The Cleveland Guardians drop their game against the Kansas City Royals, but would you rather have the win or rather have an off day for the bullpens central players? I think we can all agree the game not going deep in extra innings makes us all winners. We also take some time to praise Bryan Shaw. While we focused on the roster changes yesterday it is time to talk about one of the top ten relievers in franchise history. A player who is third all-time in appearances and who has been a central part of this teams recent success. 

We begin the discussion of the postseason discussing what pitchers we think will make the final roster. The setup of the pitching rotation in the opening series. Who is the ace for the Guardians? Who should be the fourth stater? And what do we know based on Wednesday’s pitching matchup? The focus is primarily on the Guardians starters, and what is likely to happen with Zach Plesac and Aaron Civale in the first two series.

We discuss the postseason pitching a bit more before switching it up to discuss the Tampa Bay Rays postseason rotation. I ask the question: did the Rays mess up their aligned postseason pitching? The Guardians seem likely to miss Drew Rasmussen and Jeffrey Springs, either of whom likely would have been a stronger matchup than Corey Kluber.

 
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