Zack’s Bold Moves Could Reshape Philly’s Future—But What’s He Really Planning?

There are two teams in baseball that I continue to have the same thought about: How does this team keep winning consistently? The Guardians and the Rays are those two teams. The Guardians don’t have any super big name star – Jose Ramirez is awesome, but I’d be shocked if casual fans knew about just how good he is. They trade away a lot of their stud pitchers as well, but seem to always get someone back that is at least pretty solid. The fact is that Cleveland just knows how to win. For the season, they have an identical record to Philadelphia and they are also just a couple of games behind their division leader. Today, they ask Luis Ortiz to give them a chance against Wheeler. Ortiz is 2-3 with a 5.30 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. He has shown some games where he looks pretty good, and others where he really struggles. He does have a decent track record against the Phillies, holding them to just eight hits over 42 at-bats. 

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