The team that John Sherman was once involved in the ownership of comes to town this week. The Cleveland Guardians have been known as a pitching development machine, something Sherman mentioned when he fired Royals general manager Dayton Moore last year. But it’s a year of transition for the Guardians, with injuries to Triston McKenzie and Cal Quantrill, and ineffectiveness to Zach Plesac (who was outrighted to the minors) forcing them to go with younger, less experienced pitchers.
The Guardians have seemingly been a slow-starting team in past years, and this year is no different with the defending Central Division champs playing under .