It will take a lot for the Guardians to work their way back into the postseason picture. They’re going to need more length from their starting pitchers, more shutout innings from the key pitchers in their bullpen and, most importantly, more production from nearly everyone in their lineup.
But, if the Guardians do end up wiping away that deficit and working their way back into the postseason picture, The Athletic’s Jim Bowden has picked super utility infielder Daniel Schneemann as a Guardian who could become a household name on this year’s postseason stage.
Former general manager tabs Daniel Schneemann as Guardians’ postseason X-factor
In his new story for The Athletic (subscription required), Bowden picked a postseason X-factor for each team with a realistic chance to make the postseason, where he had a lot of nice things to say about Schneemann.