Anyone on guards twitter transition to Bluesky or at least post on there occasionally?

Trying to switch from twitter/x, slowly but surely

I’m pretty sure it’s from the 98-04 timeframe, but I cannot figure it out!

I just finished watching this documentary. It’s a wonderful story, chock full of drama. But I couldn’t help but think two things: 1. When will the Cubs 2016 documentary arrive? 2. When will it be our turn? I’m 49 and I just hope I can watch it happen with my kids.

Dodgers, Yanks and Mets are basically doing all they can to buy rings at this point and the top players can literally only sign with maybe 5 teams unless they leave money on the table. 650 mil for Soto potentially is absolutely insane.

Meanwhile the Guards have perhaps the best front office in baseball but continue to struggled to get buy the big money teams when it matters most.

And no i’m not letting Dolan off the hook. He could easily spence 30 million more this season but he won’t. Heck, we’re lucky to even have Jose still with cheap ass contract he signed.

Hiii I’m posting on a friends throwaway, my partner is a big baseball lover and his fave team is the guardians, I really need gift ideas for his birthday and for Christmas, please feel free to link some cool things guardians and baseball related in general for me! What do you think would be a good gift? He’s also really into the baseball cards but no idea where to start from there either.

First of all, thanks to everyone who filled out the survey. Everyone who was here for Mr. Vogt's Wild Ride knows 2024 was a special season, hopefully the first of many.

##VALEDICTORIANS (3.95+)

The very most popular and successful Guardians come as no surprise: San José La Cabra De Clévéland, Emmanuel Clase, Cade Smith, Stephen Vogt, and Tom Hamilton are all endlessly popular and amazing, getting as close to straight A's as one can in a stupid internet survey. These are the dudes we want and need. Throw as much money at them as they want and keep them forever.

##HONOR ROLL (3.50+)

Just below them, these dudes had terrific seasons, and we all love them....just not quite as much as the likes of Josey and Hammy. Steven Kwan leads the pack among position players (lock him up!!!), followed closely by the Third and Fourth Horsemen Hunter Gaddis and Tim Herrin. Tanner Bibee and David Fry also got strong marks, along with coaches Carl Willis, Sandy Alomar Jr., and Craig Albernaz. Field Reporter Andre Knott is also quite popular, just squeaking into the honor roll.

##MERIT ROLL (3.00+)

Earning solid B's, these guys would make any team better, and we certainly wouldn't be where we are without them. Rotation saviors Matthew Boyd and Ben Lively make the merit roll with strong seasons seemingly out of nowhere. Also recognized are reliever Pedro Avila, OF Lane Thomas and 1B Josh Naylor.

Most of the media personalities also fall into this range, including Undermanning, Rosey, and Al Pawlowski, along with 3B coach Rouglas Odor and Cleveland's favorite weirdo, Slider.

##NEEDS IMPROVEMENT (2.00s)

Mostly a combination of young guys on their way up, moderately disappointing veterans, and plain old mediocre dudes who didn't play much, these are the guys who we need to step it up.

Key veterans falling into this range include Andrés Giménez, Eli Morgan, Shane Bieber (albeit in 2, amazing starts), Nick Sandlin, Austin Hedges, Sam Hentges, Alex Cobb, and Will Brennan. These guys really need to have a strong 2025 or they probably lose their luster among Guards fans.

Those more in the "promising youngster" category include Jhonkensy Noel, Brayan Rocchio, Kyle Manzardo, Andrew Walters, Erik Sabrowski and Joey Cantillo. We liked what we saw, and we think and hope better days lie ahead.

Postgame analyst Jensen Lewis and hitting coach Chris Valaika also got lukewarm reviews.

##SEE ME AFTER CLASS (1.00s)

These guys had really disappointing seasons. A lot of them only played briefly or are no longer on the 40-man, but some potential 2025 regulars in this range include Bo Naylor, Gavin Williams, Logan Allen, Carlos Carrasco, Daniel Schneemann, Tyler Freeman, Ángel Martínez, and Johnathan Rodríguez. I personally think Gavin doesn't belong in this category at all (3.67 FIP from a rookie is terrific), but everyone else really needs to kick it into gear next year.

##YOU'RE GROUNDED, MISTER! (0.00s)

Fire them out of a rocket, into the sun. These guys suck and we hate them. Well not really, but man did they have unacceptably disappointing 2024s. If they crack the opening day 40-man, we really need Gabriel Arias, Triston McKenzie and Myles Straw to make a big leap forward next year, or we riot.

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A friend is giving it to me because I'm an Indians/Guardians fan. Harris Barton a former 49ers player gave it to him a while back when he did a job for him. It's signed by Sandy Alomar I believe. Is that bat from a charity event or something?

BASICS:

Born: June 22, 1997 (same as one of my cousins)

Jersey Number: 22 (Padres), 31, 22 and 23 (Guardians)

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

Position: 1B/DH/OF

Drafted: 2015 by the Marlins, Round 1, Pick 12

MLB Debut: May 24, 2019

Teams: Marlins (2015-2016), Padres (2015-2020), Guardians (2020-present)

2024 STATS:

Games: 152

Batting Average: 0.243

OBP: 0.320

SLG: 0.456

OPS: 0.776

Runs: 84

Hits: 137

Doubles: 27

Home Runs: 31

RBIs: 108

Stolen Bases: 6

CAREER STATS:

Games: 598

Batting Average: 0.262

OBP: 0.323

SLG: 0.444

OPS: 0.767

Runs: 253

Hits: 537

Doubles: 117

Triples: 1

Home Runs: 84

RBIs: 343

Stolen Bases: 25

2024 AWARDS:

All Star

AL Player of the Week - 6/23/24

CAREER AWARDS:

Guardians Man of the Year - 2023

THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW:

He and Bo have a third brother in the Athletics system.

His mother is from Jamaica.

His favorite singer is Ed Sheeran.

He has a dog.

He looked up to David Ortiz growing up.

He was on the Canadian junior national baseball team.

He likes the 76ers and the Capitals.

2024 HIGHLIGHTS:

He broke up Skubal's perfect game in the ALDS

He and Bo got homers in the same inning

He broke 30 homers for the first time in his career

He made an unassisted double play

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

He had a great 2020 postseason

He and Bo once went yard in the same inning before

WHY I LOVE HIM:

He's a super nice guy and a great player.

PAST PLAYERS:

11/11: José Ramírez 11/18: Tanner Bibee

No hate intended

Which players have yet to sign an extension and who is heading to arbitration or free agency?

Taken from r/baseballisdead . I don’t actually know the community, it was just suggested to me, so I’m not sure how reliable the info is.

https://x.com/underdog__mlb/status/1860111380080415107?s=46&t=-m24smdsXHuKnLTSuD6CQg

I think we could sign him and add him to this pen and be amazing this would allow us to only need the starter to go 4 innings. What do you think plus he could be realistically cheap.

Now that all awards are in, tell us how everyone did in 2024. Please fill out the below survey, where you'll be asked to give everyone a letter grade A thru F for their overall performance.

Once I get enough responses and they start to peter out, I'll show you the results, probably in a few days.

THE SURVEY

Edit: SURVEY CLOSED

I'm fucking bored with life, someone say something smart about baseball. Winter blows.

edit: On second thought I think we should go after Kris Bryant. I will make that post tomorrow. Being told I'm a moron is better than going to /r/baseball and having the Dodgers always forced down my throat.