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Guardians CLE

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GM: John Hart

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$9M
Surplus $M
+14
Win %
0.469
TAB
+9.6
WAB
+9.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.9
Dead money %
53%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RSandy Alomar Jr.88
RJunior Ortiz86
LJesse Levis21

1B

LPaul Sorrento121
RCarlos Martinez37
LReggie Jefferson15
RBrook Jacoby10
RFelix Fermin2

2B

BCarlos Baerga160
RFelix Fermin7
RTony Perezchica4

3B

RBrook Jacoby111
LJim Thome40
RCarlos Martinez28
RFelix Fermin17
RTony Perezchica9
RCraig Worthington9
BDave Rohde5
RMark Lewis1

SS

RMark Lewis121
RFelix Fermin55
RTony Perezchica4
RJosé Hernández3

LF

BThomas Howard⇄68
RAlbert Belle52
RGlenallen Hill50
LAlex Cole⇄18
LWayne Kirby1

CF

LKenny Lofton143
BThomas Howard⇄22
RGlenallen Hill1

RF

BMark Whiten144
BThomas Howard⇄13
RGlenallen Hill8
LWayne Kirby1

DH

RAlbert Belle100
RGlenallen Hill32
LPaul Sorrento11
LReggie Jefferson7
LAlex Cole⇄3
RCarlos Martinez2
BMark Whiten2
BCarlos Baerga1
RSandy Alomar Jr.1
BThomas Howard⇄1
RTony Perezchica1
LWayne Kirby1

Starters

RCharles Nagy7.0 WAR
RJose Mesa⇄1.0 WAR
RScott Scudder0.8 WAR
RJack Armstrong0.7 WAR
RRod Nichols0.4 WAR
LEric Bell0.0 WAR
LAlan Embree-0.0 WAR
LDennis Cook-0.0 WAR
RDave Mlicki-0.1 WAR
LDave Otto-0.1 WAR
RJeff Shaw-0.2 WAR
LJeff Mutis-0.3 WAR
LDenis Boucher-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSteve Olin29 sv
LDerek Lilliquist0 h
RTed Power0 h
REric Plunk0 h
LKevin Wickander0 h
RMike Christopher0 h
RBrad Arnsberg0 h
LEric Bell0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Kenny Lofton5.8
Paul Sorrento1.8
Jose Mesa1.0
Derek Lilliquist0.8
Scott Scudder0.8
Jack Armstrong0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Greg Swindell5.9
Tom Candiotti3.0
Eric King2.6
Beau Allred0.8
Doug Jones0.8
Mike Huff0.7

