Stephen Vogt drops honest truth bomb amid Guardians’ success

The Cleveland Guardians have played some good baseball this season, as they’re currently leading the AL Central with a 30-22 record. Everyone seems to be clicking, and they have one goal in mind, which is to win. That’s the message that manager Stephen Vogt relayed when talking about the team and why they’ve been playing at such a high level.

“We’re here to win,” Vogt said via The Athletic. “We don’t rebuild here. We don’t take a step back. … And when José Ramírez is out there, he wants to win a World Series more than anybody on the planet, so the expectation is you’re coming here to help us win games. It’s not, ‘Hey, come get your feet wet and maybe in a couple years, we’ll be pretty good.’ We expect to win.”

When looking at the competition surrounding them, the Guardians knew that it wouldn’t be easy getting atop the division, but they’re making it look easy right now.

“The White Sox are good. They can hit,” Vogt said. “They added a few pieces and their younger hitters are growing up and really coming into their own. So, it’s going to be a tough division. We know that. We knew that going into it. I don’t think any of the five teams are going anywhere.”

The Guardians have to continue to keep playing how they are if they want to keep the top spot. Jose Ramirez is out there doing his thing every night, but it’s also Cade Smith, who has shown to be one of the best closers in MLB. He has the most saves in the league right now, and he’s talked about the adjustments he’s made coming into this season that have helped him.

It’ll be interesting to see where this team is a month from now and if they’re still rolling.