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Guardians CLE

200191–71 (0.562)Made Playoffs
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GM: John Hart

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$93M
Surplus $M
-23
Win %
0.562
TAB
+5.7
WAB
+3.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.8
Dead money %
20%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-4.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

REinar Díaz134
LEddie Taubensee38
RTim Laker14

1B

LJim Thome148
RWil Cordero22
LKarim Garcia2

2B

BRoberto Alomar157
RJolbert Cabrera28
RJohn McDonald3
RMark Lewis3
REinar Díaz1

3B

RTravis Fryman96
LRussell Branyan72
RJolbert Cabrera27
RMark Lewis4
RJohn McDonald3
BDave Hollins1

SS

BOmar Vizquel154
RJolbert Cabrera14
RJohn McDonald9
RTravis Fryman1

LF

RMarty Cordova83
RWil Cordero49
RJolbert Cabrera36
LRussell Branyan31
REllis Burks18
LDave Roberts9
LKarim Garcia6

CF

LKenny Lofton130
RJolbert Cabrera35
BMilton Bradley⇄10
LDave Roberts2
RMarty Cordova2

RF

RJuan Gonzalez119
RMarty Cordova30
RJolbert Cabrera18
LKarim Garcia13
RWil Cordero4
LDave Roberts2
REllis Burks2
LRussell Branyan2
BMilton Bradley⇄1

DH

REllis Burks102
RJuan Gonzalez21
RWil Cordero10
RMarty Cordova7
LJim Thome5
LRussell Branyan4
BDave Hollins2
LEddie Taubensee1
RTravis Fryman1

Starters

RBartolo Colon3.8 WAR
LCC Sabathia2.6 WAR
RDave Burba2.4 WAR
LChuck Finley2.1 WAR
RSteve Woodard1.1 WAR
RJake Westbrook0.8 WAR
RRyan Drese0.6 WAR
RCharles Nagy0.6 WAR
RJaret Wright0.2 WAR
RTim Drew-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBob Wickman32 sv
RDanys Baez14 h
LRicardo Rincon11 h
LRich Rodriguez8 h
RPaul Shuey8 h
LJohn Rocker⇄7 h
RSteve Karsay⇄0 h
RSteve Reed⇄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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Juan Gonzalez4.3
CC Sabathia2.6
Ellis Burks2.5
Marty Cordova2.5
Jake Westbrook0.8
Danys Baez0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Manny Ramirez4.8
David Justice2.0
Jason Bere0.9
David Segui0.8
Jamie Brewington0.6
Sandy Alomar Jr.0.4

