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GM: Joe Klein (since 1986)

1987 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-17.7
WAB — wins above budget
-16.3
TAB — roster Talent above budget
61–101 (0.377)
record
-3M
surplus $M (value/$)
14.8
roster fWAR
$8.4M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Brook Jacoby 27 FA-elig 155 4.7 0.6 +0.7
Brett Butler 30 FA-elig 137 3.9 0.8 +0.4
Julio Franco 28 arb 128 3.1 0.8 +0.1
Doug Jones 30 arb 49 2.6 0.1 +0.7
Pat Tabler 29 FA-elig 151 1.8 0.6 -0.1
Greg Swindell 22 pre-arb 16 1.4 0.1 +0.3
Tom Candiotti 30 arb 32 1.3 0.2 +0.2
Joe Carter 27 arb 149 1.3 0.2 +0.1
Mel Hall 26 FA-elig 142 1.0 0.6 -0.3
John Farrell 24 pre-arb 10 0.8 0.1 +0.2
Phil Niekro↔ ATL 48 FA-elig 22 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Ed Vande Berg 28 arb 55 0.3 0.3 -0.2
Don Gordon↔ TOR 27 pre-arb 21 0.3 0.1 +0.0
Scott Bailes 25 pre-arb 39 0.2 0.1 -0.0
Mark Huismann↔ SEA 29 20 0.1
Carmen Castillo 29 arb 89 0.1 0.2 -0.2
Ernie Camacho 32 15 0.1
Jamie Easterly 34 FA-elig 16 0.1 0.4 -0.4
Tommy Hinzo 23 pre-arb 67 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Andy Allanson 25 pre-arb 50 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Brian Dorsett 26 5 -0.0
Tony Bernazard↔ OAK 30 FA-elig 79 -0.0 0.4 -0.4
Frank Wills 28 6 -0.1
Eddie Williams 22 pre-arb 22 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Steve Carlton↔ MIN 42 23 -0.1
Jeff Kaiser 26 2 -0.1
Chris Bando 31 FA-elig 89 -0.2 0.3 -0.4
Tom Waddell 28 6 -0.2
Ken Schrom 32 FA-elig 32 -0.2 0.5 -0.5
Dave Gallagher 26 15 -0.2
Sammy Stewart 32 FA-elig 25 -0.2 0.2 -0.2
Casey Parsons 33 18 -0.3
Rick Dempsey 37 FA-elig 60 -0.3 0.4 -0.5
Otis Nixon 28 19 -0.3
Mike Armstrong 33 14 -0.4
Reggie Ritter 27 pre-arb 14 -0.5 0.1 -0.2
Cory Snyder 24 pre-arb 157 -0.5 0.1 -0.2
Dave Clark 24 29 -0.5
Doug Frobel 28 29 -0.5
Junior Noboa 22 arb 39 -0.6 0.1 -0.2
Jay Bell 21 38 -0.7
Darrel Akerfelds 25 pre-arb 16 -0.8 0.1 -0.3
Rich Yett 24 pre-arb 37 -0.9 0.1 -0.3
Andre Thornton 37 FA-elig 36 -1.1 1.1 -1.4

44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (68%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for CLE
Kenny Lofton199142.5
Corey Kluber201034.6
Grady Sizemore200230.3
Carlos Carrasco200925.5
Travis Hafner200222.3
Carlos Santana200821.6
Michael Brantley200820.0
Shin-Soo Choo200619.2
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Jeff Kent199630.9
Brandon Phillips200630.1
Brian Giles199825.4
Von Hayes198222.3
Yandy Díaz201819.5
Rick Sutcliffe198417.2
Jeromy Burnitz199617.1
Sean Casey199815.9