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Guardians CLE

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GM: Mark Shapiro

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$48M
Surplus $M
+17
Win %
0.481
TAB
+9.0
WAB
+1.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.7
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BVictor Martinez133
RKelly Shoppach40
RTim Laker4

1B

LBen Broussard⇄88
RRyan Garko45
BVictor Martinez22
RCasey Blake9
LTravis Hafner4

2B

LJoe Inglett53
RHector Luna⇄24
LRamón Vázquez7
RLou Merloni3
RAaron Boone1

3B

RAaron Boone101
RAndy Marte50
LRamón Vázquez14
RLou Merloni3
RHector Luna⇄2
RKevin Kouzmanoff2
RRonnie Belliard⇄1

SS

RJhonny Peralta147
RHector Luna⇄9
LRamón Vázquez7
RLou Merloni3
LJoe Inglett1

LF

RJason Michaels117
RFranklin Gutierrez10
LShin-Soo Choo⇄9
LJoe Inglett6

CF

LGrady Sizemore160
RFranklin Gutierrez7
LJoe Inglett3
LTodd Hollandsworth⇄2

RF

RCasey Blake93
LShin-Soo Choo⇄30
RFranklin Gutierrez28
REduardo Perez⇄5
RHector Luna⇄1
RJason Michaels1

DH

LTravis Hafner122
RKevin Kouzmanoff14
RCasey Blake8
BVictor Martinez3
RJason Michaels2
RRyan Garko2
RHector Luna⇄1
RAaron Boone1
LGrady Sizemore1
RJhonny Peralta1
LJoe Inglett1
LTodd Hollandsworth⇄1
LShin-Soo Choo⇄1

Starters

LCC Sabathia5.1 WAR
RJake Westbrook3.7 WAR
LCliff Lee2.3 WAR
RPaul Byrd1.7 WAR
LJeremy Sowers0.9 WAR
RJason Johnson⇄0.5 WAR
RRoberto Hernandez0.4 WAR
RBrian Slocum0.1 WAR
RJeremy Guthrie-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTom Mastny5 sv
RRafael Betancourt7 h
RFernando Cabrera6 h
RJason Davis6 h
LRafael Perez1 h
RGuillermo Mota⇄0 h
RBob Wickman⇄0 h
LScott Sauerbeck⇄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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Paul Byrd1.7
Shin-Soo Choo1.2
Jeremy Sowers0.9
Jason Michaels0.5
Jason Johnson0.5
Joe Inglett0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Coco Crisp5.2
Kevin Millwood3.4
Bob Howry1.4
Arthur Rhodes1.2
Scott Elarton0.8
Alex Cora0.5

