Guardians CLEGM: Hank Peters
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1988, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
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.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Ron Kittle | 1.2 |
| Rod Nichols | 0.8 |
| Luis Medina | 0.8 |
| Bill Laskey | 0.6 |
| Bud Black | 0.5 |
| Willie Upshaw | 0.3 |
| Player | 1987 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Brett Butler | 3.9 |
| Phil Niekro | 0.5 |
| Ed Vande Berg | 0.3 |
| Mark Huismann | 0.1 |
| Ernie Camacho | 0.1 |
| Jamie Easterly | 0.1 |
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 1988; everyone else is shown as a 1988 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Swindell | 1988 | +6.3 | +126.9 | 0.1 | +126.8 | $0.0M | 2.50× | – |
| Doug Jones | 1988 | +3.7 | +84.8 | 0.1 | +84.7 | $0.0M | 2.88× | – |
| Tom Candiotti | 1988 | +4.5 | +79.2 | 0.2 | +79.0 | $0.1M | 2.19× | – |
| John Farrell | 1988 | +2.6 | +40.7 | 0.1 | +40.6 | $0.0M | 1.96× | – |
| Joe Carter | 1988 | +3.2 | +41.1 | 0.8 | +40.3 | $0.3M | 1.60× | – |
| Cory Snyder | 1988 | +2.6 | +32.8 | 0.2 | +32.6 | $0.1M | 1.60× | – |
| Julio Franco | 1988 | +3.1 | +26.3 | 1.0 | +25.3 | $0.3M | 1.07× | – |
| Rich Yett | 1988 | +1.4 | +11.4 | 0.1 | +11.3 | $0.1M | 1.02× | – |
| Ron Kittle | 1988 | +1.2 | +6.7 | 0.3 | +6.4 | $0.3M | 0.69× | – |
| Andy Allanson | 1988 | +1.3 | +5.5 | 0.1 | +5.4 | $0.1M | 0.52× | – |
| Brook Jacoby | 1988 | +0.7 | +3.2 | 0.8 | +2.4 | $1.2M | 0.58× | – |
| Bud Black↔ | 1988 | +0.5 | +2.5 | 0.3 | +2.2 | $0.6M | 0.67× | – |
| Willie Upshaw | 1988 | +0.3 | +1.1 | 0.9 | +0.2 | $3.5M | 0.56× | – |
| Ron Washington | 1988 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | – | 0.61× | – |
| Brad Havens↔ | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ron Tingley | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Pat Tabler↔ | 1988 | -0.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -1.2 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Dave Clark | 1988 | -0.2 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 | – | 0.69× | – |
| Scott Bailes | 1988 | -0.2 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -1.9 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Jeff Dedmon | 1988 | -0.3 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -2.0 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Paul Zuvella | 1988 | -0.6 | -3.1 | 0.1 | -3.2 | – | 0.61× | – |
| Carmen Castillo | 1988 | -0.6 | -3.8 | 0.3 | -4.1 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Dan Schatzeder↔ | 1988 | -0.7 | -3.9 | 0.2 | -4.1 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mel Hall | 1988 | -0.5 | -3.6 | 0.7 | -4.3 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Jay Bell | 1988 | -0.9 | -4.5 | 0.1 | -4.6 | – | 0.61× | – |
| Bill Laskey | 1988 | +0.6 | +3.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Chris Bando | 1988 | -0.3 | -1.1 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Chris Codiroli | 1988 | -0.2 | -0.9 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Daniel Firova | 1988 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Domingo Ramos↔ | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.6 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Don Gordon | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.7 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Eddie Williams | 1988 | +0.1 | +0.7 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Houston Jimenez | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Jeff Kaiser | 1988 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jon Perlman | 1988 | +0.1 | +0.8 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Luis Medina | 1988 | +0.8 | +3.4 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Mike Walker | 1988 | +0.1 | +0.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Reggie Williams | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Rick Rodriguez | 1988 | -0.2 | -1.9 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Rod Allen | 1988 | -0.2 | -1.1 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Rod Nichols | 1988 | +0.8 | +6.9 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Scott Jordan | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Terry Francona | 1988 | +0.1 | +0.4 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Tom Lampkin | 1988 | -0.1 | -0.2 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Total | — | +28.1 | +444.8 | 7.5 | +429.1 | — | ||
Every graded 1988 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$87.2M
CLE · Hank Peters
−$87.2M
PIT · Larry Doughty
+$194.4M
CLE · Hank Peters
−$194.4M
CLE · Hank Peters
+$95.2M
KCR · John Schuerholz
−$95.2M
CLE · Hank Peters
+$1.6M
ANA · Mike Port
−$1.6M
ANA · Mike Port
+$0.0M
CLE · Hank Peters
+$0.0M
BAL · Roland Hemond
+$2.4M
CLE · Hank Peters
−$2.4M
ATL · Bobby Cox
+$6.4M
CLE · Hank Peters
−$6.4M
LAD · Fred Claire
+$1.6M
CLE · Hank Peters
−$1.6M
What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | 29 | 6.000 | $975k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Willie Upshaw | 31 | 10.000 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brook Jacoby | 28 | 7.000 | $812k | $962k | $988k | $622k | $550k | FREE AGENT | |
| Mel Hall | 27 | 7.000 | $725k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carmen Castillo | 30 | 6.000 | $310k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bud Black | 31 | 7.000 | $308k | $600k | $702k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ron Kittle | 30 | 6.000 | $300k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pat Tabler | 30 | 7.000 | $252k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dan Schatzeder | 33 | 11.000 | $195k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brad Havens | 28 | 7.000 | $140k | $146k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Doug Jones | 31 | 6.000 | $115k | $308k | $950k | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Paul Zuvella | 29 | 6.000 | $100k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ron Washington | 36 | 11.000 | $100k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ron Tingley | 29 | 6.000 | $62k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Bando | 32 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Codiroli | 30 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Terry Francona | 29 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Laskey | 30 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Domingo Ramos | 30 | 10.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Carter | 28 | 5.000 | $840k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Dedmon | 28 | 5.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Candiotti | 31 | 5.000 | $230k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Yett | 25 | 3.000 | $90k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jeff Kaiser | 27 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Reggie Williams | 27 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Snyder | 25 | 2.000 | $185k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Scott Bailes | 26 | 2.000 | $150k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Andy Allanson | 26 | 2.000 | $102k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Greg Swindell | 23 | 2.000 | $90k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| John Farrell | 25 | 1.000 | $72k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dave Clark | 25 | 2.000 | $72k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jay Bell | 22 | 2.000 | $68k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rod Allen | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Daniel Firova | 31 | – | — | ||||||
| Don Gordon | 28 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Houston Jimenez | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Scott Jordan | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Tom Lampkin | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luis Medina | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Rod Nichols | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jon Perlman | 31 | – | — | ||||||
| Rick Rodriguez | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Walker | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Eddie Williams | 23 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 1988 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.