Can the Guardians run and glove their way to an American League Pennant?
In previous posts of this series, we learned that Houston has a clear edge over Cleveland in projected batting and that their starting rotation is projected to be slightly better (with less depth) while the bullpens stand roughly as equal with a slight edge to Cleveland. Today, we are able to find two areas where the Guardians are projected to be clearly better than the Astros.
Below, I am providing two tables comparing the Astros and Guardians position players, according to FanGraphs’ Depth Charts, relative to defensive and baserunning value.