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Guardians CLE

1995100–44 (0.694)Lost World Series
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GM: John Hart

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
$39M
Surplus $M
+7
Win %
0.694
TAB
+17.7
WAB
+25.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
47.9
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTony Peña Sr.91
RSandy Alomar Jr.61
RScooter Tucker⇄20
LJesse Levis12

1B

LPaul Sorrento91
RHerbert Perry Jr.45
BEddie Murray18
RAlvaro Espinoza2

2B

BCarlos Baerga134
RAlvaro Espinoza22
RBilly Ripken7
RDavid Bell⇄2

3B

LJim Thome134
RAlvaro Espinoza22
RBilly Ripken1
RHerbert Perry Jr.1

SS

BOmar Vizquel136
RAlvaro Espinoza19

LF

RAlbert Belle142
LJeromy Burnitz5
BRuben Amaro Jr.5
LWayne Kirby1

CF

LKenny Lofton114
LWayne Kirby34
BRuben Amaro Jr.14
LJeromy Burnitz1

RF

RManny Ramirez131
LWayne Kirby35
BRuben Amaro Jr.6
LBrian Giles3

DH

BEddie Murray94
RDave Winfield32
RManny Ramirez5
LPaul Sorrento4
RHerbert Perry Jr.3
LKenny Lofton2
BCarlos Baerga1
RAlbert Belle1
LJim Thome1
BRuben Amaro Jr.1

Starters

RDennis Martinez3.3 WAR
RCharles Nagy3.2 WAR
ROrel Hershiser2.5 WAR
RMark Clark1.8 WAR
RChad Ogea1.5 WAR
RKen Hill⇄1.4 WAR
LBud Black0.5 WAR
RAlbie Lopez0.2 WAR
RJoe Roa-0.0 WAR
RJason Grimsley-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJose Mesa46 sv
RJulian Tavarez0 h
REric Plunk0 h
LPaul Assenmacher0 h
LJim Poole0 h
LAlan Embree0 h
RJason Grimsley0 h
LDennis Cook⇄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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Orel Hershiser2.5
Ken Hill1.4
Paul Assenmacher0.8
Bud Black0.5
Jim Poole0.3
Alan Embree0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Jack Morris2.0
Rene Gonzales0.4
Jeff Russell0.1
Matt Turner0.1
Bill Wertz0.0
Candy Maldonado0.0

