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MLB Insider Trying To Figure Out The Guardians’ Ultimate Plan

By Curt Bishop April 6, 2022 @bishopcurtis5

Cleveland Indians team owner and chairman Paul Dolan talks to members of the media during a press conference announcing the name change from the Cleveland Indians to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on July 23, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio.
(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

 

The Cleveland Guardians have extended their star third baseman Jose Ramirez for five years and $124 million.

The slugger is now locked up through 2028, his age 35 season, but thus far, the Guardians haven’t really done much of anything to try and build around him.

It’s good that they were able to keep their superstar around, but as of now, the Guardians don’t really have much of a supporting cast around Ramirez.

MLB.com reporter Anthony Castrovince pointed this out on Twitter, saying that it was a good move to keep Ramirez around, but also correctly pointing out that they haven’t really done much to help him win.

If the Guardians were to add some pieces, then it would make the Ramirez extension much more worthwhile.

It is absolutely wonderful that the Guardians have locked up 29-year-old star José Ramírez, and it is simultaneously puzzling that the Guardians have not done more to raise the floor of their supporting cast for 29-year-old star José Ramírez.

— Anthony Castrovince (@castrovince) April 6, 2022

 

Will Cleveland Build Around J-Ram?

This is the piece you want to build around if you’re the Guardians.

At least in the case of Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals, they went out and added Nelson Cruz, bringing in a powerful bat that can protect Soto in the lineup and potentially give him a reason to want to stay in Washington.

But we’re not really seeing that with the Guardians.

On paper, the Guardians are not a bad team, but they don’t seem to have much of a shot at competing with the Chicago White Sox for AL Central supremacy.

They finished 13 games behind Chicago in the division race last year, falling short of the postseason.

We’ll see if the Guardians get the message and do more to help Ramirez chase a title in Cleveland.

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Filed Under: Cleveland Guardians Rumors And News (Updated Daily), MLB Tagged With: Cleveland Guardians

About Curt Bishop

Curt is a massive fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and MLB. When he's not writing sports articles, you can find him playing MLB The Show, watching Cardinals games, and scrolling through Star Wars memes. He is also passionate about music, cats, and South Park.

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