What is Andres Gimenez’s ceiling for the Cleveland Guardians?

Andes Gimenez was named to the MLB Second Team but what is his ceiling with the Cleveland Guardians?

At 24 years old, it’s hard to say what Andres Gimenez is going to turn into. He had a solid rookie season with the New York Mets, though he only played in 49 games due to it being the Covid-Season. In his first year with the Guardos, he played in just 68 games and saw his batting average from .263 to .218 in his first season in Cleveland. He spent some time in Triple-A Columbus in 2021, where he hit much better with a batting average of .287.

In 2022, he turned things around. He hit .297, with 17 home runs, 69 RBIs, with 34 walks, 26 doubles, and an OPS of .837. He also was named to the 2022 All-Star team and was the 2022 Gold Glove winner for American League second basemen.

So with easily his best year in the Majors to date, and a rather historic season for Guardians second basemen, the question has to be asked; what is Gimenez’s upside?

Is Andres Gimenez the real deal for the Cleveland Guardians?

The Cleveland Guardians are supposedly shopping Amed Rosario due to the team having an abundance of players behind him. Frankly,  if you can trade a guy and easily replace him, he wasn’t “that guy”. So losing Rosario is no big deal.

Can the same be said for Gimenez?

He showed great power for a second baseman and it’s a position the team has been looking to fill permanently since the end of the Jason Kipnis era, so there’s clearly a need for Gimenez to pan out.

The team brought in Cesar Hernandez for a season and a half, and he did alright, winning a Gold Glove but he was not the offensive force Kipnis could be at times. So when he got dealt it wasn’t a huge loss.

Gimenez looks like he could be someone who could be sticking around long-term but it’s important to note that he’s only had one good, full season in the Majors and that could easily end up being a trap.

He’s still got a lot to prove.