COLLAPSE: Cleveland Guardians 2025 Season UNRAVELS With Mounting LOSSES of 10 Game Losing Streak

Cleveland Guardians' 10-game skid sparks fan frustration and organizational scrutiny. Is this the breaking point for Cleveland's player development strategy? Justin Lada and Jeff Ellis dissect the Guardians' offensive woes, highlighting offensive and defensive struggles against the Detroit Tigers and pitcher Tarik Skubal. The discussion covers organizational failures in player development, the impact of drafting philosophy on the farm system, and waning fan support. Key topics include the team's focus on high-contact, defensive players and its long-term consequences. 0:00 Guardians lose series to Tigers 5:01 Organizational failures led to 10-game losing streak 10:02 Lack of offensive production during losing streak 15:03 Poor performance from key players like José Ramírez 20:04 Long-term issues with drafting and player development 25:05 Fan frustration growing, season ticket holders canceling 30:06 Comparing Guardians' struggles to other small market teams Sign up to be a Locked On Guardians Insider: https://joinsubtext.com/lockedonguardians Take our listener survey: https://forms.gle/iXVN7J9jEfhzpywm7 Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Supply House Join the TradeMaster program today at SupplyHouse.com/TM and start ordering plumbing, HVAC, and electrical supplies with just a few clicks. Plus, use promo code S-H-5 for 5% off your first order. That’s SupplyHouse.com! OpenPhone Streamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/lockedonmlb Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONMLB at monarchmoney.com/lockedonmlb for 50% off your first year. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuel Right now, new customers can get ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of the NBA. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOGuardians?sid=YouTube Locked On MLB League-Wide: Every Team, Prospects & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnMLB #Guardians #ClevelandGuardians #MLB Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.