The 2025 trade deadline proved to be much more exciting than most of hoped, but where does that leave our beloved Guardians?
We talk about the Guardians moves that they did make, the moves they were rumored with fury to make and other moves they could/should have made.
We also talk about overarching headlines from the trades of the day and the unexpected nuclear cleanup happening in Minnesota with the Twins.
Lastly, we wrap up with what to look forward to next. Are they in? Are they out? Are they in the middle? What is going to happen to Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase? It's all here!
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter/X! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. You can also find Zac and the podcast on Bluesky, zacatthecorner and atthecornerpod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered. All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below: Song: Elektronomia - Energy [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/energy Watch: http://youtu.be/fzNMd3Tu1Zw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atthecorner/support
In completely unpredictable fashion, the Guardians have traded away Andres Gimenez in a move that would soon after net them some much needed pitching.
Spencer Horwitz was a Guard for but a matter of hours until the Pittsburgh Pirates came calling for him. The Luis Ortiz era has begun, a fan favorite is gone, and there's still at least five things this team needs to address. So, now what?
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter/X! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. You can also find Zac and the podcast on Bluesky, zacatthecorner and atthecornerpod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered. All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below: Song: Elektronomia - Energy [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/energy Watch: http://youtu.be/fzNMd3Tu1Zw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atthecorner/support
We're back to wrap up the 2024 season!
We're joined in this episode by our good friend, Justin Lada from Locked on Guardians.
Make sure to follow Justin on X, @jl_baseball, Locked on Guardians @LockedGuardians, and his co-host Jeff Ellis, @jeffMLBdraft.
We put a bow on an incredible 2024 season that took us through some crazy highs and groveling lows. We touch on how this team persevered through some insane adversity with a rookie manager at the helm and STILL went all the way to the league championship series. Although the gas ran out at the end, this season is by no means anything to hang our heads about as fans. There's promise here.
Much of that promise depends on ownerships willingness to give the front office some wiggle room, though. We touch on the teams biggest objective needs to take care of in the off-season. Free agency, trades, prospects and more! Is Bieber coming back? Is Josh Naylor a prime trade candidate? What does next year look like for Triston McKenzie? Is Chase DeLauter the franchises savior for their nagging right field problem? It's all here in a jam packed discussion full of hope and good discussion.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter/X! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered. All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below: Song: Elektronomia - Energy [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/energy Watch: http://youtu.be/fzNMd3Tu1Zw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atthecorner/support
Willie Hood is here and this is a MUST listen.
Does the MLB draft intimidate you? Do you struggle to understand slot values and bonus pools? Do you wonder how teams pick between college or guys from big name prep high schools?
Because, we do too. Thankfully within our space as Guardians fans, we have people that love the draft and digest a TON of information about it and can make it far more accessible. Willie Hood is no exception to that. Willie is one of the premiere minds when it comes to the how and why of Cleveland's draft strategy. We talked about everything from strategy, team need, bonus pool money, how to push money down the draft to help you get a more well-rounded draft class and we even answered questions that YOU sent us to talk about!
Make sure you follow Willie on X at @WillHoo99
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter/X! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered. All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below: Song: Elektronomia - Energy [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/energy Watch: http://youtu.be/fzNMd3Tu1Zw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atthecorner/support
Chuck and Zac are back with special guest Jeff Ellis to talk about all the storylines that have prevailed through spring training so far. Angel Martinez, Chase DeLauter, Gavin Williams' injury scare, the organizations continuing middle infield clutter, and more! Plus, things to continue to look for as spring training comes to a close.
You can find Jeff on X at @jeffmlbdraft and Locked on Guardians on every major podcast platform wherever you prefer.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter/X! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered. All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below: Song: Elektronomia - Energy [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/energy Watch: http://youtu.be/fzNMd3Tu1Zw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atthecorner/support
We are back! Thank you to all of you for hanging with us, life gets crazy.
