(All stats below were current as of 9/22/23)
There is no way around it - 2023 has been a wildly disappointing season for the Cleveland Guardians.
Coming off of winning an AL Central title, a wildcard series and two games in the ALDS in 2022, hopes were high that the Guardians, the youngest team in baseball by a wide margin last season, would have a rousing encore performance in them. Instead, we are watching the team flirt with a top ten draft pick in the 2024 MLB draft. As of September 21st, the Guardians were 13th in MLB in pitching in both fWAR and FIP, 19th in position player fWAR and 22nd in wRC+, and they are 12th in Defensive Runs Saved.