Grading the Cleveland Guardians at the All-Star Break

3. Offense

Raise your hand if you thought the Cleveland Guardians were going to be one of the better offensive teams in 2024. Ok, now that everyone admits that they did not expect that and those who put their hands can acknowledge that they are currently lying, we can proceed. The Guardians have the following ranks in some key offensive statistics.

Runs Scored: 454 - 10th

Doubles: 160 - 11th

Home Runs: 109 - 10th

RBI: 424 - 13th

Strikeouts: 695 - 4th-fewest

Stolen Bases: 79 - 9th

On-Base Percentage: .316 - 11th

Slugging Percentage: .405 - 12th

On-Base Plus Slugging: .721 - 12th

Being around the Top 10 rank-wise in these offensive statistics is pretty impressive considering how many people wanted to leave this team for dead rather than consider them a possible threat to win the division, much less hold the best record in the American League at the All-Star Break.

Some of these numbers were a bit higher earlier in the season, but the larger sample size combined with the team cooling off at the plate heading into the break is responsible for seeing them drop just a bit. While some are already resorting to a sky-is-falling state of mind, there is absolutely no reason for that at this time. This team just needs a bit of a break that will allow them to get some rest, regroup, and prepare for what lies ahead of them over the rest of the season.

Offensive Grade: A-