Zac and Chuck are joined by Justin Lada to talk about the myriad of off-season news. Steven Vogt, Jonathan Rodriguez, George Valera, De Los Santos, Barlow, Chase DeLauter, and Kyle Manzardo? It's all here, as much as we could squeeze into an hour and a half at least.
Justin can be found on X/Twitter at @JL_baseball
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter/X! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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Chuck and Zac are back to talk Guardians! Much has happened for the team since our last episode and we found time to sit down and gather our thoughts on the current state of the team and what we might look to see going forward. We talk about the brilliant pitching rotation, young players continuing to develop and some who have struggled.
We also fielded our traditional mailbag! The state of the outfield, bullpen and need for power were all asked about so we talked about them!
This episode is also sponsored by SeatGeek! Use code ATCPOD at checkout to get $20 off your first order.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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Michael Hook is back anchoring down the co-host chair as Chuck takes some time to focus on his family.
Mike and Zac discuss the recently wrapped Cubs series and take a look at some trending topics such as rookie pitcher innings and the 5th starter carousel, Amed Rosario, a struggling Cal Quantrill and Tanner Bibee's dominant primetime start on national T.V.
We also discuss some expectations coming into a series versus the very hot Atlanta Braves.
You can find Mike on Twitter (and his podcast) at @MichaelHook_CLE
This episode is also sponsored by SeatGeek! Use code ATCPOD at checkout to get $20 off your first order.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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This episode features Mike Hook joining us to talk all things Guardians from the recent Twins series! We talk about all the great pitching, timely hitting in games 3 & 4 for the Guards, AND the return of STICKS!!!! We also talk about how insufferable Twins fans are, are they scared? You know it.
Michael also answered this weeks mailbag with us. It's short in volume, but rich in discussion! Is Shane Bieber getting traded? What are some other moves the team could make to help them win now that don't involve Biebs?
You can find Mike on Twitter (and his podcast) at @MichaelHook_CLE
This episode is also sponsored by SeatGeek! Use code ATCPOD at checkout to get $20 off your first order.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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We're back for a quick recap from from the series in Birdland! Chuck and Zac talk about some spark from the series versus the Cardinals and recap the action from an offense heavy series versus a very good Baltimore team.
We also answer the questions y'all sent us! Sorry for this episode being a bit rough, we're exhausted during the week.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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We're back, and we're back to being here weekly!
Let's face it, the Guardians have not been fun to talk about lately. Amidst what seems like a sea of turmoil, the impossibly confounding continues to be even worse. We've got it all covered, and Mel Kirby was kind enough to join us to vent with us! You can find Mel on Twitter at @mellow_nie91 and @GuardiansOTCLE
You all also sent us some GREAT mailbag questions that we answered. It's kind of telling how similar everyone's line of thinking is when it comes to questions about roster construction and what the team needs to do to find that spark that they are missing.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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The Guardians have wrapped up April with a record of 13-15 and we're here to talk about some of the woes that have plagued the team so far, and round it out with some positive things to continue to look forward to. Logan Allen and Tanner Bibee are here to stay, at least for now and the offense can't sputter forever. Right around this time last year is when we saw the team start making changes to its' offense to shore up the weak spots. It would not be pretentious to assume that a similar timeline befalls the Guardians this year as they come into the tougher part of the schedule.
Y'all also sent us some great questions to talk about for mailbag and we answered them!
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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The Guardians 2023 season is underway and BOY OH BOY do we have a LOT going on with this team right now. Some good, some not so good, and some downright head-scratching moments. The offense is...inconsistent? Struggling with RISP, we talk about the Guards offensive woes. We also talk about the current pitching conundrum and how long it will be before we start seeing some of the youth that is promised to be the Guardians future rotation.
We talk about the team as a whole and recap the Nationals series and then roll into the mailbag questions that YOU so graciously send us every week that we do this!
