Tom Hamilton said on the radio broadcast for Sunday’s game that the team is looking at the rest of 2023 as a chance to figure out who their shortstop is for 2024, whether that means switching Andres Gimenez over or putting a young player there to pair with Gimenez. So, who should we expect to take the reins?
Let’s take a look back at the top four contenders and how they performed in Double-A, relative to their ages. We are looking at Double-A in all but one player’s case because that’s the highest level at which all of the Guardians’ most advanced 2B/SS have played, so far.