It’s an off-day for the Guardians, time to check in on the minor-league affiliates now that all of them have had at least a month’s work of games.
In the columns below, I’ll give you the standout hitters and pitchers from Guardians’ Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Single-A affiliates. I’ll be looking at their Weighted Runs Created plus or wRC+ (100 is average, this helps us adjust for the overall offensive performance of their respective leagues), their strikeout-walk percentage or numbers per 9 innings, their swinging strike rate (this helps us eliminate umpire inconsistency and poor opponent quality), and their pulled and fly ball rates (pulling the ball in the air is the most effective way to produce runs).