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Guardians CLE

198761–101 (0.377)
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GM: Joe Klein

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1987, 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
$8M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.377
TAB
-16.3
WAB
-17.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
14.8
Dead money %
52%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-8.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1987 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BChris Bando86
RRick Dempsey59
RAndy Allanson50
RBrian Dorsett4

1B

RJoe Carter84
RPat Tabler81
RAndre Thornton17
RBrook Jacoby7
LCasey Parsons1

2B

BTony Bernazard⇄79
BTommy Hinzo67
RJunior Noboa21
RJulio Franco9

3B

RBrook Jacoby144
REddie Williams22
RJunior Noboa5

SS

RJulio Franco111
RJay Bell38
RCory Snyder18
RJunior Noboa9

LF

LMel Hall122
RJoe Carter42
RCory Snyder15
BOtis Nixon11
LDoug Frobel2
LDave Clark1
RCarmen Castillo1

CF

LBrett Butler136
RDave Gallagher14
RJoe Carter13
BOtis Nixon7
LDoug Frobel2
LCasey Parsons1

RF

RCory Snyder134
RCarmen Castillo22
RJoe Carter14
LDave Clark12
LDoug Frobel7
LCasey Parsons1

DH

RPat Tabler65
RCarmen Castillo40
RAndre Thornton19
LDave Clark10
RJulio Franco8
LMel Hall6
RBrook Jacoby4
LDoug Frobel4
RJoe Carter4
LCasey Parsons2

Starters

LGreg Swindell1.4 WAR
RTom Candiotti1.3 WAR
RJohn Farrell0.8 WAR
RPhil Niekro⇄0.5 WAR
LScott Bailes0.2 WAR
LSteve Carlton⇄-0.1 WAR
RKen Schrom-0.2 WAR
RDarrel Akerfelds-0.8 WAR
RRich Yett-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDoug Jones8 sv
LEd Vande Berg0 h
RSammy Stewart0 h
RDon Gordon⇄0 h
RMark Huismann⇄0 h
LJamie Easterly0 h
RErnie Camacho0 h
RMike Armstrong0 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 1986)

PlayerfWAR
John Farrell0.8
Ed Vande Berg0.3
Don Gordon0.3
Mark Huismann0.1
Tommy Hinzo0.0
Brian Dorsett-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1986)

Player1986 fWAR
Don Schulze0.4
Neal Heaton0.3
John Butcher0.2
Jose Roman-0.0
Dan Rohn-0.0
Fran Mullins-0.2

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 1987; everyone else is shown as a 1987 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brett Butler 1987 +3.9 +55.9 0.8 +55.1 $0.2M 1.79× –
Doug Jones 1987 +2.6 +54.1 0.1 +54.0 $0.0M 2.57× –
Brook Jacoby 1987 +4.7 +46.8 0.6 +46.2 $0.1M 1.25× –
Julio Franco 1987 +3.1 +29.2 0.8 +28.4 $0.3M 1.18× –
Greg Swindell 1987 +1.4 +11.0 0.1 +10.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Pat Tabler 1987 +1.8 +11.5 0.6 +10.9 $0.3M 0.81× –
Tom Candiotti 1987 +1.3 +10.5 0.2 +10.3 $0.1M 1.02× –
John Farrell 1987 +0.8 +6.1 0.1 +6.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
Mel Hall 1987 +1.0 +6.6 0.6 +6.0 $0.6M 0.83× –
Joe Carter 1987 +1.3 +5.6 0.2 +5.3 $0.2M 0.56× –
Phil Niekro↔ 1987 +0.5 +4.3 0.1 +4.2 $0.1M 1.02× –
Scott Bailes 1987 +0.2 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.4M 1.34× –
Don Gordon↔ 1987 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.2M 0.67× –
Ed Vande Berg 1987 +0.3 +1.8 0.3 +1.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Carmen Castillo 1987 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.6M 0.69× –
Tommy Hinzo 1987 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $1.4M 0.56× –
Eddie Williams 1987 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 – 0.58× –
Tony Bernazard↔ 1987 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Chris Bando 1987 -0.2 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Rick Dempsey 1987 -0.3 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.52× –
Sammy Stewart 1987 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Ken Schrom 1987 -0.2 -1.5 0.5 -1.9 – 1.02× –
Junior Noboa 1987 -0.6 -2.5 0.1 -2.5 – 0.56× –
Reggie Ritter 1987 -0.5 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Cory Snyder 1987 -0.5 -3.3 0.1 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Rich Yett 1987 -0.9 -4.6 0.1 -4.7 – 0.67× –
Darrel Akerfelds 1987 -0.8 -6.4 0.1 -6.5 – 1.02× –
Andre Thornton 1987 -1.1 -6.4 1.1 -7.5 – 0.69× –
Andy Allanson 1987 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $3.1M 0.52× –
Jamie Easterly 1987 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.0 $5.6M 0.67× –
Brian Dorsett 1987 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Casey Parsons 1987 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.69× –
Dave Clark 1987 -0.5 -3.4 – – – 0.83× –
Dave Gallagher 1987 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Doug Frobel 1987 -0.5 -3.6 – – – 0.83× –
Ernie Camacho 1987 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Frank Wills 1987 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jay Bell 1987 -0.7 -3.3 – – – 0.61× –
Jeff Kaiser 1987 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Huismann↔ 1987 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Armstrong 1987 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Otis Nixon 1987 -0.3 -2.3 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Carlton↔ 1987 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Tom Waddell 1987 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+14.8+198.59.0+209.0—

