The Guardians Offensive Woes Aren’t As Simple As Firing the Hitting Coach

Overall this season, the Guardians offense has been a weak point. They rate 25th in baseball offensively by weighted Runs Created+. If you’re not into that type of new-fangled stat, just know they are even worse by more basic measures. Cleveland is 29th in runs scored this season. They’re 26th in home runs and 24th in On Base %. No matter how you slice it, the offense hasn’t been very good.

Evaluating the Guardians at the 3rd Quarter Pole

Well, the Major League Baseball season just hit about mile 20 over the past week. The Guardians have played 123 games, or about 76% of their season. This feels like a great time to take some inventory and see where the Guardians stand as the stretch run appears on the horizon. With just under 40 games remaining, there is still plenty of time to speculate on both post-season glory or how the season could end in ineptitude and disappointment. In order to cut through the reckless speculation, let’s take a look at where we have been, in order to have the best idea of where things are going.