The Cleveland Guardians were off on Wednesday but now are owners of the best record in MLB. On that subject, today's episode dives into how important it is for the Guardians to earn a first-round bye in MLB's playoff format and with their rotation. We also discuss if the first-round bye is a good thing or a problem.

We start the podcast off by giving some leftover MLB trade deadline thoughts and a theory about this Guardians team and the 2016 version that made the World Series.

And finally, we get into which 2024 draft picks for Cleveland will debut and when, as Travis Bazzana hit a grand slam in his home affiliate debut in Lake County.

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