Cleveland ຜູ້ປົກຄອງໃຊ້ຄວາມອົດທົນ, ແທນທີ່ຈະຈ່າຍເງິນ, ເພື່ອກັບຄືນສູ່ລະດູການ

Cleveland Guardians ໄດ້ລະເບີດເສັ້ນທາງໃຫມ່ໃນການຈັດລະບົບການຈັດຕັ້ງ, ຫຼືພວກເຂົາພຽງແຕ່ໂຊກດີຢ່າງບໍ່ຫນ້າເຊື່ອ?

ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ໄດ້​ຈາກ​ທີ່​ນັ້ນ​ມາ​ເຖິງ​ທີ່​ນີ້​ໄດ້​ແນວ​ໃດ ແລະ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ໄປ​ຈາກ​ບ່ອນ​ໃດ?

Is Terry Francona a baseball shaman?

ຍ້ອນວ່າຜູ້ຕົກຄ້າງໃນງານລ້ຽງຫຼັງລະດູການຜ່ານໄປ, ມັນເປັນການຍາກທີ່ຈະເອົາຊະນະ Cleveland Guardians, ກ່ຽວກັບຜູ້ທີ່ຄໍາຖາມຫຼາຍກວ່າຄໍາຕອບ. ພວກເຂົາຄືກັບແກະດຳຂອງຄອບຄົວ, ຜູ້ທີ່ບິນມາຈາກ Pocatello, ບໍ່ໄດ້ປະກາດ, ເພື່ອເຂົ້າຮ່ວມງານລ້ຽງງານລ້ຽງທີ່ລາວບໍ່ໄດ້ເຊື້ອເຊີນ.

You know, one of those “Oh, ເຂົາ"ຊ່ວງເວລາ.

ໃນຕອນເລີ່ມຕົ້ນຂອງລະດູການ 2022 ບໍ່ມີໃຜເອົາ Guardians ຢ່າງຈິງຈັງ, ສ່ວນຫຼາຍແມ່ນຍ້ອນວ່າມັນເບິ່ງຄືວ່າພວກເຂົາບໍ່ໄດ້ເອົາໃຈໃສ່. ດ້ວຍຕົນເອງ seriously. In 2021 they finished a distant 13 games behind the AL Central champion White Sox. Only six American League teams lost more games than Cleveland’s 82.

During the offseason, Cleveland officials addressed the team’s needs by doing nothing. There were no significant trades and no significant free agent signings, due mostly to an insignificant payroll. The only news Cleveland made was changing its name from Indians to Guardians.

ຫ້ອງການທາງຫນ້າໄດ້ເລືອກທີ່ຈະຢືນ pat ສຸດ lineup ທີ່ປາກົດຢູ່ໃນ desperate ຕ້ອງການ sock ຫຼາຍ. ເງິນເດືອນຂອງທີມ, ຕາມປົກກະຕິ, ແມ່ນຢູ່ໃກ້ກັບລຸ່ມສຸດຂອງ 30 ທີມໃນລີກໃຫຍ່. ການຂາຍປີ້ລະດູການຢຸດສະງັກ, ຄວາມສົນໃຈຂອງແຟນບານຫຼຸດລົງ.

ແຕ່ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ, 162 ເກມຕໍ່ມາ, ພຽງແຕ່ສອງທີມໃນລີກອາເມລິກາ - Astros ຊະນະ 106, ແລະ Yankees ຊະນະ 99 - ມີໄຊຊະນະຫຼາຍກວ່າໃນປີ 2022 ຫຼາຍກວ່າ 92 ຊະນະ, ຜູ້ປົກຄອງແຊ້ມພາກກາງ.

How could a franchise that appeared to be dead in the water after a forgettable 2021 season and a do-nothing offseason, suddenly emerge as one of the scrappiest, winningest, hardest-to-beat teams in the majors?

Better yet: what can other down-on-their-luck franchises do to emulate Cleveland’s stunning competitive U-turn in 2020?

ດີ, ທີມງານເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນສາມາດເລີ່ມຕົ້ນໂດຍການເຮັດຫຍັງ. ນັ້ນແມ່ນສິ່ງທີ່ Guardians ໄດ້ເຮັດ. ບໍ່ມີຫຍັງ - ແລະມັນເຮັດວຽກ. ນັ້ນບໍ່ໄດ້ເວົ້າວ່າມັນຈະເຮັດວຽກສໍາລັບທີມງານອື່ນໆ. ແຕ່ມັນເຮັດວຽກໄດ້ສໍາລັບອັນນີ້, ເນື່ອງຈາກໂຄງສ້າງຂອງອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງທີ່ງຽບສະຫງົບທີ່ສາມາດຜະລິດໄດ້, ຕາມກໍານົດເວລາ, ສິນຄ້າຄົງຄັງເຄື່ອງຫຼີ້ນທີ່, ຫຼັງຈາກປີ 2020 ທີ່ຕົກໃຈ, ຈະເລີນຮຸ່ງເຮືອງໃນປີ 2021.

