Before trading for Bailey, the Guardians had these team statsโฆ
3.91 ERA, 4.12 FIP, 21-20 record
Since trading for him, they haveโฆ
3.27 ERA, 3.46 FIP, 16-9 record
With the SAME PITCHING STAFF
If you care about scoring runs more than winning games idk what to tell you.
And this is why the Guardians are finding ways to make Cooper Ingle more versatile.
401-foot bomb in his first AB today. Now hitting .330 in Columbus with a 1.125 OPS.
With the Patrick Bailey trade and Austin Hedges being serviceable offensively, Ingle may force his way to Cleveland as an outfielder.
Iโm going to be honest. Iโm a huge fan of policing your own. MLB does it. NHL does it. NFL does it. The only way to get players to stop acting like idiots, is to let them know when they are. If a team is going to constantly flop and foul bait, then you may as well get your moneyโs worth. Iโd love to see more of this in the NBA. Itโs the only way things are going to get cleaned up. Obviously, the league isnโt going to fix it.
*Guardians play small ball from 2022-2024*
โDEVIL MAGIC BULLSHIT BASEBALL YALL FUCKING SUCK HOW DARE YOU DISGRACE THE GAMEโ
*Rays play small ball in 2026*
โ๐ฅฐ๐โค๏ธ๐๐ฅฐ๐๐๐๐ฅฐ๐๐ฅฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅฐ๐๐๐ฅฐโ
Whether you care about Taylor Swift or not, there is one big tangible benefit to this, which is that all the companies who license from MLB to make good merch who NEVER have Guardians stuffโฆthey will now!
This is literally 2022 #GUARDSBALL
But we were labeled Slap Hitting Goblins playing โDisgusting Baseballโ and shamed. Remember Straw, Kwan, Rosario, Ramirez and Gimรฉ putting the ball in play and hustling? Thats this.
But itโs Tampa Bay so itโs an analytical strategy lol