The debate over whether star third baseman José Ramírez’s career is being wasted in Cleveland has resurfaced. It comes after a fan took out a full-page ad in the Plain Dealer urging Guardians ownership to spend more.

Ideastream Public Media’s sports commentator Terry Pluto questions what it really means to say a player’s career is being “wasted.”

Ramírez has spent 13 years with the Guardians. In 2022, he signed a seven-year, $141 million contract extension.

“He’s been on winning teams 11 times in those 13 years," Pluto said. "He’s been to the playoffs seven times. He’s been to the World Series once. In three of the last four years, they’ve won their division.”

Pluto said many elite players have had far less team success. Mike Trout, for example, has been to the playoffs once in 14 year

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