The Cleveland Guardians are coming out of the All-Star break with the best record in the American League, so it seems safe to say that they are in a pretty good position heading into the second half of the 2024 season.

However, it’s also fairly clear that the Guardians need to make some roster upgrades in order to ensure they can make a deep playoff run.

Former MLB general manager Jim Bowden—who now writes for The Athletic—offered a rather interesting take on Cleveland’s situation heading into the MLB trade deadline.

While Bowden acknowledges that the Guardians need starting pitching, he qualifies his statement by saying that he does not believe president Chris Antonetti and Co. are under a whole lot of pressure to actually make any improvements.

It’s a rather intriguing position to take for sure, given that Cleveland owns MLB’s longest active drought without a World Series title (it last won one in 1948).

Are the Guardians the New York Yankees? No. They don’t play in a major market, and they are not expected to spend big money (as evidenced by the fact that they rank 27th in payroll). However, Cleveland clearly has a big opportunity to a win a championship this year, so it would be a real shame if the Guardians didn’t go for it at the deadline, especially considering they have some obvious holes.

Cleveland could actually use multiple starting pitchers, and it also could stand to bolster its lineup with another power bat to put alongside of Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor.

The Guardians went just 7-11 over their last 18 games heading into the break and have gone just 22-20 since a blistering 36-17 start.

Cleveland has really been playing .500 baseball for a month-and-a-half now, indicating its blatant need for some more pieces.

The Guardians have not made a truly significant acquisition at the trade deadline since 2016, when they landed relief pitcher Andrew Miller in a deal with the Yankees.

We’ll see if Cleveland bucks that trend before July 30.

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CLEVELAND (WKBN) – A local band is set to play after the Guardians game in Cleveland Friday night.

The band RDNA will play at Progressive Field, which will be the biggest crowd they’ve performed for.

The band started in 2015. Their name credits their DNA — the founding members were the nephews and sons of the members of Youngstown’s Houseband.

They’ve played at bars, private parties, and some local venues, but Friday will be their biggest show yet. They secured the gig after meeting the Guardians’ live events manager while playing at a Cleveland bar earlier this year.

“They could get a ton of bands. Just the opportunity for us, from Youngstown, to have this chance, and really how it all worked out — that we were in Cleveland playing at a bar and got to connect with them — it just goes to show you take every opportunity you can,” said band member Nico Morgione.

RDNA will perform at the game right before the fireworks.