Exhibit A is rookie left fielder Steven Kwan, who at the start of spring training was an anonymous fifth-round draft pick out of Oregon State three years ago. He hit his way into the Guardians’ opening day lineup, and spent most of the season hitting around .300, stealing 19 bases, playing a Gold Glove caliber left field, and hitting leadoff, where he was the second-hardest player in the majors to strike out (one strikeout every 9.4 at bats).

Kwan ເປັນຫນຶ່ງໃນຜູ້ນ 16 staggering ທີ່ຈະເປີດຕົວໃນລີກໃຫຍ່ຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າກັບ Cleveland ໃນປີນີ້, ແລະພວກເຂົາສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ປະກອບສ່ວນບາງສິ່ງບາງຢ່າງໃຫ້ກັບສະຖິຕິ 92-70 ຂອງສະໂມສອນ.

An early hint that this was going to perhaps be a magical season in Cleveland came on opening day when one of baseball’s greatest players, third baseman, and looming (at the time) free agent Jose Ramirez gave Cleveland a ridiculously generous hometown discount in agreeing to a seven-year, contract extension worth $141 million. That was probably only about half of what Ramirez could have gotten on the open market.

ຣາມິເຣສ ຕອບໂຕ້ດ້ວຍລະດູການທີ່ໜ້າຕື່ນຕາຕື່ນໃຈອີກຄື: ການລົງຫຼິ້ນໃນບ້ານ 29 ນັດ, ປະຕູຖືກລັກໄປ 20 ນັດ, 126 RBI ແລະ ລີກຊັ້ນນຳ 44 ປະຕູ, ເຊິ່ງທັງໝົດນີ້ເພີ່ມບົດບາດເປັນຫົວໜ້າທີມ.

ການເກັບຮັກສາ Ramirez ໃນ Cleveland ແມ່ນການຊຸກຍູ້ອັນໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງສໍາລັບ franchise ທີ່ມີປະຫວັດສາດອັນຍາວນານຂອງນັກດາວທີ່ອອກຈາກ Cleveland, ຜ່ານການຄ້າຫຼືອົງການຟຣີ, ເພາະວ່າສະໂມສອນບານບໍ່ສາມາດຊື້ພວກເຂົາໄດ້.

ໃນທີ່ສຸດ, ຄົນຫນຶ່ງໄດ້ຢູ່.

That took some of the sting out of having to trade Francisco Lindor in 2021, because Lindor was on the verge of becoming a free agent. But Cleveland president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti and general manager Mike Chernoff parlayed Lindor’s exit into the addition of two key players, by trading Lindor to the Mets for second baseman Andres Gimenez, an All-Star this year, and shortstop Amed Rosario, who was third in the American League with 180 hits this year. The two have been cornerstones both offensively and defensively for the Guardians.

Gimenez ອາດຈະເປັນຜູ້ຫຼິ້ນທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບຄະແນນຫຼາຍທີ່ສຸດໃນລີກ. ນອກເຫນືອຈາກການຢູ່ໃນທີມ All-Star, 7.2 WAR ຂອງລາວແມ່ນສູງກວ່າຜູ້ນ AL ທີ່ບໍ່ມີຊື່ຜູ້ພິພາກສາຫຼື Ohtani.

Astute trades have further accelerated Cleveland’s emergence as a formidable team. Seven key players were acquired in trades. In addition to Gimenez and Rosario, others who came to Cleveland in trades are All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase, pitcher Cal Quantrill, a 15-game winner this year, first baseman Josh Naylor, centerfielder Myles Straw, and catcher Austin Hedges.

Rotation starters Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie, and Aaron Civale, plus relievers James Karinchek, Sam Hentges, and Nick Sandlin, arrived through the draft, and another key reliever, Trevor Stephen, was plucked out of the Yankees’ system in the Rule 5 Draft.

It’s a meticulously-assembled roster that Guardians officials gave Francona, baseball’s best manager. Club officials decided to bet on that roster last winter, due to ownership’s payroll restrictions. But in the end, it didn’t matter. Standing pat worked.

ໃນທີ່ສຸດ, ຜູ້ປົກຄອງໄດ້ເຮັດບາງສິ່ງບາງຢ່າງ - ບາງສິ່ງບາງຢ່າງໃຫຍ່ - ໂດຍການເຮັດຫຍັງ. ເຈົ້າ​ໜ້າ​ທີ່​ທີມ​ງານ​ຮູ້​ສຶກ​ວ່າ​ຊິ້ນ​ສ່ວນ​ຢູ່​ແລ້ວ. ທັງຫມົດທີ່ຕ້ອງການແມ່ນຄວາມອົດທົນ, ແລະໂຊກດີເລັກນ້ອຍ.

They exhibited the former then profited by the latter.