The Guardians are for real. Major League Baseball says so in its updated power rankings revealed May 26. Bleacher Report also says so by the same metric. The oddsmakers in Las Vegas agree. The visible proof is in the American League Central Division standings, and the measure of the Guardians’ success goes deeper than the record of 36-17 that has them in first place, 2.5 games ahead of the Royals. Bleacher Report and MLB each rank the Guardians third among baseball’s 30 teams, behind only the Phillies and Yankees. The Guardians before the 2024 season began were pegged at +300 […]