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Albert Belle 1995 +7.2 +117.8 4.5 +113.3 $0.6M 2.05× –
Jim Thome 1995 +6.0 +68.6 0.8 +67.7 $0.1M 1.43× –
Kenny Lofton 1995 +3.8 +54.3 1.9 +52.4 $0.5M 1.79× –
Charles Nagy 1995 +3.2 +50.2 1.9 +48.3 $0.6M 1.96× –
Dennis Martinez 1995 +3.3 +51.9 4.5 +47.4 $1.4M 1.96× –
Manny Ramirez 1995 +3.2 +41.1 0.1 +41.0 $0.0M 1.60× –
Orel Hershiser 1995 +2.5 +39.2 1.5 +37.7 $0.6M 1.96× –
Jose Mesa 1995 +2.1 +32.8 1.4 +31.4 $0.7M 1.95× –
Eddie Murray 1995 +2.6 +27.9 3.0 +24.9 $1.1M 1.33× –
Mark Clark 1995 +1.8 +21.0 0.8 +20.3 $0.4M 1.49× –
Chad Ogea 1995 +1.5 +18.0 0.1 +17.9 $0.1M 1.49× –
Julian Tavarez 1995 +1.6 +12.8 0.1 +12.6 $0.1M 0.98× –
Ken Hill↔ 1995 +1.4 +11.2 1.8 +9.4 $1.3M 1.02× –
Carlos Baerga 1995 +2.0 +12.9 3.6 +9.3 $1.8M 0.82× –
Eric Plunk 1995 +1.1 +6.1 0.7 +5.4 $0.6M 0.67× –
Herbert Perry Jr. 1995 +0.9 +4.1 0.1 +4.0 $0.1M 0.56× –
Omar Vizquel 1995 +1.4 +6.9 2.9 +4.0 $2.1M 0.61× –
Bud Black 1995 +0.5 +3.9 0.3 +3.6 $0.7M 1.02× –
Paul Assenmacher 1995 +0.8 +4.4 1.3 +3.1 $1.6M 0.67× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 1995 +1.3 +5.2 2.5 +2.7 $2.0M 0.52× –
Brian Giles 1995 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Jeromy Burnitz 1995 +0.2 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.8M 0.83× –
Alan Embree 1995 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Albie Lopez 1995 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.5M 0.67× –
Jim Poole 1995 +0.3 +1.4 0.3 +1.0 $1.4M 0.67× –
Paul Sorrento 1995 +0.4 +1.6 1.1 +0.5 $3.1M 0.56× –
Tony Peña Sr. 1995 +0.2 +0.8 0.5 +0.3 $2.6M 0.52× –
David Bell↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.1M 0.56× –
Jesse Levis 1995 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.5M 0.52× –
Paul Shuey 1995 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.4M 0.67× –
Gregg Olson↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Wayne Kirby 1995 -0.0 -0.3 0.4 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Scooter Tucker↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Dennis Cook↔ 1995 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Alvaro Espinoza 1995 -0.3 -1.5 0.5 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Jason Grimsley 1995 -0.4 -1.9 0.3 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Ruben Amaro Jr. 1995 -0.5 -3.6 0.2 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Dave Winfield 1995 -0.8 -4.5 0.6 -5.1 – 0.69× –
Billy Ripken 1995 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Joe Roa 1995 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
John Farrell 1995 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+48.2+587.738.7+547.5—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1995 · CLE / STL
CLE · John Hart +$1.6M
Ken Hill
STL · Walt Jocketty −$1.6M
David Bell, Rick Heiserman, Pepe McNeal
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · TEX / CLE
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$6.4M
Dennis Cook
CLE · John Hart −$6.4M
Guillermo Mercedes
TEX came out ahead by $6.4M
1995 · HOU / CLE
HOU · Bob Watson +$8.0M
Tony Mitchell, Mitch Meluskey
CLE · John Hart −$8.0M
Buck McNabb, Jim Lewis
HOU came out ahead by $8.0M
1995 · HOU / CLE
HOU · Bob Watson +$0.8M
Matt Williams
CLE · John Hart −$0.8M
Eddie Tucker
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$39.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Dennis Martinez4119.000$4.5M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Albert Belle286.000$4.5M$5.7MFREE AGENT
Eddie Murray3918.000$3.0M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel286.000$2.9M$3.0M$3.0M$3.0M$3.0M$3.0M$3.0M
Sandy Alomar Jr.297.000$2.5M$2.6M$2.6M$2.7M$2.8M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Ken Hill297.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Orel Hershiser3612.000$1.5M$1.8M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa298.000$1.4M$1.9M$1.9M$984kFREE AGENT
Paul Assenmacher349.000$1.3M$871k$875k$1.3M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Paul Sorrento296.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Eric Plunk319.000$725k$750k$1.9M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Winfield4322.000$600kFREE AGENT
Tony Peña Sr.3815.000$517k$558kFREE AGENT
Alvaro Espinoza3311.000$450k$221kFREE AGENT
Bud Black3814.000$350kFREE AGENT
Jason Grimsley276.000$325kFREE AGENT
Dennis Cook327.000$105kFREE AGENT
Gregg Olson287.000$98kFREE AGENT
John Farrell328.000—FREE AGENT
Billy Ripken308.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Carlos Baerga265.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Kenny Lofton284.000$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Nagy285.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Jim Thome244.000$825kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Clark274.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Kirby314.000$362kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Poole295.000$350kFREE AGENT
Ruben Amaro Jr.304.000$175kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Levis273.000$128kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Embree253.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scooter Tucker283.000$93kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Jeromy Burnitz262.000$185kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Ramirez232.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Shuey241.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez222.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Albie Lopez232.000$118kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Herbert Perry Jr.251.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Ogea241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Giles240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Bell220.000$5kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Roa230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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