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Guardians CLE

199376–86 (0.469)
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GM: John Hart

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$18M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.469
TAB
-2.3
WAB
+1.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.9
Dead money %
46%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-9.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJunior Ortiz95
RSandy Alomar Jr.64
LJesse Levis29
RLance Parrish10

1B

LPaul Sorrento144
RCarlos Martinez22
RRandy Milligan⇄19
LReggie Jefferson15

2B

BCarlos Baerga150
LJeff Treadway19
RAlvaro Espinoza2

3B

RAlvaro Espinoza99
LJim Thome47
LJeff Treadway42
RCarlos Martinez35

SS

RFelix Fermin140
RAlvaro Espinoza35
RMark Lewis13

LF

RAlbert Belle150
RCandy Maldonado⇄12
LWayne Kirby2

CF

LKenny Lofton146
LWayne Kirby15

RF

LWayne Kirby113
BThomas Howard⇄28
RCandy Maldonado⇄15
LPaul Sorrento3
RManny Ramirez1

DH

LReggie Jefferson79
RCarlos Martinez19
RGlenallen Hill⇄17
RManny Ramirez12
LSam Horn10
RAlbert Belle9
BThomas Howard⇄6
LJeff Treadway4
BCarlos Baerga4
RCandy Maldonado⇄1
RRandy Milligan⇄1

Starters

RJose Mesa2.9 WAR
LDerek Lilliquist1.1 WAR
RMike Bielecki0.7 WAR
RCharles Nagy0.6 WAR
RJason Grimsley0.5 WAR
RMark Clark0.5 WAR
LBob Ojeda0.3 WAR
LCliff Young0.0 WAR
LDennis Cook0.0 WAR
RDave Mlicki-0.0 WAR
RScott Scudder-0.0 WAR
LMatt Young-0.1 WAR
RJulian Tavarez-0.1 WAR
RAlbie Lopez-0.2 WAR
RBob Milacki-0.2 WAR
RTom Kramer-0.2 WAR
RPaul Abbott-0.4 WAR
LJeff Mutis-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ REric Plunk15 sv
LDerek Lilliquist0 h
RJeremy Hernandez⇄0 h
RJerry Dipoto0 h
RBill Wertz0 h
RTed Power⇄0 h
RHeathcliff Slocumb⇄0 h
LKevin Wickander⇄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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Jerry Dipoto1.1
Randy Milligan1.1
Mike Bielecki0.7
Sam Horn0.7
Alvaro Espinoza0.6
Jeff Treadway0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Mark Whiten1.1
Brook Jacoby1.0
Jack Armstrong0.7
Rod Nichols0.4
Steve Olin0.3
Eric Bell0.0

