The Cleveland Guardians signed free agents Josh Bell and Mike Zunino to their roster over the offseason. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Guardians in 2023.
The Cleveland Guardians are less than two months away from Opening Day.
The Guardians appear to have improved their lineup from a year ago, adding free agent power bats Josh Bell and Mike Zunino to their roster. The Guardians are coming off a 92-win season in which they won the American League Central division title.
Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Guardians in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:
C Mike Zunino .148/.195/.499
1B Josh Bell .266/.362/.784
2B Andres Gimenez .297/.371/.900
3B Jose Ramirez .280/.355/.869
SS Amed Rosario .283/.312/.715
LF Steven Kwan .298/.373/.773
CF Myles Straw .221/.291/564
RF Oscar Gonzalez .296/.327/.788
DH Josh Naylor .256/.319/.771
PITCHING ROTATION
1) Shane Bieber: 13-8, 2.88 ERA, 31 starts, 200 IP, 1.04 WHIP, 5.50 SO/W, 132 ERA+
2) Triston McKenzie: 11-11, 2.96 ERA, 30 starts, 191.1 IP, 0.95 WHIP, 4.32 SO/W, 129 ERA+
3) Cal Quantrill: 15-5, 3.38 ERA, 32 starts, 186.1 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 2.72 SO/W, 113 ERA+
4) Aaron Civale: 5-6, 4.92 ERA, 20 starts, 97 IP, 1.19 WHIP, 4.45 SO/W, 78 ERA+
5) Zach Plesac: 3-12, 4.31 ERA, 24 starts, 131.2 IP, 1.32 WHIP, 2.63 SO/W, 89 ERA+
OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)
Cody Morris: 1-2, 2.28 ERA, 5 starts, 23.2 IP, 1.40 WHIP, 1.92 SO/W, 170 ERA+
BULLPEN
Emmanuel Clase: 3-4, 1.36 ERA, 77 appearances, 42 saves, 72.2 IP
James Karinchak: 2-0, 2.08 ERA, 38 appearances, 3 saves, 39 IP
Trevor Stephan: 6-5, 2.69 ERA, 66 appearances, 3 saves, 63.2 IP
Sam Hentges: 3-2, 2.32 ERA, 57 appearances, 1 save, 62 IP
Eli Morgan: 5-3, 3.38 ERA, 50 appearances, 0 saves, 66.2 IP
Enyel De Los Santos: 5-0, 3.04 ERA, 50 appearances, 1 save, 53.1 IP
Nick Sandlin: 5-2, 2.25 ERA, 46 appearances, 0 saves, 44 IP
Caleb Simpson (Rookie)
Michael Kelly: 0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 appearances, 0 saves, 4 IP
Touki Toussaint: 1-1, 4.62 ERA, 8 appearances, 0 saves, 25.1 IP
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