The Cleveland Guardians weren't supposed to be here -- not yet. They entered the season with the youngest roster in MLB, at least a season or two behind a Chicago White Sox team that many pundits believed would run away with the American League Central race.
And yet, here they are, after taking the division with 92 wins and sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Wild Card Series, now facing off against the New York Yankees in the division series.
Their unexpected success can be attributed to a number of things: smart promotions from the front office and successful debuts from many of the franchise's 25-and-under crowd.