The Guardians Need to Play Manzardo against Lefties

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...and not hit fifth

Coming into 2025, the talk surrounding the Cleveland Guardians was about how cheap ownership was coming off the heels of an ALCS run despite a depleted pitching staff.

Outside of that, however, was how the offense would replace the production of Josh Naylor, who the team sent to Arizona for Slade Cecconi and a competitive balance Round-B pick. Cleveland signed Carlos Santana almost immediately. Santana was coming off a productive platoon season with Minnesota...