Daniel

Schneemann

Schneemann was a thorn in the Yankees side here. He smacked a run-scoring double in the first inning to extend the Guardians’ lead and stole his fourth base of the season a few innings later. He’d fallen a bit cold at the plate without a multi-hit effort in nearly a full month, but has maintained the lion’s share of starts at second base for Cleveland. He’s seen an uptick in his power this season that’s fueled an .801 OPS to this point. That and just enough speed makes him an interesting option in deeper leagues

The Guardians aren’t fond of Schneeman in matchups against lefties, but he’s been one of their best hitters versus righties, coming in at .230/.330/.500 with eight homers in 113 plate appearances. As a platoon guy who doesn’t steal bases, he offers little in the way of mixed-league potential. He’s turned into a fixture against righties, though.

It appears to be just a routine night off for the 25-year-old infielder. Daniel Schneemann will slide over to start in his place at shortstop while Angel Martinez will cover second base for the Guardians against Jack Flaherty and the Tigers on Thursday evening.

Will Brennan is up as his replacement. This was quite a while coming for Rocchio, who opened up as the Guardians’ everyday shortstop but had steadily lost playing time while hitting just .165/.235/.198 in 102 plate appearances. Although he’s long been viewed as a long-term regular, he’s been a liability offensively without showing above-average defense through 201 big-league games. He’ll get another chance at some point, but the Guardians should be fine without him for now. Gabriel Arias will serve as the primary shortstop, with Daniel Schneeman and Will Wilson likely platooning at second base. Juan Brito might be in line for a look at second once he gets healthy.

Schneemann has emerged into a near full-time role for the Guardians of late, playing second base, center field, and now left field. He’s hitting .344 over his last 15 games with three home runs and eight RBI, which makes him worth scooping in deeper formats while he’s playing this regularly. Steven Kwan will DH on Wednesday with Kyle Manzardo getting the day off.

Schneemann got the start at second base with José Ramirez out of the lineup and was the hero for the team on Saturday. He had driven in the only run of the game for Cleveland, taking Chad Green deep for a solo homer in the eighth inning. With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the ninth, down by two runs, Schneemann slugged a grand slam off Yimi García to take the lead. The 28-year-old utility man is hitting .276/.344/.552 with four homers and nine RBI across 65 plate appearances.

Rocchio will take a seat for the first of the three-game set against Boston. The 24-year-old infielder will get a break with Gabriel Arias moving to shortstop and Daniel Schneemann getting the start at second base.

It would have been hard to envision this day a few months ago, but the 26-year-old Wilson, an apparent first-round bust who hit .216/.299/.296 between Double- and Triple-A in the Giants system last year, had a great spring after signing a minor league deal with the Guardians and kept it going by hitting .324/.418/.647 with six homers and a 15/10 K/BB in 79 plate appearances for Columbus. He’ll serve as an infield utiltyman and probably get some of the starts that had been going to Daniel Schneeman.

It appears to be just a routine day of rest for the 24-year-old slugger with right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano toeing the slab for the Orioles. Manzardo has slowed considerably after his strong start to the season as he’s slashing just .185/.313/.463 to go along with four homers and 11 RBI. Jose Ramirez will function as the Guardians’ designated hitter in his place on Thursday with Gabriel Arias sliding over to third base and Daniel Schneemann drawing a start at second base.

Thomas will get a day off against Jack Kochanowicz, and Daniel Schneemann will get the start in center in Thomas’s place.