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Guardians CLE

199077–85 (0.475)
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GM: Hank Peters

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$15M
Surplus $M
-4
Win %
0.475
TAB
-6.8
WAB
-3.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.0
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-6.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RSandy Alomar Jr.129
RJoel Skinner49

1B

RBrook Jacoby78
LKeith Hernandez42
LDion James35
RJeff Manto25
LKen Phelps⇄12
BMitch Webster3
RTom Brookens2

2B

BJerry Browne139
RTom Brookens21
BCarlos Baerga8
BMark McLemore⇄6
RFelix Fermin1

3B

RBrook Jacoby99
BCarlos Baerga50
RTom Brookens35
RJeff Manto5
RSteve Springer3
BMark McLemore⇄2

SS

RFelix Fermin147
BCarlos Baerga48
RRafael Santana7
RCory Snyder5
RTom Brookens3

LF

RCandy Maldonado104
LDion James25
BMitch Webster25
BStan Jefferson⇄23
RChris James12
RAlbert Belle1

CF

BMitch Webster95
LAlex Cole59
BStan Jefferson⇄14
LDion James8
LBeau Allred3
RChris James1

RF

RCory Snyder120
RCandy Maldonado41
BTurner Ward13
BStan Jefferson⇄6
LBeau Allred1
RChris James1

DH

RChris James121
RCandy Maldonado20
LKen Phelps⇄12
LDion James9
RAlbert Belle6

Starters

LGreg Swindell2.7 WAR
LBud Black⇄2.4 WAR
RTom Candiotti2.3 WAR
RSteve Olin1.5 WAR
RJohn Farrell0.7 WAR
RSergio Valdez⇄-0.0 WAR
RCharles Nagy-0.0 WAR
RMike Walker-0.0 WAR
RAl Nipper-0.2 WAR
LKevin Bearse-0.3 WAR
RJeff Shaw-0.4 WAR
RRod Nichols-0.5 WAR
RCecilio Guante-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDoug Jones43 sv
LJesse Orosco0 h
RSteve Olin0 h
RCecilio Guante0 h
RRudy Seanez0 h
RColby Ward0 h
LEfrain Valdez0 h
LKevin Wickander0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Candy Maldonado3.1
Mitch Webster2.9
Sandy Alomar Jr.2.4
Alex Cole1.6
Chris James1.6
Turner Ward0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Joe Carter1.8
Pete O'Brien1.5
Scott Bailes1.2
Brad Komminsk1.2
Ed Wojna0.3
Andy Allanson0.2

