The alarm bells are going off for Guardians fans who expected a playoff contender in 2023. Is there any emergency response squad ready to respond?
I can go through a lot of numbers to describe for you how bad the Cleveland Guardians’ hitters have been in 2023. The Guardians are worst in wOBA and wRC+ in MLB. The Guardians and the Reds are last in hard-hit rate. The Guardians are, again, alone in last place for total home runs and for barrel rate. There really isn’t a statistic that indicates anything other than that Cleveland is a team that hits the ball as softly as a major league team can hit the ball.