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Guardians CLE

199466–47 (0.584)
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GM: John Hart

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$31M
Surplus $M
+8
Win %
0.584
TAB
+15.4
WAB
+9.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.2
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RSandy Alomar Jr.78
RTony Peña Sr.40
LMatt Merullo4
LJesse Levis1

1B

LPaul Sorrento86
BEddie Murray26
RRene Gonzales4
RAlvaro Espinoza3
RHerbert Perry Jr.2

2B

BCarlos Baerga102
RAlvaro Espinoza20
RMark Lewis1
RRene Gonzales1

3B

LJim Thome94
RAlvaro Espinoza37
RRene Gonzales13
RMark Lewis6
RHerbert Perry Jr.2

SS

BOmar Vizquel69
RAlvaro Espinoza36
RMark Lewis13
RRene Gonzales4

LF

RAlbert Belle104
LWayne Kirby8
RCandy Maldonado5
BRuben Amaro Jr.1

CF

LKenny Lofton112
BRuben Amaro Jr.10
LWayne Kirby6

RF

RManny Ramirez84
LWayne Kirby55
BRuben Amaro Jr.1

DH

BEddie Murray82
RCandy Maldonado22
RManny Ramirez5
RAlbert Belle2
BCarlos Baerga1
BRuben Amaro Jr.1

Starters

RDennis Martinez3.6 WAR
RCharles Nagy3.5 WAR
RJack Morris2.0 WAR
RMark Clark1.6 WAR
RJason Grimsley1.4 WAR
RAlbie Lopez0.2 WAR
RChad Ogea0.1 WAR
LChris Nabholz⇄-0.0 WAR
RJulian Tavarez-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Russell⇄17 sv
RJose Mesa0 h
REric Plunk0 h
LDerek Lilliquist0 h
RSteve Farr⇄0 h
RPaul Shuey0 h
LRuss Swan0 h
RMatt Turner0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Dennis Martinez3.6
Jack Morris2.0
Omar Vizquel0.7
Tony Peña Sr.0.5
Rene Gonzales0.4
Ruben Amaro Jr.0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Randy Milligan1.1
Mike Bielecki0.7
Sam Horn0.7
Jeff Treadway0.6
Bob Ojeda0.3
Junior Ortiz0.2