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roberto Alomar 2001 +6.6 +72.6 7.8 +64.9 $1.2M 1.38× –
Bartolo Colon 2001 +3.8 +67.4 2.6 +64.8 $0.7M 2.19× –
Juan Gonzalez 2001 +4.3 +62.1 10.0 +52.1 $2.3M 1.79× –
Jim Thome 2001 +5.4 +59.2 7.9 +51.3 $1.5M 1.37× –
CC Sabathia 2001 +2.6 +41.2 0.2 +41.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
Bob Wickman 2001 +2.0 +31.7 2.6 +29.1 $1.3M 1.95× –
Paul Shuey 2001 +1.8 +28.3 2.0 +26.3 $1.1M 1.95× –
Dave Burba 2001 +2.4 +28.8 5.0 +23.8 $2.1M 1.49× –
Marty Cordova 2001 +2.5 +24.1 0.5 +23.6 $0.2M 1.22× –
Einar Díaz 2001 +2.8 +22.5 0.4 +22.1 $0.1M 1.00× –
Ellis Burks 2001 +2.5 +27.0 5.7 +21.3 $2.2M 1.33× –
Chuck Finley 2001 +2.1 +24.5 9.7 +14.8 $4.7M 1.49× –
Steve Karsay↔ 2001 +1.5 +8.0 1.1 +6.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
Steve Woodard 2001 +1.1 +6.0 1.3 +4.6 $1.2M 0.67× –
Ricardo Rincon 2001 +1.0 +5.5 1.5 +4.0 $1.5M 0.67× –
John Rocker↔ 2001 +0.4 +4.8 1.1 +3.7 $2.4M 1.34× –
Russell Branyan 2001 +0.5 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.5M 0.58× –
Kenny Lofton 2001 +1.5 +9.8 8.0 +1.8 $5.5M 0.83× –
Danys Baez 2001 +0.7 +3.5 2.0 +1.5 $3.1M 0.67× –
Milton Bradley↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.9 0.0 +0.9 $0.2M 0.83× –
Steve Reed↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.6 0.7 -0.1 $6.2M 0.67× –
Dave Roberts 2001 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Jolbert Cabrera 2001 -0.0 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Jaret Wright 2001 +0.2 +2.0 2.6 -0.6 $10.5M 1.02× –
Charles Nagy 2001 +0.6 +5.3 6.0 -0.7 $9.3M 1.02× –
Jacob Cruz↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.83× –
John McDonald 2001 -0.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Justin Speier↔ 2001 -0.3 -1.9 0.1 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Eddie Taubensee 2001 -0.2 -0.6 1.8 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Omar Vizquel 2001 +0.1 +0.3 3.0 -2.7 $50.3M 0.61× –
Tim Drew 2001 -0.6 -5.2 0.2 -5.4 – 1.02× –
Wil Cordero 2001 -0.7 -4.8 2.7 -7.4 – 0.83× –
Travis Fryman 2001 -0.9 -4.3 5.8 -10.1 – 0.58× –
Dave Hollins 2001 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.69× –
David Riske 2001 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jake Westbrook 2001 +0.8 +4.1 – – – 0.67× –
Karim Garcia 2001 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Mark Lewis 2001 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.58× –
Mike Bacsik 2001 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Rich Rodriguez 2001 +0.5 +2.5 – – – 0.67× –
Roy Smith 2001 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Drese 2001 +0.6 +3.2 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Radinsky 2001 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Laker 2001 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+44.7+525.993.2+425.9—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2001 · CLE / ATL
CLE · John Hart +$4.8M
John Rocker, Troy Cameron
ATL · John Schuerholz −$4.8M
Steve Karsay, Steve Reed
CLE came out ahead by $4.8M
2001 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Dave Wallace +$41.6M
Dave Roberts
CLE · John Hart −$41.6M
Christian Bridenbaugh, Nial Hughes
LAD came out ahead by $41.6M
2001 · NYM / CLE
NYM · Steve Phillips +$0.0M
Justin Speier
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Brian Jenkins
Even trade
2001 · CLE / NYM
CLE · John Hart +$3.2M
Javier Ochoa
NYM · Steve Phillips −$3.2M
Tom Martin
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M
2001 · CLE / WSN
CLE · John Hart +$52.0M
Milton Bradley
WSN · Jim Beattie −$52.0M
Zach Day
CLE came out ahead by $52.0M
2001 · CLE / COL
CLE · John Hart +$25.6M
Josh Bard, Jody Gerut
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$25.6M
Jacob Cruz
CLE came out ahead by $25.6M
2001 · CLE / TEX
CLE · John Hart +$5.6M
Dave Elder
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$5.6M
John Rocker
CLE came out ahead by $5.6M
2001 · CLE / NYM
CLE · John Hart +$12.0M
Matt Lawton, Alex Escobar, Jerrod Riggan, Earl Snyder, Billy Traber
NYM · Steve Phillips −$12.0M
Roberto Alomar, Mike Bacsik, Danny Peoples
CLE came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$93.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Juan Gonzalez3112.000$10.0MFREE AGENT$600k
Chuck Finley3815.000$9.7M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Kenny Lofton3410.000$8.0MFREE AGENT$3.7M
Jim Thome3010.000$7.9M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Roberto Alomar3313.000$7.8MFREE AGENT
Charles Nagy3411.000$6.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Travis Fryman3211.000$5.8M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Ellis Burks3614.000$5.7M$6.7M$7.2MFREE AGENT
Dave Burba3411.000$5.0M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel3412.000$3.0M$4.5M$5.5M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Wil Cordero299.000$2.7M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Bob Wickman329.000$2.6M$3.4MFREE AGENT$6.0M$2.8M$2.5M
Paul Shuey307.000$2.0M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Eddie Taubensee3210.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Steve Karsay298.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Steve Reed369.000$709kFREE AGENT
Marty Cordova316.000$500kFREE AGENT
Karim Garcia256.000—FREE AGENT$616k
Dave Hollins3511.000—FREE AGENT
Tim Laker319.000—FREE AGENT$400k$450k
Mark Lewis3110.000—FREE AGENT
Scott Radinsky3311.000—FREE AGENT
Rich Rodriguez3811.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Bartolo Colon284.000$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jaret Wright254.000$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricardo Rincon314.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Woodard264.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Rocker263.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Einar Díaz285.000$388kFREE AGENT
Jolbert Cabrera283.000$237kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russell Branyan253.000$219kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Cruz285.000$89kFREE AGENT
Justin Speier273.000$54kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Danys Baez230.000$2.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Roberts292.000$212kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John McDonald262.000$209kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Drew221.000$202kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
CC Sabathia200.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Milton Bradley231.000$27kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Westbrook231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Riske242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roy Smith25–—
Ryan Drese250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Bacsik230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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