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2022 Season | Series #25 | Yankees @ Guardians | July 1-3, 2022

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The problem still remains that we do not have a replacement for Clement in this org, unless we want to discontinue the development of either Freeman or Arias in order for them to sit on the bench and get at least two thirds less at bats.

As for Miller...unless we bring in a corner RH bat who can play 1B, we don't have his replacement.

Our best 1B is a lefty...

It's not like Miller has been good lately at 1B... he is making errors I wouldn't make and I haven't played in awhile. Miller feels like a guy who cannot separate his batting and fielding. If one is going bad the other goes bad to in my mind.

I honestly feel like we need to send him down and get his mind back on track. So we are gonna have to find someone else in house to be the backup 1B... Whether it's Clement, Arias, Rosario etc, we gotta figure it out...
 
A little bit of 2021-22 Cavs feels with this team. Surviving vs the strength of the schedule, performing more up than down, surprising games, surprising play, even exciting play, let's just hope the core guys stay healthy going forward. Great win even though it's only 1 vs the evil empire.
A good comp, even the Cavs FA signings are classic Indians/Guardians signings. Injured vets banking on a bounce back (Rubio), old vets to be a veteran presence (Lopez), and the backup guy who doesn't do anything well but gosh darn it is he a gamer (Neto). But both clubs have some good young talent, the Gs have a HOFer in his prime even, and both still need some talent additions and better coaching to reach their peak. Will be fun watching to find out. One thing I really like about this current Gs team is they are the grindiest team since the Eric Wedge clubs, only Tito and crew keeps them far looser than Wedge could.
 
A pretty good chunk of this roster is too close to replacement level, and that's a problem.
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