Editors note: this episode is rough. I do not have access to my usual recording setup as I am in-between homes in a move. Thanks for sticking with us.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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And just like that, the season is upon us! What has felt like an eternity has come to pass and baseball season is upon us. For this episode, Quincy Wheeler and Imari McPherson joined us to talk about all the recent happenings from extensions and roster moves to expectations going forward as we start the season.
Quincy runs the Guardian Fancast, and you can find him on twitter at @QuincyWheeler1 and @GuardianFancast. Quincy puts out great, bite-sized podcasts 5x a week that cover everything from current happenings to hypotheticals.
Imari can be found on Twitter at @Imari_M17 and @RockinJakePod, along with his co-host Tom Metheney @metheney_6. They are Network 216s flagship Guards show so make sure to show them some love.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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We continue to ramp back up here at ATC and what better way to do so than talk about what we can see from prospects during spring training than anyone other than Justin Lada?! Justin was kind enough to join us and talk about what we can see from some names that only a few of us probably know ad what to watch for, especially given that some of the staple team regulars are departing to play in the world baseball classic.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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As we continue our off-season ramp up here at ATC, Nate Furman was kind enough to re-join us for an episode! We were able to catch Nate in a break between January camp and the report date for the minor leaguers spring training. We talk about everything from his growth in summer camp and off-season camps to our general love of all things baseball with our favorite players.
Nate talks about what camps were like, breaks down some specifics about what the Guardians training staff were able to help him with in the weight room, and what it was like to be around major league players that hung around during camp. He has a very down to earth perspective that we think you all will enjoy and we love having him on and are so thankful for the time he lends so that we can bring things like this to you all.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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Hibernation has come to an end and the dawn of spring is near! Fear not Guardians fans, a DREADFULLY slow off-season is slowly coming to an end.
For this episode, Jeff Ellis was kind enough to sit down with us and talk about some of the off-seasons most prominent happenings, as well as talk about some spring training expectations and way-too-early season expectations. There's TONS of good discussion in this one and we will have more coming your way as we ramp up to the start of camp. We discuss the teams' arbitration settlements, free agency signings AND some things to watch for during spring training!
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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We've got another prospect for you!
Recently added to the Guardians 40-man roster, Timmy Herrin's career and growth as pitcher has grown RAPIDLY in the last two seasons. From throwing 90-91 to now throwing 97-99, he is nearing hos goal of making it to the Major Leagues. Obviously there is precedent to believe that this is the case, Cleveland would not have added him to the secondary roster if they did not believe his potential can help the team in the long run, especially with how we have seen the front office covet 40-man spots this past season.
Tim shares with us about his journey, things he enjoys doing outside of baseball and how he stays on the grind in the off-season, check it out!
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
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Yes, you read that right. The #99 ranked prospect in MLB's Top 100 Prospects sat down to talk with us. Tanner shares a lot about his baseball growth all the way from when he was young, to playing at Cal State Fullerton and eventually being drafted by the Guardians. We discuss what it has been like for him in the Guardians organization, adding a fourth pitch to his mix, his healthy velocity addition to his fastball, and his absolute dominance of the strike zone this prior season that just ended. He boasted an insane K/BB%, striking out 126 while walking only 27. We talk about life as a developing player, what Tanner enjoys doing outside of baseball, his goals for the off-season and continuing his extreme growth into next season. Tanner also shared with us some things about a few other Guardians prospects and what it is like to play among such a talented pool of developing players.
Want to talk baseball with us? You can find us on twitter! Zac is @zacknowsball216, Chuck is @Chuck63618910, and the podcast account is @AtTheCornerPod. We're always active and looking to talk ball with fans and grow the love of the game, and you can send any of the three accounts your questions you want answered.
All music used in this podcast is owned by NoCopyrightSounds OR licensed for use from the owner. You can find the links to NCS music below:
Song: Elektronomia - Energy [NCS Release]
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Watch: http://youtu.be/fzNMd3Tu1Zw