Look at the players the Guardians acquire.

Foster Griffin - 2.2 IP and 7ks

Jo Adell - 4/15, 6 RBIs.

Patrick Bailey - 5/12 with a HR. (To be fair this was a trade in May)

Lowe - 3/12 with 5 BBs

Meanwhile for us..

Doyle - 1/8

Luis Castillo, Joey Bart, Brazoban - LOL

The Guardians focused on acquiring good players, even if they were rentals. Getz focused strictly on players under control that they thought they could "fix". We were leading the division all year and he didn't even give a good effort to add freaking rentals that would help. He got cute and blew it.

The difference between this series being over and it still going is the trade deadline. Guards did well, Sox blew it.

Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by ron883

19 minutes ago, ron883 said:

Look at the players the Guardians acquire.

Foster Griffin - 2.2 IP and 7ks

Jo Adell - 4/15, 6 RBIs.

Patrick Bailey - 5/12 with a HR. (To be fair this was a trade in May)

Lowe - 3/12 with 5 BBs

Meanwhile for us..

Doyle - 1/8

Luis Castillo, Joey Bart, Brazoban - LOL

The Guardians focused on acquiring good players, even if they were rentals. Getz focused strictly on players under control that they thought they could "fix". We were leading the division all year and he didn't even give a good effort to add freaking rentals that would help. He got cute and blew it.

The difference between this series being over and it still going is the trade deadline. Guards did well, Sox blew it.

The numbers don't lie.

The deadline was a disaster.

Those giving credit to Getz also need to saddle him with this shithole.

1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said:

The numbers don't lie.

The deadline was a disaster.

Those giving credit to Getz also need to saddle him with this shithole.

The Cleveland Guardians acquired two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Patrick Bailey from the San Francisco Giants for the No. 29 pick in this year's MLB draft and left-handed pitching prospect Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson.

Bailey, 26, is considered one of the best defensive catchers in the major leagues, though his struggles with the bat and Daniel Susac's imminent return from the injured list prompted the Giants to seek a deal for Bailey this week.

The Guardians stepped up with the No. 29 pick -- which they are allowed to trade because it is a competitive-balance round choice -- and the 23-year-old Wilkinson, whose large frame earned him the nickname "Tugboat" and whose strikeout rate has been elite since he entered professional baseball.

Cleveland general manager Chris Antonetti said before Saturday night's game against the Minnesota Twins that the organization has had interest in Bailey for a long time, but the right opportunity didn't happen until this past week.

Perfect timing

SFG season crashing under new manager Vitello of Univ.Tennessee

Wanted to open spot for Susac

And small market Guards had an extra competitive balance pick to dangle

Getz kept his powder dry for the future of a younger team to be extended. Either you like that, or you don’t. There is no right answer. Only preferences. And look at the Cubs. Hoyer went all in for 2026. Nada. It’s unpredictable anyway.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Chick Mercedes

The Guardians have been given a huge lift from savvy player acquisitions, including:

Right-handed hitting Joe Adell, who has added power and depth from the right side of the plate.

Left-handed hitting Nathaniel Lowe, who adds a power bat from the left side, and excellent defense at first base.

Switch-hitting catcher Patrick Bailey, who has been tremendous on defense, and has added some huge offense to the roster.

Left-handed starter Foster Griffin, who has added a much needed arm to the starting rotation.

NET

-2.4 bWAR swing to the Guardians

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by caulfield12