News and Notes: The Guardians Didn’t Play Baseball Yesterday
News and Notes for Tuesday, April 29th, 2024
The Guardians and their minor league teams were all on an off-day yesterday. The Guardians will take on the Astros at 8:10PM EST tonight.
Cleveland.com’s Paul Hoynes wrote about the Guardians’ aggressive baserunning and provided an interview with Guardians’ pitching coach, Carl Willis.
MLB.com’s Mandy Bell wrote about Josh Naylor’s strong start to the year.
Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe offered some interesting insights on the Guardians in the latest Selby is Godcast episode, predicting that Estevan Florial will be moved before/when Kyle Manzardo debuts.
Around the Corner has returned to the Disgusting Baseball pod rotation, with Brian Hemminger and Zach featured in these episodes focusing on Guardians’ prospects.
It appears that socks for the Guardians’ City Connect uniforms have leaked. The designs for the uniforms should be announced in about 10 days or so.
Can confirm. Ran to Cleveland Dicks that had them. UPC said CC. Tried to buy and wasn't allowed as they said it doesn't release until May 17th, which is Guardians City Connect release date. pic.twitter.com/gpkcIGcJUJ
— Gov. (@BillLePetomane) April 28, 2024
Some context on Travis Bazzana’s performance against high velocity:
And fwiw, I wouldn't put next to any stock in 94+ at the college level. Bazzana has three whiffs all season against 94+. He's swung 11 times. Guys just don't see that type of velocity. I use 92+ where he's at 87% contact over 60 swings.
— Joe Doyle (@JoeDoyleMiLB) April 29, 2024
Around MLB:
The White Sox cannot beat the Twins to save their lives.
The Royals lost to the Blue Jays.
MLB will act to correct the uniform disaster
After months of complaints, Nike has committed to changing certain elements of its MLB jerseys before the 2025 season, according to an MLBPA memo. First reported by @JeffPassan.
— Stephen J. Nesbitt (@stephenjnesbitt) April 29, 2024
• Larger lettering
• Mismatching grays
• Sweat stains
• Pant stitchinghttps://t.co/t95EORlZDH
predictably blaming the issue on a company that did NOT just give the league some $44 million.
As the MLBPA hammers Nike and praises Fanatics, did you know that the MLBPA received $44 million in licensing revenue from Fanatics in 2023? https://t.co/VYdqWiTFVR pic.twitter.com/zAvEsZltTa
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) April 29, 2024