Cleveland Guardians Manager Gets Honest About Gabriel Arias

Earlier this season, Gabriel Arias was showing why the Cleveland Guardians were so reluctant to give up on him.

The 25-year-old broke training camp as the starting second baseman and was finally looking like a productive big-league hitter.

Arias has cooled off slightly at the plate after shifting over to Cleveland's full-time shortstop.

Thankfully, the power-hitting infielder is showing signs that he's locking back in at the plate after a strong series against the Houston Astros, which even caught the attention of Stephen Vogt.

"Gabby hits the ball hard. He's had great at-bats all year. He's going to go through stretches, just like any hitter, where maybe you're not getting some results, or you have a couple of bad games," said Cleveland's skipper.

"It's a long season. Playing shortstop every day we talked about it last season with Rocchio; playing shortstop every day at the major leagues is one of the hardest things to do, and Gabby is continuing to hit the ball hard, have great at-bats, and playing excellent, excellent defense."