Updated: Oct. 28, 2025, 1:23 p.m.|Published: Oct. 28, 2025, 12:43 p.m.Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers AL wild card game 2, October 1, 2025Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee reacts after Detroit Tigers left fielder Riley Greene strikes out on a foul tip in the first inning of the AL wild card game 2.Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The 2025 Guardians rotation evolved from a question mark in April to a dominant force by September, when they effectively stopped allowing runs entirely. Now, as the organization looks ahead to 2026, tough decisions loom with more qualified starters than available rotation spots.

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