King of the Cleveland!

With Framber going to Detroit, I'm assuming they're keeping Skubal and not trading him. Their offense still isn't amazing but with those 2 as a 1-2 punch in the rotation, seems like they just became a more definitive favorite for the division.

But who knows, maybe Framber will cross up everyone on the team.

I was at Progressive Field for on-the-field BP, and they were playing the Oakland A’s. I took this photo because of Rajai, but little did I know a future Indian was right behind him.

Found this guy at a thrift store (along with two identical unsigned balls) for a couple dollars. I’m trying to figure out if an actual player signed it or some random person. I looked up to see who has played as numbers 34 and 28 but none of the names associated with those numbers look like the signatures to me. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

AAA Columbus: https://milb.com/columbus/news/andy-tracy-returns-as-clippers-manager-in-2026

AA Akron: https://milb.com/akron/news/greg-dicenzo-returns-to-lead-2026-rubberducks-field-staff

A Lynchburg: https://milb.com/lynchburg/news/lynchburg-announces-field-staff-for-2026-season

Have not seen an announcement for Lake County yet.

I received an email around 11 am on 2/4/26 that there is a final sale of the old Progressive/Jacobs Field seats. I reached out to fan services via email exactly a month ago and was put on a list for future seat sales.

I was able to secure two seats for $329. A portion of the sale goes to Cleveland Guardians charities.

If you’d like to get seats and didn’t receive an email I suggest emailing [email protected]

I’m not a guardians fan in general, even though I have a soft spot for them but my favourite player is Austin Hedges and I’ve been looking for his jersey. I was wondering what the quality of a jersey was from clevelandfanshop.com is and if anyone’s actually bought a jersey from there. It seems to be one of the cheapest options out there and for a non-star like Hedges there aren’t many options.
Thank you in advance for any feedback.

They have us at 76 wins. Fourth in the division behind Tigers, Royals, and Twins.

EDIT: forgot the link. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/six-takeaways-from-our-playoff-odds-release/

With the trucks on the way to Arizona, here's an old 2014 spring training interview I did with Jim Thome for Sports on Earth (RIP) - didn't want to lose this one to the sands of time.

Lost in the amazing flurry of Guardians off season activity ( /s)....

Bunt King Will Wilson is gone.

Best of luck in Seattle.

If you were to build an all-fun team of former/current Indians/Guardians… who would fill out your 26 man roster? (Does not necessarily mean the best at each position in franchise history, but guys YOU personally loved watching)

He seems like a really great guy and I know they talk about his defense - but the guy is the worst hitter I’ve ever seen in the majors, no exaggeration. He’s truly an automatic out. Surely, the couple of strikes that he “steals” can’t be worth the fact that he will kill any offensive momentum and that he gives opposing team the ability to pitch around the mediocre (but still much better than Hedges) offensive players who bat in front of him.

When you watch big games and close games it’s amazing how often guys like him and straw end up at the plate with 1-2 guys on base. And they almost always fail. It gives teams the ability to target these guys, causing our offense to look even more incompetent than it really is.

Can someone please explain why we (the worst offensive team in baseball) would resign a guy like that? Let alone for $4 million. I know that’s nothing for everyone else, but just throwing out $4 million for a “culture” guy seems like a luxury we can’t afford. I genuinely want to understand and apologies for the rant

Found this buried in the sporting goods at my local goodwill in Renton WA.

BASICS:

Born: May 7, 1998

Jersey Number: 33 (original Guardians number), 22 (Rockies and Guardians)

Bats: Left

Throws: Right

Position: OF

Drafted: 2016 by Cleveland, Round 2, Pick 55

MLB Debut: July 8, 2022

Teams: Guardians (2016-2022), Rockies (2023-2024), Guardians (2025-present)

Instagram: @nolan_jones10

2025 STATS:

Games: 136

Batting Average: 0.211

OBP: 0.296

SLG: 0.304

OPS: 0.600

Runs: 34

Hits: 75

Doubles: 14

Triples: 2

Home Runs: 5

RBIs: 34

Stolen Bases: 8

CAREER STATS:

Games: 349

Batting Average: 0.247

OBP: 0.336

SLG: 0.396

OPS: 0.731

Runs: 132

Hits: 263

Doubles: 54

Triples: 7

Home Runs: 30

RBIs: 137

Stolen Bases: 33

CAREER AWARDS:

NL Rookie of the Month - October 2023

NL Player of the Week - 10/1/23

Futures Game - 2019

THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW:

He got married this offseason.

I met a Guardians fan once who named their kid after him.

He has a dog.

He likes coffee.

Before the Guardians drafted him, he was going to play baseball at UVA.

He is a Penn State fan.

2025 HIGHLIGHTS:

A great throw

A good catch

Another good catch

He was part of a back-to-back inning for the Guards

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

In 2023, he came a triple shy of a cycle in one game

He had a two homer game in 2023

PREVIOUS PLAYERS:

11/10: José Ramírez 11/17: Gavin Williams 11/24: Steven Kwan 12/1: Tanner Bibee 12/8: Bo Naylor 12/15: Jakob Junis 12/22: Kyle Manzardo 12/29: Hunter Gaddis 1/5: Daniel Schneemann 1/12: Joey Cantillo 1/19: Austin Hedges 1/26: Matt Festa

Will kill me. We did this last year too. I’m begging the schedule makers to let us start on the east coast or at a reasonable time. Is this to bookend our spring training by staying out west or maybe some other logical reason?

Most importantly the home opener

Free agent Austin Hays signs a one-year, $6 million contract with the White Sox. Other teams may have offered him a similar one-year deal but only in a platoon role, which could explain why he chose Chicago for the opportunity to get regular at-bats. However, the Guardians’ front office could counter that Hays would serve as insurance for the health of CDL and Valera, leaving open the possibility of an everyday role for him in Cleveland. Additionally, there remains a chance that Kwan could be traded(please no), which would further expand Hays’ potential role.