3 Guardians hitters who somehow never won a Silver Slugger

Cleveland Indians v Baltimore Orioles | Rob Carr/GettyImagesWhile the Cleveland Guardians have had plenty of players win Silver Sluggers since the award’s inception in 1980, that doesn’t mean that every slugger to suit up for the team has had their feats represented with a Silver Slugger win.

Here are three former Cleveland sluggers who put together great seasons that resulted in a Silver Slugger snub.

These three Guardians put together great seasons that didn’t win a Silver Slugger

Travis Hafner - 2006

While Hafner put together a four year run from 2004 to ‘07 where he mashed 127 home runs, he never won a Silver Slugger thanks to David Ortiz, who ended up winning the award at designated hitter…