Trades

Every graded 1987 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1987 · CLE / TOR
CLE · Joe Klein +$1.6M
Darryl Landrum, Don Gordon
TOR · Pat Gillick −$1.6M
Phil Niekro
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
1987 · NYM / CLE
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
José Román
CLE · Joe Klein +$0.0M
Mike Westbrook
Even trade
1987 · CLE / MIN
CLE · Joe Klein +$4.8M
Jeff Perry
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$4.8M
Steve Carlton
CLE came out ahead by $4.8M
1987 · OAK / CLE
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$6.4M
Curt Wardle
CLE · Joe Klein −$6.4M
Jeff Kaiser
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
1987 · CLE / SEA
CLE · Joe Klein +$0.0M
Mark Huismann
SEA · Dick Balderson +$0.0M
Dave Gallagher
Even trade
1987 · CLE / NYM
CLE · Joe Klein +$1.6M
Ricky Nelson
NYM · Frank Cashen −$1.6M
Don Schulze
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
1987 · CLE / OAK
CLE · Joe Klein +$3.2M
Brian Dorsett, Darrel Akerfelds
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$3.2M
Tony Bernazard
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1987 payroll
$8.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Andre Thornton3714.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Brett Butler306.000$765kFREE AGENT
Brook Jacoby276.000$612k$812k$962k$988k$622k$550kFREE AGENT
Pat Tabler296.000$605k$548kFREE AGENT
Mel Hall266.000$550k$725kFREE AGENT
Ken Schrom327.000$450kFREE AGENT
Rick Dempsey3718.000$400kFREE AGENT
Jamie Easterly3413.000$370kFREE AGENT
Tony Bernazard308.000$356kFREE AGENT
Chris Bando316.000$305kFREE AGENT
Sammy Stewart329.000$175kFREE AGENT
Phil Niekro4823.000$79kFREE AGENT
Ernie Camacho327.000—FREE AGENT
Steve Carlton4222.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Julio Franco285.000$775kFREE AGENT
Ed Vande Berg285.000$300kFREE AGENT
Joe Carter274.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Carmen Castillo295.000$248kFREE AGENT
Tom Candiotti304.000$160kARB 3FREE AGENT
Junior Noboa223.000$62kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Jones305.000$62kFREE AGENT
Mark Huismann294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Otis Nixon284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Waddell283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Wills284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Cory Snyder241.000$90kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Bailes251.000$80kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Allanson251.000$75kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Swindell221.000$69kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Yett242.000$68kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Farrell240.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrel Akerfelds251.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Hinzo230.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Ritter271.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Williams221.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Don Gordon271.000$58kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Armstrong33–—
Jay Bell211.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Clark241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Dorsett260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Frobel28–—
Dave Gallagher260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Kaiser262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Parsons33–—

Graphs

How each 1987 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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