The Selby Is Godcast: A Cleveland Guardians podcast

Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe take turns drafting Cleveland Guardians players in an effort to accumulate the most FanGraphs wins above replacement in 2026. T.J. ended Meisel's reign last year. Can Zack return to his winning ways?___We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.

Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe react to the latest Guardians opening day roster decisions, barring any last-minute changes, and begin to look toward the season opener later this week.

Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe debate who is the most important player or outcome to the Guardians' success in 2026 ... in March Madness bracket format. Also, an update on tickets to the Selby is Godcast listener party!___We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.

Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe are joined by Jordan Shusterman of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast and Cespedes Family BBQ to discuss the World Baseball Classic, whether the José Ramírez "underrated" conversation still exists and the Guardians outlook for 2026.Watch Jordan's show here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtAg01865jDfRMAIulMx2k_LWLaAnMiLPRead Jordan's work at Yahoo! https://sports.yahoo.com/author/jordan-shusterman/___We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.

Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe deliver their hot takes for the 2026 Guardians season, including opinions on José Ramírez, Steven Kwan, Tanner Bibee, Gavin Williams, Travis Bazzana, Chase DeLauter and more.___We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.

Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe talk about Daniel Espino getting on a Spring Training mound and Chase DeLauter returning to the lineup with a Cactus League homer, then the guys rank potential 20-homer Guardian hitters for 2026.___We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.

Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe discuss the addition of Rhys Hoskins to the Guardians over the weekend, how it came together and what it means for the rest of the roster. Then, the guys talk about a good weekend for Nolan Jones and what is worth watching when it comes to hitters in Spring Training.___We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.

Zack and T.J. discuss Stephen Vogt's message to his team this week at spring training, chat about how Mike Chernoff could have reframed the offseason small market conversation during a recent interview, discuss another potential reason to hype up Joey Cantillo and assess if we might be overselling the production drop of Isaac Paredes if he were to play at Progressive Field following a hypothetical trade.We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.

Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe chat about the two most interesting Guardians in spring training: Daniel Espino and Chase DeLauter.___We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.____Zack and T.J. discuss the Guardians passing on a few more right-handed hitters in free agency before discussing scenarios where Cleveland makes and misses the playoffs, players they are irrationally excited about (and feeling potential doom) and José Ramírez still being capable of winning an MVP.

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.____Zack and T.J. react to the Jose Ramirez extension reaction and address the next biggest question: Now What? Then, then guys look at OOPSY projections for the Guardians and assess where they are right and wrong.

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.---With the Guardians and Jose Ramirez nearing an announcement of a seven-year extension -- four more years beyond his original agreement -- Zack and T.J. react to the news and provide details on the contract, deferrals and incentives.

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.---Zack and T.J. put 30 of the 40 players on the Guardians roster into tiers prior to spring training.

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.Zack and T.J. highlight fans memories from GuardsFest to showcase why the event matters, chat briefly about FanGraphs top Guardians prospect list, then T.J. shares a new free agent he's coped -- errr, we mean, talked himself into.

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.Zack Meisel share the 10 stages of a typical Guardians offseason, highlighted by a curious question in our Discord over the weekend, then Zack and T.J. Zuppe, following Myles Garrett breaking the NFL sack record, rank 12 of the most unbreakable Cleveland team records, both single-season and career.

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.If you wanted to use Pedro Avila as a random former Cleveland Guardians jersey, you'll have to wait a little longer on the former part. Zack and T.J. talk about yet another reliever to add to the depth before Meisel reveals the top random jersey sightings of 2025.'99 Tribe narrative podcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tribe-99-1-000-146583585?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.Following the addition of Shawn Armstrong, Zack and T.J. discuss if the moves the Guardians have made this offseason in the bullpen is enough to satisfy their need for added depth, if Cleveland would truly feel any embarrassment over not adding to the offense (and payroll) this winter, revisit the 2016 Lucroy trade, then the guys trade cameos for Christmas.

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe discuss the Guardians taking a reliever in the Rule 5 Draft, Peyton Pallette, how Cleveland is planning to handle challenges in the upcoming ABS system and Zack shares weird places GMs have made a trade (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6874054/2025/12/09/mlb-execs-trades-signings-places/).

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe recap the second day of the MLB Winter Meetings, waiting for Cleveland's front office to join the offseason. Then, the guys give some love to Paul Hoynes, friend and BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner.

We hope you’ll consider joining our exclusive Guardians community of fans in our Discord, you’ll get an ADDITIONAL episode per week, all for supporting the show for $5 per month at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcastListeners get $20 off their first ticket purchase at SEATGEEK with the promo code: SELBY.Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe recap the first full day of the MLB Winter Meetings by discussing Cleveland potentially looking for bullpen help and the need for legitimate offense upgrades.