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Charles Nagy 1992 +7.0 +139.6 0.4 +139.3 $0.1M 2.50× –
Kenny Lofton 1992 +5.8 +94.7 0.1 +94.6 $0.0M 2.05× –
Carlos Baerga 1992 +5.5 +60.6 0.5 +60.1 $0.1M 1.38× –
Albert Belle 1992 +2.0 +16.4 0.2 +16.2 $0.1M 1.01× –
Paul Sorrento 1992 +1.8 +11.5 0.1 +11.4 $0.1M 0.81× –
Derek Lilliquist 1992 +0.8 +8.8 0.2 +8.6 $0.2M 1.34× –
Jose Mesa↔ 1992 +1.0 +7.8 0.1 +7.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Mark Whiten 1992 +1.1 +7.6 0.3 +7.3 $0.3M 0.83× –
Scott Scudder 1992 +0.8 +6.6 0.2 +6.4 $0.2M 1.02× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 1992 +1.3 +5.6 0.5 +5.1 $0.4M 0.52× –
Jack Armstrong 1992 +0.7 +5.3 0.3 +5.0 $0.4M 1.02× –
Glenallen Hill 1992 +0.8 +5.1 0.3 +4.7 $0.4M 0.83× –
Ted Power 1992 +0.5 +4.9 0.3 +4.6 $0.7M 1.34× –
Brook Jacoby 1992 +1.0 +4.6 0.6 +4.0 $0.6M 0.58× –
Mark Lewis 1992 +0.8 +4.1 0.1 +4.0 $0.2M 0.61× –
Thomas Howard↔ 1992 +0.5 +3.2 0.2 +3.0 $0.3M 0.83× –
Reggie Jefferson 1992 +0.6 +2.7 0.1 +2.6 $0.2M 0.56× –
Steve Olin 1992 +0.3 +2.8 0.3 +2.5 $1.1M 1.34× –
Rod Nichols 1992 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +1.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Eric Plunk 1992 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.1 $1.3M 0.67× –
Felix Fermin 1992 +0.4 +2.1 0.9 +1.1 $2.3M 0.61× –
Eric Bell 1992 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.1 $25.6M 0.67× –
Alan Embree 1992 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Dennis Cook 1992 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 1.02× –
Dave Rohde 1992 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.58× –
Wayne Kirby 1992 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.69× –
Junior Ortiz 1992 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Dave Otto 1992 -0.1 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Jim Thome 1992 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.58× –
Jeff Shaw 1992 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Tony Perezchica 1992 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 0.58× –
Jeff Mutis 1992 -0.3 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 1.02× –
Denis Boucher 1992 -0.5 -4.1 0.1 -4.3 – 1.02× –
Brad Arnsberg 1992 -1.0 -5.1 0.1 -5.2 – 0.67× –
Alex Cole↔ 1992 -0.9 -5.7 0.1 -5.7 – 0.83× –
Carlos Martinez 1992 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.56× –
Craig Worthington 1992 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.58× –
Dave Mlicki 1992 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 1.02× –
Jesse Levis 1992 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.52× –
José Hernández 1992 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Kevin Wickander 1992 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Christopher 1992 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+28.9+370.48.5+363.7—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1992 · SDP / CLE
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$2.4M
Jason Hardtke, Chris Maffett
CLE · John Hart −$2.4M
Thomas Howard
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
1992 · CLE / BAL
CLE · John Hart +$86.4M
José Mesa
BAL · Roland Hemond −$86.4M
Kyle Washington
CLE came out ahead by $86.4M
1992 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Alan Walden
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Zak Shinall
Even trade
1992 · CLE / MIN
CLE · John Hart +$7.2M
Paul Sorrento
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$7.2M
Oscar Muñoz, Curt Leskanic
CLE came out ahead by $7.2M
1992 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Larry Doughty +$1.6M
Alex Cole
CLE · John Hart −$1.6M
Tony Mitchell
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$8.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Brook Jacoby3211.000$550kFREE AGENT
Eric Plunk286.000$358k$725k$625k$725k$750k$1.9M$1.1M
Ted Power3711.000$300k$250kFREE AGENT
Junior Ortiz3210.000$300k$395kFREE AGENT
Eric Bell287.000$158kFREE AGENT
Brad Arnsberg286.000$150kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Felix Fermin285.000$950kFREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.264.000$525kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Cook294.000$375kARB 3FREE AGENT
Glenallen Hill273.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Otto275.000$300kFREE AGENT
Steve Olin263.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Armstrong274.000$282kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Nichols274.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Lilliquist263.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Albert Belle253.000$175kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Scudder243.000$170kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Sorrento263.000$138kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Perezchica264.000$128kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Mesa265.000$72kFREE AGENT
Carlos Martinez264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Wickander273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Worthington274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Carlos Baerga232.000$525kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Nagy252.000$392kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Whiten252.000$333kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Howard272.000$152kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lewis221.000$145kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Shaw252.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Rohde282.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Jefferson231.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Kirby281.000$119kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denis Boucher241.000$116kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kenny Lofton251.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Mutis251.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Thome211.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Embree220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Cole262.000$63kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Christopher281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Hernández221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Levis240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Mlicki240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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