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Guardians CLE

198973–89 (0.451)
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GM: Hank Peters

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, 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
$10M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.451
TAB
-1.7
WAB
-4.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.6
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-6.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RAndy Allanson111
RJoel Skinner79
RTom Magrann9
LMark Salas5
RDanny Sheaffer1

1B

LPete O'Brien154
RJoe Carter11
LDion James⇄7
RMark Higgins5
RLuis Medina1
RPat Keedy1

2B

BJerry Browne151
RLuis Aguayo10
BTommy Hinzo6
RFelix Fermin2

3B

RBrook Jacoby144
RLuis Aguayo19
RPaul Zuvella5
RDanny Sheaffer2
RPat Keedy2
RDenny Gonzalez1

SS

RFelix Fermin153
RLuis Aguayo15
RPaul Zuvella15
RCory Snyder7
RPat Keedy1
BTommy Hinzo1

LF

LOddibe McDowell⇄63
RJoe Carter56
LDion James⇄37
RAlbert Belle15
LDave Clark12
RDave Hengel9
LBeau Allred3
RPat Keedy3
RBrad Komminsk2
RDanny Sheaffer1
BMike Young1
RLuis Medina1

CF

RJoe Carter102
RBrad Komminsk66
LDion James⇄8

RF

RCory Snyder125
RAlbert Belle31
LDave Clark11
RBrad Komminsk2
LBeau Allred2
RLuis Medina2
RJoe Carter1

DH

LDave Clark47
RLuis Medina21
LMark Salas19
LDion James⇄19
RAlbert Belle17
BMike Young9
RJoe Carter7
RDenny Gonzalez4
RDanny Sheaffer3
RBrook Jacoby3
RPaul Zuvella2
BJerry Browne1
RPat Keedy1
LPete Dalena1

Starters

RTom Candiotti4.4 WAR
LBud Black3.4 WAR
LGreg Swindell3.3 WAR
RJohn Farrell3.2 WAR
LScott Bailes1.2 WAR
REd Wojna0.3 WAR
RRod Nichols0.3 WAR
RJoe Skalski0.0 WAR
LSteve Davis-0.1 WAR
RRich Yett-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDoug Jones32 sv
LJesse Orosco0 h
RKeith Atherton0 h
RSteve Olin0 h
RTim Stoddard0 h
LSteve Davis0 h
REd Wojna0 h
LBrad Havens⇄0 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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Jerry Browne3.8
Pete O'Brien1.5
Felix Fermin1.3
Brad Komminsk1.2
Jesse Orosco1.1
Dion James0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Julio Franco3.1
Ron Kittle1.2
Bill Laskey0.6
Willie Upshaw0.3
Eddie Williams0.1
Jon Perlman0.1

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tom Candiotti 1989 +4.4 +76.5 0.5 +76.0 $0.1M 2.19× –
Doug Jones 1989 +2.6 +52.6 0.3 +52.3 $0.1M 2.57× –
Bud Black 1989 +3.4 +52.7 0.6 +52.1 $0.2M 1.96× –
Greg Swindell 1989 +3.3 +51.0 0.3 +50.7 $0.1M 1.96× –
John Farrell 1989 +3.2 +50.6 0.2 +50.4 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jerry Browne 1989 +3.8 +36.6 0.1 +36.5 $0.0M 1.20× –
Brook Jacoby 1989 +3.4 +30.1 1.0 +29.1 $0.3M 1.12× –
Joe Carter 1989 +1.8 +17.2 1.6 +15.6 $0.9M 1.22× –
Brad Komminsk 1989 +1.2 +7.7 0.1 +7.6 $0.1M 0.83× –
Felix Fermin 1989 +1.3 +6.4 0.1 +6.3 $0.1M 0.61× –
Scott Bailes 1989 +1.2 +6.6 0.3 +6.3 $0.2M 0.67× –
Pete O'Brien 1989 +1.5 +6.5 0.7 +5.8 $0.5M 0.56× –
Dion James↔ 1989 +0.9 +5.9 0.2 +5.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Jesse Orosco 1989 +1.1 +5.7 0.8 +4.9 $0.8M 0.67× –
Steve Olin 1989 +0.5 +2.7 0.1 +2.7 $0.1M 0.67× –
Rod Nichols 1989 +0.3 +2.4 0.1 +2.4 $0.2M 1.02× –
Ed Wojna 1989 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.3M 0.67× –
Albert Belle 1989 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.83× –
Tim Stoddard 1989 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.6 $0.9M 0.67× –
Andy Allanson 1989 +0.2 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.5M 0.52× –
Joel Skinner 1989 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Neil Allen 1989 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Rich Yett 1989 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Luis Aguayo 1989 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Brad Havens↔ 1989 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Cory Snyder 1989 -0.3 -1.9 0.3 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Tommy Hinzo 1989 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Dave Clark 1989 -0.5 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.69× –
Mike Young 1989 -0.5 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.69× –
Keith Atherton 1989 -0.6 -3.3 0.5 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Oddibe McDowell↔ 1989 -0.8 -5.5 0.2 -5.7 – 0.83× –
Beau Allred 1989 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 0.83× –
Danny Sheaffer 1989 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.69× –
Dave Hengel 1989 -0.5 -3.6 – – – 0.83× –
Denny Gonzalez 1989 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.69× –
Jeff Kaiser 1989 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Joe Skalski 1989 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 1.02× –
Kevin Wickander 1989 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Medina 1989 -0.4 -2.3 – – – 0.69× –
Mark Higgins 1989 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Mark Salas 1989 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.69× –
Pat Keedy 1989 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Paul Zuvella 1989 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.61× –
Pete Dalena 1989 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.69× –
Rudy Seanez 1989 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Davis 1989 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Tom Magrann 1989 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+28.8+382.89.9+382.9—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