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kenny Lofton 1993 +7.0 +114.0 0.5 +113.5 $0.1M 2.05× –
Albert Belle 1993 +4.9 +71.0 1.7 +69.3 $0.3M 1.79× –
Jose Mesa 1993 +2.9 +44.9 0.3 +44.6 $0.1M 1.96× –
Carlos Baerga 1993 +4.4 +42.3 1.4 +40.9 $0.3M 1.20× –
Wayne Kirby 1993 +2.5 +24.1 0.1 +24.0 $0.0M 1.22× –
Eric Plunk 1993 +1.5 +24.1 0.7 +23.4 $0.5M 1.95× –
Jerry Dipoto 1993 +1.1 +12.1 0.1 +12.0 $0.1M 1.34× –
Derek Lilliquist 1993 +1.1 +11.5 0.7 +10.8 $0.7M 1.34× –
Mike Bielecki 1993 +0.7 +5.7 0.5 +5.2 $0.7M 1.02× –
Jim Thome 1993 +1.1 +5.1 0.1 +5.0 $0.1M 0.58× –
Paul Sorrento 1993 +1.1 +5.0 0.3 +4.7 $0.3M 0.56× –
Randy Milligan↔ 1993 +1.1 +4.7 0.1 +4.6 $0.1M 0.56× –
Charles Nagy 1993 +0.6 +4.9 0.5 +4.4 $0.9M 1.02× –
Jason Grimsley 1993 +0.5 +4.5 0.1 +4.3 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mark Clark 1993 +0.5 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.3M 1.02× –
Alvaro Espinoza 1993 +0.6 +2.9 0.5 +2.4 $0.8M 0.58× –
Jeff Treadway 1993 +0.6 +2.8 0.4 +2.4 $0.6M 0.58× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 1993 +0.8 +3.3 1.3 +2.0 $1.6M 0.52× –
Bill Wertz 1993 +0.4 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.3M 0.67× –
Bob Ojeda 1993 +0.3 +2.3 1.7 +0.6 $6.1M 1.02× –
Junior Ortiz 1993 +0.2 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $2.6M 0.52× –
Cliff Young 1993 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.1M 0.67× –
Lance Parrish 1993 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.7M 0.52× –
Ted Power↔ 1993 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $8.0M 0.67× –
Dave Mlicki 1993 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Dennis Cook 1993 +0.0 +0.2 0.6 -0.4 $16.5M 0.67× –
Mark Lewis 1993 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 0.61× –
Mike Christopher 1993 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Heathcliff Slocumb↔ 1993 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Julian Tavarez 1993 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 1.02× –
Scott Scudder 1993 -0.0 -0.4 0.8 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Tom Kramer 1993 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Candy Maldonado↔ 1993 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 0.83× –
Kevin Wickander↔ 1993 -0.3 -1.7 0.0 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Thomas Howard↔ 1993 -0.4 -2.8 0.2 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Manny Ramirez 1993 -0.6 -3.5 0.1 -3.6 – 0.69× –
Jeremy Hernandez↔ 1993 -0.4 -4.5 0.1 -4.6 – 1.34× –
Jeff Mutis 1993 -0.6 -4.6 0.1 -4.7 – 1.02× –
Reggie Jefferson 1993 -1.0 -5.6 0.1 -5.8 – 0.69× –
Carlos Martinez 1993 -1.2 -5.6 0.5 -6.1 – 0.58× –
Glenallen Hill↔ 1993 -1.3 -7.1 0.7 -7.8 – 0.69× –
Felix Fermin 1993 -1.8 -8.7 1.0 -9.6 – 0.61× –
Albie Lopez 1993 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 1.02× –
Bob Milacki 1993 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jesse Levis 1993 -0.5 -2.0 – – – 0.52× –
Matt Young 1993 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Abbott 1993 -0.4 -3.1 – – – 1.02× –
Sam Horn 1993 +0.7 +3.6 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+24.8+338.717.4+325.5—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1993 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Lee Thomas +$16.8M
Heathcliff Slocumb
CLE · John Hart −$16.8M
Rubén Amaro
PHI came out ahead by $16.8M
1993 · CLE / SEA
CLE · John Hart +$128.8M
Omar Vizquel
SEA · Woody Woodward −$128.8M
Félix Fermín, Reggie Jefferson
CLE came out ahead by $128.8M
1993 · CHC / CLE
CHC · Larry Himes +$15.2M
José Hernández
CLE · John Hart −$15.2M
Heathcliff Slocumb
CHC came out ahead by $15.2M
1993 · CLE / CIN
CLE · John Hart +$8.0M
Randy Milligan
CIN · Jim Bowden −$8.0M
Thomas Howard
CLE came out ahead by $8.0M
1993 · CLE / CIN
CLE · John Hart +$4.0M
Todd Ruyak
CIN · Jim Bowden −$4.0M
Kevin Wickander
CLE came out ahead by $4.0M
1993 · CHC / CLE
CHC · Larry Himes +$30.4M
Glenallen Hill
CLE · John Hart −$30.4M
Candy Maldonado
CHC came out ahead by $30.4M
1993 · SDP / CLE
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$2.4M
Tracy Sanders, Fernando Hernández
CLE · John Hart −$2.4M
Jeremy Hernandez
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
1993 · TEX / CLE
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.0M
Dave Eiland
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Gerald Alexander, Allan Anderson
Even trade
1993 · WSN / CLE
WSN · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Randy Milligan
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Brian Barnes
Even trade
1993 · STL / CLE
STL · Dal Maxvill +$0.8M
Mark Whiten
CLE · John Hart −$0.8M
Mark Clark, Juan Andujar
STL came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$17.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Bob Ojeda3513.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Felix Fermin296.000$975kFREE AGENT
Eric Plunk297.000$725k$625k$725k$750k$1.9M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Bielecki339.000$500kFREE AGENT
Alvaro Espinoza319.000$500k$475k$450k$221kFREE AGENT
Candy Maldonado3212.000$471k$1.6MFREE AGENT
Junior Ortiz3311.000$395kFREE AGENT
Jeff Treadway306.000$375kFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa276.000$325k$600k$1.4M$1.9M$1.9M$984kFREE AGENT
Ted Power3812.000$200kFREE AGENT
Lance Parrish3716.000$125kFREE AGENT
Randy Milligan316.000$118kFREE AGENT
Sam Horn296.000—FREE AGENT
Matt Young3410.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Albert Belle264.000$1.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Baerga243.000$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.275.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Scott Scudder254.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Lilliquist274.000$725kARB 3FREE AGENT
Glenallen Hill284.000$663kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Cook305.000$610kFREE AGENT
Charles Nagy263.000$542kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Martinez275.000$500kFREE AGENT
Paul Sorrento274.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Howard283.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Grimsley254.000$125kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cliff Young283.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Wickander284.000$36kARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Abbott253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Milacki285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Kenny Lofton262.000$450kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lewis232.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Jefferson242.000$142kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Thome222.000$135kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Clark252.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Christopher292.000$123kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Kirby292.000$123kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Mutis262.000$114kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heathcliff Slocumb272.000$110kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Dipoto250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Ramirez210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Kramer252.000$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Mlicki251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Wertz260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez200.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hernandez262.000$86kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Levis251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Albie Lopez210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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