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Guardians CLE

198560–102 (0.370)
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GM: Phil Seghi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$6M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.370
TAB
-14.0
WAB
-16.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
14.8
Dead money %
53%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-7.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1985 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJerry Willard96
BChris Bando67
RButch Benton26

1B

RPat Tabler92
LMike Hargrove85
RJoe Carter11
RMike Fischlin6
RAndre Thornton3
RJim Wilson2

2B

BTony Bernazard147
RMike Fischlin32
RJulio Franco8
RBrook Jacoby1
RJoe Carter1
RPat Tabler1

3B

RBrook Jacoby161
RPat Tabler4
RMike Fischlin3
RJoe Carter1

SS

RJulio Franco151
RMike Fischlin21
RJohnnie LeMaster⇄11
BTony Bernazard1

LF

RJoe Carter122
BOtis Nixon53
RBenny Ayala20
LMel Hall15
LGeorge Vukovich11

CF

LBrett Butler150
BOtis Nixon27
RJoe Carter4

RF

LGeorge Vukovich131
RCarmen Castillo51
RJoe Carter30
LMel Hall1

DH

RAndre Thornton121
RPat Tabler17
RCarmen Castillo7
RJoe Carter6
LMel Hall4
RBenny Ayala2
RJim Wilson2
LJerry Willard1
RJulio Franco1
BOtis Nixon1

Starters

RBert Blyleven⇄4.2 WAR
LNeal Heaton2.0 WAR
RDon Schulze1.3 WAR
RVern Ruhle1.0 WAR
RRoy Smith0.6 WAR
RKeith Creel0.4 WAR
LJamie Easterly0.3 WAR
LCurt Wardle⇄-0.0 WAR
RRick Behenna-0.0 WAR
RJerry Reed-0.2 WAR
RJose Roman-0.2 WAR
RTom Waddell-0.4 WAR
LBryan Clark-0.4 WAR
LRamon Romero-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRich Thompson5 sv
LBryan Clark0 h
LDave Von Ohlen0 h
RJeff Barkley0 h
LMike Jeffcoat⇄0 h
RJose Roman0 h
RRick Behenna0 h
RErnie Camacho0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1984)

PlayerfWAR
Bert Blyleven4.2
Brett Butler3.8
Neal Heaton2.0
Brook Jacoby1.6
Julio Franco1.6
Tony Bernazard1.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1984)

Player1984 fWAR
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Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Guardians. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bert Blyleven↔ 1985 +4.2 +73.9 0.4 +73.5 $0.1M 2.19× –
Brett Butler 1985 +3.8 +55.0 0.4 +54.6 $0.1M 1.79× –
Neal Heaton 1985 +2.0 +23.7 0.2 +23.5 $0.1M 1.49× –
Julio Franco 1985 +1.6 +11.3 0.5 +10.8 $0.3M 0.89× –
Brook Jacoby 1985 +1.6 +10.7 0.1 +10.6 $0.1M 0.85× –
Joe Carter 1985 +0.9 +6.3 0.1 +6.2 $0.1M 0.83× –
Tony Bernazard 1985 +1.4 +6.3 0.4 +5.9 $0.3M 0.56× –
Vern Ruhle 1985 +1.0 +5.1 0.3 +4.8 $0.3M 0.67× –
Mike Hargrove 1985 +0.9 +4.1 0.5 +3.6 $0.5M 0.56× –
Jamie Easterly 1985 +0.3 +1.6 0.3 +1.3 $0.9M 0.67× –
Pat Tabler 1985 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $1.3M 0.56× –
Ernie Camacho 1985 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.67× –
Mel Hall 1985 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Mike Fischlin 1985 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Andre Thornton 1985 -0.2 -1.0 1.1 -2.1 – 0.69× –
Benny Ayala 1985 -0.3 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Johnnie LeMaster↔ 1985 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Tom Waddell 1985 -0.4 -4.0 0.1 -4.1 – 1.34× –
Chris Bando 1985 -1.5 -6.3 0.2 -6.5 – 0.52× –
George Vukovich 1985 -1.2 -8.1 0.4 -8.5 – 0.83× –
Bryan Clark 1985 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Butch Benton 1985 -0.5 -2.0 – – – 0.52× –
Carmen Castillo 1985 +0.6 +3.7 – – – 0.83× –
Curt Wardle↔ 1985 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Dave Vonohlen 1985 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Don Schulze 1985 +1.3 +10.4 – – – 1.02× –
Jeff Barkley 1985 +0.3 +1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jerry Reed 1985 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.34× –
Jerry Willard 1985 +1.3 +5.4 – – – 0.52× –
Jim Wilson 1985 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Jose Roman 1985 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 1.02× –
Keith Creel 1985 +0.4 +3.1 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Jeffcoat↔ 1985 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Otis Nixon 1985 -0.5 -3.4 – – – 0.83× –
Ramon Romero 1985 -0.7 -5.3 – – – 1.02× –
Rich Thompson 1985 -1.0 -10.6 – – – 1.34× –
Rick Behenna 1985 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Roy Smith 1985 +0.6 +5.2 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+14.6+177.36.2+169.0—