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Grady Sizemore 2006 +7.9 +129.3 0.5 +128.8 $0.1M 2.05× –
CC Sabathia 2006 +5.1 +101.2 7.0 +94.2 $1.4M 2.50× –
Travis Hafner 2006 +6.0 +81.5 2.7 +78.8 $0.5M 1.71× –
Jake Westbrook 2006 +3.7 +65.3 4.2 +61.1 $1.1M 2.19× –
Cliff Lee 2006 +2.3 +27.9 0.4 +27.5 $0.2M 1.49× –
Victor Martinez 2006 +2.8 +22.3 1.0 +21.3 $0.4M 1.00× –
Casey Blake 2006 +1.8 +17.9 3.0 +14.8 $1.7M 1.22× –
Paul Byrd 2006 +1.7 +20.7 7.0 +13.7 $4.0M 1.49× –
Rafael Betancourt 2006 +0.8 +8.9 0.4 +8.5 $0.4M 1.34× –
Ben Broussard↔ 2006 +1.0 +4.3 1.5 +2.8 $1.6M 0.56× –
Jason Johnson↔ 2006 +0.5 +4.3 2.0 +2.3 $3.9M 1.02× –
Jason Michaels 2006 +0.5 +3.6 1.5 +2.1 $2.8M 0.83× –
Todd Hollandsworth↔ 2006 +0.4 +2.3 0.6 +1.8 $1.6M 0.83× –
Eduardo Perez↔ 2006 +0.4 +2.4 0.8 +1.6 $2.2M 0.83× –
Kelly Shoppach 2006 +0.4 +1.6 0.3 +1.2 $0.9M 0.52× –
Franklin Gutierrez 2006 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.2 $3.8M 0.83× –
Jhonny Peralta 2006 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $6.2M 0.61× –
Ronnie Belliard↔ 2006 +0.5 +2.2 2.5 -0.3 $5.3M 0.58× –
Matt Miller 2006 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Jeremy Guthrie 2006 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Fernando Cabrera 2006 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Scott Sauerbeck↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Danny Graves 2006 -0.3 -1.6 0.6 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Hector Luna↔ 2006 -0.9 -3.9 0.1 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Ramón Vázquez 2006 -0.9 -4.2 0.7 -4.9 – 0.58× –
Guillermo Mota↔ 2006 -0.6 -3.4 2.0 -5.4 – 0.67× –
Aaron Boone 2006 -0.8 -3.6 3.8 -7.4 – 0.58× –
Bob Wickman↔ 2006 +0.5 +2.6 2.5 +0.0 $5.3M 0.67× –
Andrew Brown 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Andy Marte 2006 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.58× –
Brian Sikorski↔ 2006 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Slocum 2006 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Edward Mujica 2006 +0.5 +2.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Davis 2006 +1.1 +5.9 – – – 0.67× –
Jeremy Sowers 2006 +0.9 +7.7 – – – 1.02× –
Joe Inglett 2006 +0.5 +2.3 – – – 0.56× –
Juan Lara 2006 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Kouzmanoff 2006 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.69× –
Lou Merloni 2006 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Rafael Perez 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Roberto Hernandez 2006 +0.4 +2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Garko 2006 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.56× –
Shin-Soo Choo↔ 2006 +1.2 +8.1 – – – 0.83× –
Tim Laker 2006 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Tom Mastny 2006 +0.1 +1.2 – – – 1.34× –
Total—+37.6+511.947.6+431.6—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2006 · CLE / PHI
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$9.6M
Jason Michaels
PHI · Pat Gillick −$9.6M
Arthur Rhodes
CLE came out ahead by $9.6M
2006 · SDP / CLE
SDP · Kevin Towers +$58.4M
Andrew Brown, Kevin Kouzmanoff
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$58.4M
Josh Barfield
SDP came out ahead by $58.4M
2006 · CLE / ATL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$9.6M
Max Ramírez
ATL · John Schuerholz −$9.6M
Bob Wickman
CLE came out ahead by $9.6M
2006 · CLE / TOR
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$1.6M
Bubbie Buzachero
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$1.6M
Brian Tallet
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
2006 · CIN / CLE
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$119.2M
Brandon Phillips
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$119.2M
Jeff Stevens
CIN came out ahead by $119.2M
2006 · CLE / SEA
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$85.6M
Asdrúbal Cabrera
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$85.6M
Eduardo Pérez
CLE came out ahead by $85.6M
2006 · CLE / STL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$1.6M
Héctor Luna
STL · Walt Jocketty −$1.6M
Ronnie Belliard
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
2006 · SDP / CLE
SDP · Kevin Towers +$22.4M
Mike Adams
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$22.4M
Brian Sikorski
SDP came out ahead by $22.4M
2006 · CLE / SEA
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$258.4M
Shin-Soo Choo, Shawn Nottingham
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$258.4M
Ben Broussard
CLE came out ahead by $258.4M
2006 · OAK / CLE
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Kazuhito Tadano
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Ramon Alvarado
Even trade
2006 · BOS / CLE
BOS · Jed Hoyer +$43.2M
Coco Crisp, David Riske, Josh Bard
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$43.2M
Guillermo Mota, Andy Marte, Kelly Shoppach, Randy Newsom
BOS came out ahead by $43.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$47.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Paul Byrd3511.000$7.0M$7.0M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Jake Westbrook286.000$4.2M$6.1M$10.0MFREE AGENT$7.0M
Aaron Boone339.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Casey Blake327.000$3.0M$3.8M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Bob Wickman3714.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Ronnie Belliard318.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Johnson329.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Guillermo Mota327.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Eduardo Perez3613.000$809kFREE AGENT
Scott Sauerbeck347.000$626kFREE AGENT
Danny Graves3210.000$600kFREE AGENT
Todd Hollandsworth3311.000$560kFREE AGENT
Tim Laker3614.000—FREE AGENT
Lou Merloni358.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
CC Sabathia255.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Travis Hafner294.000$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Broussard294.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Michaels305.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Victor Martinez274.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramón Vázquez295.000$700kFREE AGENT
Cliff Lee274.000$406kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jhonny Peralta243.000$377kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Betancourt313.000$365kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Miller343.000$337kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Davis264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Jeremy Guthrie272.000$625kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grady Sizemore232.000$500kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Cabrera242.000$331kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklin Gutierrez231.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Shoppach261.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Luna262.000$111kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Sikorski31–—
Andrew Brown250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shin-Soo Choo231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Marte221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Garko251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Lara25–—
Joe Inglett280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Kouzmanoff240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Slocum25–—
Tom Mastny250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Sowers230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Perez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edward Mujica220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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