Josh Bell

This isn’t the position anyone in the Guardians' clubhouse or front office anticipated the club being in as the calendar flipped to August.

Bell is hitting .233 this season with 11 home runs and 48 RBIs.

With the All-Star break approaching, our Cleveland experts take stock, weighing in on the trade deadline, the AL Central race and more.

These very different hitters have some overlapping trends at the plate that explain cold spells and the team's tactics to end those outages.

Bell has done his homework on Cleveland. Plus, how could the Guardians’ front office not top the trade offer that landed Murphy?

The $33 million deal is a relatively low-risk investment for a team that lacks cumbersome financial commitments and is intent on contending.

The Rangers added an oft-injured starter in Heaney and the Guardians signed Bell, a switch-hitting first baseman with power.

Bell is a true switch hitter, averaging .262 with 10 home runs from the left side and .276 with seven home runs from the right side.

As Bell enters free agency for the first time, should the Padres be among the top bidders? And what would a potential contract look like?

The Padres' offense, which went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, hurt San Diego's chances in Game 3 more than any single decision.

In an 8-5 win that featured contributions from all corners of the roster, two of the Padres' midseason acquisitions co-starred on offense.

The Padres used a game-breaking fifth inning to earn a runaway 8-5 victory Wednesday over the Phillies in Game 2 of the NLCS.