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Guardians CLE

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GM: Joe Klein

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, 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
$7M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.519
TAB
-1.4
WAB
+7.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.7
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1986 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RAndy Allanson99
BChris Bando86

1B

RPat Tabler107
RJoe Carter70
RAndre Thornton12
RFran Mullins1

2B

BTony Bernazard146
RJulio Franco13
RFran Mullins13
LDan Rohn2
RJay Bell2

3B

RBrook Jacoby158
RCory Snyder11
LDan Rohn2

SS

RJulio Franco133
RCory Snyder34
RFran Mullins11
LDan Rohn1

LF

LMel Hall123
BOtis Nixon84
RJoe Carter45
RCory Snyder6
REddie Williams4

CF

LBrett Butler159
BOtis Nixon14
RJoe Carter9

RF

RJoe Carter78
RCory Snyder69
RCarmen Castillo37
LMel Hall14
LDave Clark10

DH

RAndre Thornton108
RCarmen Castillo24
RPat Tabler18
LDave Clark6
RJulio Franco3
RJay Bell2
RCory Snyder1
LMel Hall1

Starters

RTom Candiotti4.3 WAR
LGreg Swindell0.9 WAR
LScott Bailes0.9 WAR
RPhil Niekro0.8 WAR
RKen Schrom0.8 WAR
RDon Schulze0.4 WAR
LNeal Heaton⇄0.3 WAR
RJohn Butcher⇄0.2 WAR
RRich Yett0.0 WAR
RJose Roman-0.0 WAR
LBryan Oelkers-1.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RErnie Camacho20 sv
RRich Yett0 h
LBryan Oelkers0 h
RDickie Noles0 h
RFrank Wills0 h
RJim Kern0 h
LJamie Easterly0 h
RDoug Jones0 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 1985)

PlayerfWAR
Tom Candiotti4.3
Cory Snyder1.1
Greg Swindell0.9
Scott Bailes0.9
Phil Niekro0.8
Ken Schrom0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 1985)

Player1985 fWAR
Bert Blyleven4.2
Jerry Willard1.3
Vern Ruhle1.0
Mike Hargrove0.9
Roy Smith0.6
Keith Creel0.4

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 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tom Candiotti 1986 +4.3 +74.7 0.1 +74.6 $0.0M 2.19× –
Joe Carter 1986 +4.8 +69.1 0.2 +68.9 $0.0M 1.79× –
Brett Butler 1986 +2.5 +32.5 0.8 +31.7 $0.3M 1.60× –
Brook Jacoby 1986 +3.0 +27.2 0.4 +26.8 $0.1M 1.12× –
Julio Franco 1986 +2.7 +25.4 0.6 +24.8 $0.2M 1.18× –
Tony Bernazard 1986 +2.9 +25.1 0.6 +24.5 $0.2M 1.07× –
Mel Hall 1986 +1.6 +15.6 0.3 +15.3 $0.2M 1.22× –
Pat Tabler 1986 +1.9 +12.5 0.4 +12.1 $0.2M 0.81× –
Ernie Camacho 1986 +1.0 +10.8 0.1 +10.7 $0.1M 1.34× –
Scott Bailes 1986 +0.9 +9.4 0.1 +9.3 $0.1M 1.34× –
Cory Snyder 1986 +1.1 +7.4 0.1 +7.3 $0.1M 0.83× –
Greg Swindell 1986 +0.9 +7.3 0.1 +7.3 $0.1M 1.02× –
Phil Niekro 1986 +0.8 +6.8 0.3 +6.5 $0.4M 1.02× –
Ken Schrom 1986 +0.8 +6.2 0.3 +5.9 $0.4M 1.02× –
Carmen Castillo 1986 +0.4 +3.0 0.2 +2.8 $0.4M 0.83× –
Don Schulze 1986 +0.4 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Neal Heaton↔ 1986 +0.3 +2.4 0.1 +2.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
John Butcher↔ 1986 +0.2 +2.0 0.2 +1.8 $0.7M 1.02× –
Otis Nixon 1986 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.5M 0.83× –
Chris Bando 1986 +0.3 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.9M 0.52× –
Andre Thornton 1986 +0.3 +1.8 1.1 +0.7 $3.4M 0.69× –
Frank Wills 1986 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.9M 0.67× –
Jose Roman 1986 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 1.02× –
Fran Mullins 1986 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Jim Kern 1986 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Jamie Easterly 1986 -0.4 -1.9 0.3 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Dickie Noles 1986 -0.9 -4.7 0.1 -4.8 – 0.67× –
Andy Allanson 1986 -1.4 -5.9 0.1 -6.0 – 0.52× –
Bryan Oelkers 1986 -1.3 -7.0 0.1 -7.1 – 0.67× –
Rich Yett 1986 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $3.5M 0.67× –
Dan Rohn 1986 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Dave Clark 1986 +0.4 +2.4 – – – 0.83× –
Doug Jones 1986 +0.4 +2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Eddie Williams 1986 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Jay Bell 1986 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Reggie Ritter 1986 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+27.5+326.67.5+315.2—

Trades

Every graded 1986 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

1986 · MIN / CLE
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$5.6M
Neal Heaton
CLE · Joe Klein −$5.6M
John Butcher
MIN came out ahead by $5.6M
1986 · MIN / CLE
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$17.6M
Ramón Romero, Roy Smith
CLE · Joe Klein −$17.6M
Ken Schrom, Bryan Oelkers
MIN came out ahead by $17.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1986 payroll
$7.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Andre Thornton3613.000$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Tony Bernazard297.000$580k$356kFREE AGENT
Jamie Easterly3312.000$350k$370kFREE AGENT
Phil Niekro4722.000$300k$79kFREE AGENT
Ken Schrom316.000$275k$450kFREE AGENT
John Butcher296.000$173kFREE AGENT
Ernie Camacho316.000$145kFREE AGENT
Dickie Noles297.000$110kFREE AGENT
Jim Kern3712.000$90kFREE AGENT
Fran Mullins296.000$60kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Brett Butler295.000$850kFREE AGENT
Julio Franco274.000$575kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brook Jacoby265.000$438kFREE AGENT
Pat Tabler285.000$395kFREE AGENT
Mel Hall255.000$350kFREE AGENT
Chris Bando305.000$225kFREE AGENT
Joe Carter263.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carmen Castillo284.000$178kARB 3FREE AGENT
Neal Heaton264.000$113kARB 3FREE AGENT
Don Schulze233.000$110kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Otis Nixon273.000$98kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Wills273.000$92kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Candiotti293.000$80kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Oelkers253.000$65kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Jones294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Andy Allanson240.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Bailes240.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Roman232.000$60kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Snyder230.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Swindell210.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Yett231.000$60kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Bell200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Clark230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Ritter260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Rohn30–—
Eddie Williams210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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