1989 · CLE / SDP
CLE · Hank Peters +$116.0M
Sandy Alomar, Chris James, Carlos Baerga
SDP · Jack McKeon −$116.0M
Joe Carter
CLE came out ahead by $116.0M
1989 · CLE / CHC
CLE · Hank Peters +$34.4M
Mitch Webster
CHC · Jim Frey −$34.4M
Dave Clark
CLE came out ahead by $34.4M
1989 · ANA / CLE
ANA · Mike Port +$1.6M
Ron Tingley
CLE · Hank Peters −$1.6M
Mark McLemore
ANA came out ahead by $1.6M
1989 · CHW / CLE
CHW · Larry Himes +$1.6M
Eddie Williams
CLE · Hank Peters −$1.6M
Joel Davis, Ed Wojna
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
1989 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Steve Davis
CLE · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Manny Francois, Joe Kesselmark
Even trade
1989 · CLE / MIN
CLE · Hank Peters +$15.2M
Keith Atherton
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$15.2M
Carmelo Castillo
CLE came out ahead by $15.2M
1989 · CLE / NYY
CLE · Hank Peters +$18.4M
Joel Skinner, Turner Ward
NYY · Bob Quinn −$18.4M
Mel Hall
CLE came out ahead by $18.4M
1989 · CLE / WSN
CLE · Hank Peters +$0.8M
Rick Carriger
WSN · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Doug Piatt
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
1989 · SEA / CLE
SEA · Woody Woodward +$3.2M
Chuck Baldwin
CLE · Hank Peters −$3.2M
Dave Hengel
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
1989 · ATL / CLE
ATL · Bobby Cox +$4.0M
Oddibe McDowell
CLE · Hank Peters −$4.0M
Dion James
ATL came out ahead by $4.0M
1989 · OAK / CLE / SDP
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$3.2M
Peter Kuld
CLE · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Brian Brooks
SDP · Jack McKeon −$3.2M
José Mota
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$9.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Joe Carter296.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Brook Jacoby298.000$962k$988k$622k$550kFREE AGENT
Jesse Orosco3210.000$825k$850k$900kFREE AGENT
Pete O'Brien317.000$700kFREE AGENT
Bud Black328.000$600k$702kFREE AGENT$350k
Tom Candiotti326.000$505k$1.1M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Keith Atherton306.000$450kFREE AGENT
Neil Allen3110.000$325kFREE AGENT
Doug Jones327.000$308k$950k$2.0MFREE AGENT
Luis Aguayo309.000$275kFREE AGENT
Dion James266.000$212k$650kFREE AGENT
Joel Skinner286.000$200k$280k$610kFREE AGENT
Mike Young297.000$150kFREE AGENT
Tim Stoddard3614.000$125kFREE AGENT
Brad Komminsk286.000$80kFREE AGENT
Brad Havens298.000$79kFREE AGENT
Paul Zuvella307.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Cory Snyder263.000$340kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Bailes273.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Swindell243.000$285kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Allanson273.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oddibe McDowell264.000$178kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Yett264.000$155kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Browne233.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Clark263.000$98kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Wojna284.000$78kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Kaiser284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Keedy314.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Salas285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
John Farrell262.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Fermin252.000$85kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Hinzo252.000$75kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Nichols241.000$74kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Albert Belle220.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Olin230.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Beau Allred240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Dalena29–—
Steve Davis28–—
Denny Gonzalez25–—
Dave Hengel27–—
Mark Higgins25–—
Tom Magrann25–—
Luis Medina26–—
Rudy Seanez200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Sheaffer272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Skalski24–—
Kevin Wickander240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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