. But he went out and had a hell of a year." Difficult conversation with Clement Clement played in 64 games with the Guardians this season with some stints at Columbus. He was most recently called back up on Sept. 1, but hardly saw any playing time over the last few weeks. Clement hit .200 with a .485 OPS. “We told him, ‘We’re not telling you you can’t play,’” Francona said. “He was as professional as you could be and it wouldn’t shock me if somebody claims him. And for Ernie’s sake, I hope they do.” Did you like this story? In this story: Cleveland Guardians Will Brennan Mandy Bell covers the Guardians for MLB.com. Follow her on Twitter at @MandyBell02. Listen to her on the Ballpark Dimensions podcast with Sarah Langs. Related Guardians rally, shrink magic number to 3 1:47 PM GMT+8 Brennan-Francona reunion years in the making 9:55 AM GMT+8 Guardians' statement sweep crumbles White Sox playoff hopes September 23rd, 2022 Thursday's top prospect performers August 20th, 2021 Pujols lets emotions flow after joining 700 Home Run Club 1:33 PM GMT+8 Pujols’ 700 home runs by the numbers 12:38 PM GMT+8 Related Guardians rally, shrink magic number to 3 1:47 PM GMT+8 Brennan-Francona reunion years in the making 9:55 AM GMT+8 Guardians' statement sweep crumbles White Sox playoff hopes September 23rd, 2022 Thursday's top prospect performers August 20th, 2021 You may have missed... Judge SO CLOSE to 61st as Yanks punch ticket September 23rd, 2022 Judge keeps Triple Crown lead despite slow night 10:13 AM GMT+8 Every potential Wild Card Series matchup, ranked September 23rd, 2022 Who follows Judge in Hitter Power Rankings? September 23rd, 2022 OFFICIAL INFORMATION HELP/CONTACT US MORE MLB SITES & AFFILIATES CAREERS CONNECT WITH MLB Terms of Use Privacy Policy Legal Notices Contact Us Do Not Sell My Personal Data Cookie Settings © 2022 MLB Advanced Media, LP. All rights reserved.

Dumping Moncada for Burger Sheets vs. Nimmo/Conforto Trading Hendriks/Graveman, installing Lopez as closer 5th starter…heck, is Giolito viable going forward? Davis Martin? Who in God’s name can they actually afford? Retaining Abreu vs. moving Vaughn there. Dump Grandal vs. run him out there 2-3 months. Can Zavala repeat being a somewhat viable player? Moving on from Andrus Harrison Engel Mendick, etc.

Corbin Carroll sure does, though.

Replaced by Contreras? good luck getting JR to sign off on that

Noticed Buxton was down to 29.1, that's understandable with all the lingering injuries, but never seen the so called top ranked prospect in baseball Moncada flame out like this since maybe Brien Taylor or Matt Bush.

Just shut him down too. Normally 94-96/97.

Great way to build up team reputation points for FA decisions. Big mystery why Wheeler and Machado went elsewhere.

How is Burger faster than Moncada?

Too little too late. Unless they're trying to drive him into early retirement ala Gil Meche.

LaRussa thinks Leury is actually Jose Oquendo or the player and not coach McEwing.

Rodon ?

About the same as Kelenic.

See Cesar Hernandez first half 2021.

It has been a constant theme of all the AL Central announcing teams, both radio and tv side. A steady drumbeat in the second half. It’s almost like they talk to each other, players around the cage, guys doing national coverage, etc.

Chris Getz’s name hardly comes up. He went to Michigan and played for the Sox. Protected. Same with Hostetler. He must know what he’s doing, he worked for the Braves.

Not to mention one was an MLB season record 14 innings long.

Or even Zavala bailing them out at catcher…

Never going to happen in a million years. Him or Turner, for that matter.

If the Guardians can get away with Miller/Naylor at first…or add Abreu for free, why would they give up their best pitcher for that? Don’t see it. Vaughn becoming an All-Star for CLE, sure.

Barry/Berry, I think it was...

Not sure, any "sabes nerds" out there with a full explanation, lol? Greg's words, not mine, I think they're just groovy.