As we assess where the Guardians are in mid-December of an offseason after an ALCS run, let’s take a look at where the publicly available projection systems have them.
As a note, I have tried to make some common sense decisions here, while also assuming health. Obviously, there are many, many reasons to doubt Chase DeLauter can stay healthy. This is best-case scenario if he is healthy. Also, I would have included Will Brennan on the bench, but felt the team would clearly prefer the switch-handed hitting ability of Angel Martinez on the current roster. Additionally, Martinez is probably a better option in centerfield than Brennan.