Trades

Every graded 1985 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1985 · MIN / CLE
MIN · Howard Fox +$122.4M
Bert Blyleven
CLE · Phil Seghi −$122.4M
Curt Wardle, Jay Bell, Jim Weaver, Rich Yett
MIN came out ahead by $122.4M
1985 · CLE / MIL
CLE · Phil Seghi +$0.0M
Scott Roberts
MIL · Harry Dalton +$0.0M
Rich Thompson
Even trade
1985 · CLE / PIT
CLE · Phil Seghi +$12.0M
Scott Bailes
PIT · Joe Brown −$12.0M
Johnnie LeMaster
CLE came out ahead by $12.0M
1985 · CLE / NYY
CLE · Phil Seghi +$6.4M
Kevin Trudeau
NYY · Clyde King −$6.4M
Mike Fischlin
CLE came out ahead by $6.4M
1985 · CLE / CHW
CLE · Phil Seghi +$0.0M
Craig Smajstrla
CHW · Roland Hemond +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
1985 · CLE / KCR
CLE · Phil Seghi +$3.2M
Keith Creel
KCR · John Schuerholz −$3.2M
Dwight Taylor
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M
1985 · TEX / CLE
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.0M
Jeff Moronko
CLE · Phil Seghi +$0.0M
Kevin Buckley
Even trade
1985 · CLE / CHC
CLE · Phil Seghi +$1.6M
Tom Grant
CHC · Dallas Green −$1.6M
Dave Beard
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
1985 · CLE / CHC
CLE · Phil Seghi +$4.0M
Dan Rohn
CHC · Dallas Green −$4.0M
Jay Baller
CLE came out ahead by $4.0M
1985 · SFG / CLE
SFG · Tom Haller +$3.2M
Mike Jeffcoat, Luis Quiñones
CLE · Phil Seghi −$3.2M
Johnnie LeMaster
SFG came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1985 payroll
$6.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Andre Thornton3512.000$1.1M$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Hargrove3511.000$458kFREE AGENT
Bert Blyleven3415.000$404kFREE AGENT
Tony Bernazard286.000$400k$580k$356kFREE AGENT
Benny Ayala3411.000$303kFREE AGENT
Vern Ruhle3411.000$295kFREE AGENT
Jamie Easterly3211.000$265k$350k$370kFREE AGENT
Mike Fischlin298.000$190kFREE AGENT
Johnnie LeMaster3110.000$122kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Julio Franco263.000$455kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Butler284.000$425kARB 3FREE AGENT
George Vukovich295.000$375kFREE AGENT
Pat Tabler274.000$285kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Bando294.000$225kARB 3FREE AGENT
Neal Heaton253.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mel Hall244.000$210kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brook Jacoby254.000$140kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ernie Camacho305.000$115kFREE AGENT
Carmen Castillo273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Reed294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Tom Waddell261.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Carter252.000$110kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Barkley25–—
Rick Behenna25–—
Butch Benton27–—
Bryan Clark28–—
Keith Creel26–—
Mike Jeffcoat252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Otis Nixon262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Roman221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Romero26–—
Don Schulze222.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roy Smith231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Thompson260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Vonohlen26–—
Curt Wardle24–—
Jerry Willard251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Wilson24–—

Graphs

How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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