But no, really, why is Bo Naylor still in Triple-A?

The Guardians lack of urgency in promoting their top catching prospect while their major-league catchers struggle is starting to get some national attention. Mike Petriello, the guy you have probably seen tied to literally anything about Statcast in the last two years, took notice of the odd decision on Twitter yesterday.

As you might expect, Guardians fans flooded his mentions in agreement because anyone with eyes can see that Naylor would have a better chance at being impactful than Mike Zunino or Gam Gallagher every day right now. Not in a week, not in a month, not next year, right now there is a chance he is their best catcher on day one if he’s promoted.

But alas, it’s impossible. Nowhere to play him.

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Speaking of dire, the Guardians offense ranks last or close to last in every imaginable offensive category.

Cleveland’s lack of home runs and clutch hitting this season has made winning difficult. Not only do they rank last in the big leagues in runs (169), but home runs (30), slugging percentage (.340) and OPS (.637).

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