Chase DeLauter’s red-hot start has Guardians fans dreaming big

There is nothing wrong with being overly excited about the early performance of Cleveland Guardians rookie phenom Chase DeLauter. In fact, the only folks more excited about this kid’s debut than Cleveland fans right now, is the Yankees management team who will attempt to swoop him up at the first contractual opportunity by showering him with their corrupt gold. But there will be plenty of time to dwell on that ghastly inevitability in seasons to come. For now, let’s just cherish the moment. DeLauter was just named the American League Player of the Week after his impressive debut, the first Cleveland player to win the award in the season's opening week since Albert Belle in 1995. He’s hit four home runs in five games, giving him a current average of .8 dingers per game. Now assuming he were to keep that pace, that would produce 129.6 home runs by the end of the regular season, but lets round that down to 129, just to be conservative. That would still comfortably best Barry Bonds' current single season record of 73. So he’s got some breathing room to claim that crown, even if he were to hit a two-game skid at some point. FULL COVERAGE: https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/people/mike-polk-jr/chase-delauter-cleveland-guardians-rookie-nicknames-player-of-week-american-league-mike-polk/95-cbb46f58-d9cc-4fef-8e6f-24512a859564