There’s a ton to like about the way Cleveland is playing right now. Beyond the fact that, as of this writing, they’re above .500, second in the division, and third in the Wild Card race (in June, I know, but still). We also have a ton of fun, young players to watch evolve playing next to an absolutely incandescent José Ramírez. All these new names popping up, from Andrés Giménez to Steven Kwan to Owen Miller and now Oscar Gonzalez, and we haven’t even gotten into the real top-end talent laying in wait on the farm.
Perhaps taken for granted now, or at least glossed over a bit, was a piece the Guardians picked up last year in exchange for a minor-leaguer and a middling bullpen arm: Myles Straw.