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kenny Lofton 1994 +6.6 +108.7 0.9 +107.7 $0.1M 2.05× –
Albert Belle 1994 +5.3 +86.5 2.8 +83.7 $0.5M 2.05× –
Dennis Martinez 1994 +3.6 +62.5 4.5 +58.0 $1.3M 2.19× –
Charles Nagy 1994 +3.5 +54.7 1.2 +53.5 $0.4M 1.96× –
Jack Morris 1994 +2.0 +24.3 0.3 +23.9 $0.2M 1.49× –
Mark Clark 1994 +1.6 +19.6 0.3 +19.3 $0.2M 1.49× –
Jose Mesa 1994 +1.7 +13.2 0.6 +12.6 $0.4M 0.98× –
Jim Thome 1994 +1.8 +12.5 0.3 +12.1 $0.2M 0.85× –
Carlos Baerga 1994 +2.2 +14.3 2.4 +11.9 $1.1M 0.82× –
Eric Plunk 1994 +1.6 +12.5 0.6 +11.9 $0.4M 0.98× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 1994 +2.0 +12.1 2.2 +9.9 $1.1M 0.76× –
Manny Ramirez 1994 +1.5 +9.7 0.1 +9.6 $0.1M 0.83× –
Paul Sorrento 1994 +0.6 +2.8 0.7 +2.1 $1.1M 0.56× –
Albie Lopez 1994 +0.2 +2.0 0.1 +1.8 $0.5M 1.02× –
Rene Gonzales 1994 +0.4 +1.8 0.3 +1.5 $0.9M 0.58× –
Tony Peña Sr. 1994 +0.5 +1.9 0.4 +1.5 $0.9M 0.52× –
Omar Vizquel 1994 +0.7 +3.5 2.4 +1.1 $3.3M 0.61× –
Ruben Amaro Jr. 1994 +0.1 +0.9 0.2 +0.8 $1.1M 0.83× –
Chad Ogea 1994 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.1M 0.67× –
Jeff Russell↔ 1994 +0.1 +1.2 0.9 +0.3 $8.2M 1.34× –
Paul Shuey 1994 +0.0 +0.5 0.1 +0.3 $2.6M 1.34× –
Matt Turner 1994 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.6M 0.67× –
Jesse Levis 1994 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.6M 0.52× –
Jerry Dipoto 1994 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $28.0M 0.67× –
Larry Casian↔ 1994 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Wayne Kirby 1994 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Chris Nabholz↔ 1994 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 1.02× –
Herbert Perry Jr. 1994 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Julian Tavarez 1994 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 1.02× –
Russ Swan 1994 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Matt Merullo 1994 -0.3 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Candy Maldonado 1994 +0.0 +0.1 1.6 -1.5 $73.0M 0.69× –
Steve Farr↔ 1994 -0.4 -2.3 0.6 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Derek Lilliquist 1994 -0.3 -1.8 1.4 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Mark Lewis 1994 -0.9 -4.4 0.2 -4.6 – 0.61× –
Eddie Murray 1994 -0.7 -4.0 3.0 -7.0 – 0.69× –
Alvaro Espinoza 1994 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 +0.0 $4.5M 0.58× –
Bill Wertz 1994 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Barnes↔ 1994 -0.4 -2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Grimsley 1994 +1.4 +11.3 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+34.0+438.930.4+398.9—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1994 · WSN / CLE
WSN · Dan Duquette +$4.0M
J. J. Thobe, Dave Duplessis
CLE · John Hart −$4.0M
Chris Nabholz
WSN came out ahead by $4.0M
1994 · CLE / CIN
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
John Hrusovsky
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Tom Kramer
Even trade
1994 · CLE / MIA
CLE · John Hart +$1.6M
Matt Turner
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Jeremy Hernandez
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · CLE / TEX
CLE · John Hart +$0.8M
Igor Oropeza, Andreaus Lewis
TEX · Sandy Johnson −$0.8M
Junior Ortiz
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
1994 · NYM / CLE
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$26.4M
Paul Byrd, Jerry Dipoto, Dave Mlicki, Jesus Azuaje
CLE · John Hart −$26.4M
Jeromy Burnitz, Joe Roa
NYM came out ahead by $26.4M
1994 · MIN / CLE
MIN · Terry Ryan +$4.0M
Shawn Bryant
CLE · John Hart −$4.0M
Enrique Wilson
MIN came out ahead by $4.0M
1994 · CIN / CLE
CIN · Jim Bowden +$3.2M
Mark Lewis
CLE · John Hart −$3.2M
Tim Costo
CIN came out ahead by $3.2M
1994 · CHW / CLE
CHW · Ron Schueler +$2.4M
Ken Ramos
CLE · John Hart −$2.4M
Matt Merullo
CHW came out ahead by $2.4M
1994 · CLE / LAD
CLE · John Hart +$1.6M
Eddie Lantigua
LAD · Fred Claire −$1.6M
Brian Barnes
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · BOS / CLE
BOS · Lou Gorman +$5.6M
Chris Nabholz, Steve Farr
CLE · John Hart −$5.6M
Jeff Russell
BOS came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$30.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Dennis Martinez4018.000$4.5M$4.5M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Eddie Murray3817.000$3.0M$3.0M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.286.000$2.2M$2.5M$2.6M$2.6M$2.7M$2.8M$2.7M
Candy Maldonado3313.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Jeff Russell3211.000$921kFREE AGENT
Eric Plunk308.000$625k$725k$750k$1.9M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa287.000$600k$1.4M$1.9M$1.9M$984kFREE AGENT
Steve Farr3710.000$570kFREE AGENT
Alvaro Espinoza3210.000$475k$450k$221kFREE AGENT
Tony Peña Sr.3714.000$400k$517k$558kFREE AGENT
Rene Gonzales3310.000$350kFREE AGENT
Jack Morris3917.000$350kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Albert Belle275.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Carlos Baerga254.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel275.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Derek Lilliquist285.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Charles Nagy274.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kenny Lofton273.000$925kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Sorrento285.000$675kFREE AGENT
Chris Nabholz274.000$407kARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Swan305.000$400kFREE AGENT
Mark Clark263.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Thome233.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Kirby303.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lewis243.000$182kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruben Amaro Jr.293.000$163kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Merullo285.000$160kFREE AGENT
Larry Casian284.000$32kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Barnes274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Grimsley265.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jerry Dipoto261.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Turner271.000$139kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Levis262.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez211.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Albie Lopez221.000$113kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Ramirez221.000$111kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Herbert Perry Jr.240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Ogea230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Shuey230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Wertz271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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