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Greg Swindell 1990 +2.7 +42.7 0.8 +41.9 $0.3M 1.96× –
Candy Maldonado 1990 +3.1 +39.6 0.8 +38.8 $0.3M 1.60× –
Mitch Webster 1990 +2.9 +37.1 0.6 +36.5 $0.2M 1.60× –
Brook Jacoby 1990 +3.7 +37.2 1.0 +36.2 $0.3M 1.25× –
Bud Black↔ 1990 +2.4 +28.8 0.7 +28.1 $0.3M 1.49× –
Tom Candiotti 1990 +2.3 +27.8 1.1 +26.8 $0.4M 1.49× –
Alex Cole 1990 +1.6 +15.9 0.1 +15.8 $0.1M 1.22× –
Jerry Browne 1990 +2.3 +15.3 0.3 +15.0 $0.1M 0.82× –
Doug Jones 1990 +1.4 +15.3 0.9 +14.4 $0.7M 1.34× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 1990 +2.4 +14.4 0.1 +14.2 $0.0M 0.76× –
Chris James 1990 +1.6 +12.7 0.6 +12.2 $0.4M 1.01× –
Steve Olin 1990 +1.5 +11.8 0.1 +11.7 $0.1M 0.98× –
John Farrell 1990 +0.7 +6.0 0.3 +5.7 $0.4M 1.02× –
Felix Fermin 1990 +0.6 +2.8 0.2 +2.6 $0.3M 0.61× –
Carlos Baerga 1990 +0.5 +2.5 0.1 +2.4 $0.2M 0.58× –
Stan Jefferson↔ 1990 +0.3 +2.3 0.1 +2.1 $0.4M 0.83× –
Joel Skinner 1990 +0.5 +2.0 0.3 +1.7 $0.6M 0.52× –
Jeff Manto 1990 +0.4 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.3M 0.56× –
Kevin Wickander 1990 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.4M 0.67× –
Tom Brookens 1990 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.6 $1.9M 0.58× –
Sergio Valdez↔ 1990 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 1.02× –
Charles Nagy 1990 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Dion James 1990 +0.1 +0.2 0.7 -0.4 $12.6M 0.56× –
Mike Walker 1990 -0.0 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 1.02× –
Rafael Santana 1990 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.61× –
Jeff Kaiser 1990 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Colby Ward 1990 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Albert Belle 1990 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.69× –
Beau Allred 1990 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Mark McLemore↔ 1990 -0.2 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Kevin Bearse 1990 -0.3 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 1.02× –
Jeff Shaw 1990 -0.4 -3.2 0.1 -3.3 – 1.02× –
Jesse Orosco 1990 -0.5 -2.6 0.8 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Ken Phelps↔ 1990 -0.7 -3.6 0.4 -4.0 – 0.69× –
Rod Nichols 1990 -0.5 -4.1 0.1 -4.2 – 1.02× –
Cecilio Guante 1990 -0.8 -4.3 0.7 -4.9 – 0.67× –
Keith Hernandez 1990 -0.7 -3.3 1.8 -5.1 – 0.56× –
Cory Snyder 1990 -0.7 -4.9 0.7 -5.6 – 0.83× –
Al Nipper 1990 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 1.02× –
Efrain Valdez 1990 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Mauro Gozzo 1990 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Rudy Seanez 1990 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Springer 1990 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.58× –
Turner Ward 1990 +0.5 +3.6 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+25.8+284.615.0+269.8—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1990 · CLE / CHW
CLE · Hank Peters +$39.2M
Eric King, Shawn Hillegas
CHW · Larry Himes −$39.2M
Cory Snyder, Lindsay Foster
CLE came out ahead by $39.2M
1990 · CLE / TOR
CLE · Hank Peters +$5.6M
Mauro Gozzo, Steve Cummings, Alex Sanchez
TOR · Pat Gillick −$5.6M
Buddy Black
CLE came out ahead by $5.6M
1990 · CLE / ATL
CLE · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Jeff Wetherby, Miguel Sabino
ATL · Bobby Cox +$0.0M
Tommy Hinzo, Dwight Taylor
Even trade
1990 · TOR / CLE
TOR · Pat Gillick +$1.6M
Alex Sanchez
CLE · Hank Peters −$1.6M
Willie Blair
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
1990 · CLE / SDP
CLE · Hank Peters +$12.8M
Alex Cole
SDP · Jack McKeon −$12.8M
Tom Lampkin
CLE came out ahead by $12.8M
1990 · CLE / ANA
CLE · Hank Peters +$5.6M
Jeff Manto, Colin Charland
ANA · Mike Port −$5.6M
Scott Bailes
CLE came out ahead by $5.6M
1990 · MIN / CLE
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Charlie Scott
CLE · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Alan Cockrell
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$15.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Keith Hernandez3616.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Tom Candiotti337.000$1.1M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Brook Jacoby309.000$988k$622k$550kFREE AGENT
Doug Jones338.000$950k$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jesse Orosco3311.000$850k$900kFREE AGENT
Candy Maldonado299.000$825kFREE AGENT$1.2M$1.6M
Bud Black339.000$702kFREE AGENT$350k
Cecilio Guante308.000$650kFREE AGENT
Dion James277.000$650kFREE AGENT
Mitch Webster317.000$600k$407kFREE AGENT
Tom Brookens3611.000$425kFREE AGENT
Ken Phelps3510.000$354kFREE AGENT
Joel Skinner297.000$280k$610kFREE AGENT
Rafael Santana327.000$250kFREE AGENT
Al Nipper317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Greg Swindell254.000$840kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Snyder274.000$700kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris James274.000$560kARB 3FREE AGENT
John Farrell273.000$320kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Browne244.000$310kARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Fermin263.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Jefferson274.000$129kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Kaiser295.000$110kFREE AGENT
Sergio Valdez254.000$80kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark McLemore254.000$50kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Albert Belle231.000$117kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Olin241.000$116kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.242.000$115kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Nichols252.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Baerga210.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Bearse240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Beau Allred251.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Cole240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Manto250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colby Ward260.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Nagy230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Shaw230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Wickander251.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Walker232.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mauro Gozzo241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rudy Seanez211.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Springer29–—
Efrain Valdez23–—
Turner Ward250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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