Cleveland Guardians Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Cleveland Guardians.
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Cleveland Guardians

Cleveland Guardians ranks 27th in offensive quality and 11th in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 4 surge signals.

League intelligence# 17 47.2 index
Offensive quality#27
Weighted estimated wOBA 0.304
Run prevention#11
Opponent estimated wOBA 0.300
Recent form#1
4 surging signals
Bullpen readiness#28
Current state ready
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsShortstop / Third baseClearest upgrade lanesFirst base / Catcher
CNeed

Catcher

0.3WAR#25 of 30
Top valueAustin Hedges0.9 WAR
1BNeed

First base

-0.9WAR#29 of 30
Top valueCJ Kayfus-0.2 WAR
2BMiddle

Second base

1.7WAR#16 of 30
Top valueTravis Bazzana1.5 WAR
3BStrength

Third base

2.3WAR#7 of 29
Top valueJosé Ramírez2.3 WAR
SSStrength

Shortstop

3.9WAR#3 of 28
Top valueBrayan Rocchio3.3 WAR
OFNeed

Outfield

2.7WAR#22 of 30
Top valueSteven Kwan1.5 WAR
DHStrength

Designated hitter

0.9WAR#8 of 20
Top valueChase DeLauter1.9 WAR
SPStrength

Starting pitching

8.5WAR#9 of 30
Top valueParker Messick2.9 WAR
RPMiddle

Relief pitching

3.3WAR#12 of 30
Top valueCade Smith1.8 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Cleveland Guardians’s analytical identity

    Cleveland Guardians ranks 27th in offensive quality and 11th in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 4 surge signals.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Petey Halpin is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 0.750 versus 0.411 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Joey Cantillo’s Curveball: 80.0 mph, 37.4% whiffs

    Quality score 82.2; usage 27.1%.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Pitcher change profile

Will Dion

Cleveland Guardians | LHP

42.7
Season BF78OPS allowed0.819Est. wOBA allowed0.353Sampledeveloping
Biggest changestrikeout rate +2.9 SD

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 95th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed12th
0.819
Est. wOBA allowed12th
0.353
Strikeout rate95th
30.8%
Walk rate allowed98th
3.8%
Hard-hit rate allowed90th
32.0%
Run value allowed / PA5th
0.057
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+1.4 SD
Recent 0.565 baseline 0.929
Est. wOBA allowed+1.6 SD
Recent 0.240 baseline 0.399
Strikeout rate+2.9 SD
Recent 47.8% baseline 23.6%
Walk rate allowed+0.8 SD
Recent 0.0% baseline 5.5%
Hard-hit rate allowed-2.7 SD
Recent 58.3% baseline 23.7%
Run value allowed / PA+1.1 SD
Recent -0.021 baseline 0.089
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 95th percentile. Recent sample: 23 BF; prior sample: 55 BF.
Hitter change profile

Steven Kwan

Cleveland Guardians | LHB

34.6
Season PA389OPS0.653Est. wOBA0.299Samplestrong
Biggest changeestimated wOBA +2.2 SD

Estimated wOBA is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 23rd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS13th
0.653
Est. wOBA23rd
0.299
Strikeout rate97th
9.8%
Walk rate91st
12.9%
Hard-hit rate0th
9.2%
Run value / PA26th
-0.007
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+2.1 SD
Recent 1.068 baseline 0.606
Est. wOBA+2.2 SD
Recent 0.468 baseline 0.280
Strikeout rate+0.5 SD
Recent 7.7% baseline 10.0%
Walk rate+0.2 SD
Recent 12.8% baseline 12.9%
Hard-hit rate-0.2 SD
Recent 6.7% baseline 9.4%
Run value / PA+1.0 SD
Recent 0.063 baseline -0.015
Broadcast read: Estimated wOBA is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 23rd percentile. Recent sample: 39 PA; prior sample: 350 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Separate boards keep familiar counting stats beside rate production. Rate boards require at least 30 plate appearances or batters faced in the current data snapshot.

Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Chase DeLauterCleveland Guardians0.284
  2. 2Austin HedgesCleveland Guardians0.277
  3. 3Brayan RocchioCleveland Guardians0.270
  4. 4Gabriel AriasCleveland Guardians0.252
  5. 5Steven KwanCleveland Guardians0.246
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Chase DeLauterCleveland Guardians11
  2. 2Rhys HoskinsCleveland Guardians11
  3. 3Angel MartínezCleveland Guardians11
  4. 4Kyle ManzardoCleveland Guardians11
  5. 5José RamírezCleveland Guardians10
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Chase DeLauterCleveland Guardians0.801
  2. 2Austin HedgesCleveland Guardians0.756
  3. 3José RamírezCleveland Guardians0.740
  4. 4Travis BazzanaCleveland Guardians0.738
  5. 5Brayan RocchioCleveland Guardians0.732
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Gavin WilliamsCleveland Guardians156
  2. 2Parker MessickCleveland Guardians117
  3. 3Joey CantilloCleveland Guardians116
  4. 4Tanner BibeeCleveland Guardians97
  5. 5Slade CecconiCleveland Guardians82
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Erik SabrowskiCleveland Guardians39.1%
  2. 2Cade SmithCleveland Guardians35.2%
  3. 3Will DionCleveland Guardians30.8%
  4. 4Gavin WilliamsCleveland Guardians30.6%
  5. 5Colin HoldermanCleveland Guardians26.0%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Colin HoldermanCleveland Guardians0.430
  2. 2Cade SmithCleveland Guardians0.602
  3. 3Parker MessickCleveland Guardians0.609
  4. 4Erik SabrowskiCleveland Guardians0.624
  5. 5Gavin WilliamsCleveland Guardians0.676
Pitch identity

The arsenal signatures worth knowing

Breaking identity

Joey Cantillo

Cleveland Guardians | Curveball

82.2
Whiff37.4%
Chase39.3%
Usage27.1%
Average velocity80.0 mph
Breaking identity

Gavin Williams

Cleveland Guardians | Sweeper

81.1
Whiff41.1%
Chase38.4%
Usage27.1%
Average velocity87.4 mph
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge75.3

Travis Bazzana

Cleveland Guardians

Travis Bazzana is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.253
vs R0.356

Estimated wOBA: 0.253 vs L, 0.356 vs R.

hitter edge71.8

José Ramírez

Cleveland Guardians

José Ramírez is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.394
vs R0.291

Estimated wOBA: 0.394 vs L, 0.291 vs R.

hitter edge70.7

Chase DeLauter

Cleveland Guardians

Chase DeLauter is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.402
vs R0.320

Estimated wOBA: 0.402 vs L, 0.320 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter83.3

Erik Sabrowski

LHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability81.7%Matchup100.0%Performance62.6%
Right-handed batter80.6

Cade Smith

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability87.8%Matchup70.0%Performance65.9%
Story leads

What this team could become next

Lane Subject Reporting lead Score
run_prevention Parker Messick Parker Messick is suppressing offense at an elite rate 80.6
pitch_identity Joey Cantillo Joey Cantillo’s Curveball: 80.0 mph, 37.4% whiffs 80.3
pitch_identity Gavin Williams Gavin Williams’s Sweeper: 87.4 mph, 41.1% whiffs 79.6
offensive_race Chase DeLauter Chase DeLauter is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 79.5
run_prevention Cade Smith Cade Smith is suppressing offense at an elite rate 75.9
pitch_identity Joey Cantillo Joey Cantillo’s Changeup: 80.7 mph, 40.3% whiffs 75.6
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.