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GM: Mark Shapiro (since 2002)

2009 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-13.0
WAB — wins above budget
-5.8
TAB — roster Talent above budget
65–97 (0.401)
record
-6M
surplus $M (value/$)
24.7
roster fWAR
$66.8M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Shin-Soo Choo 26 arb 156 5.1 0.4 +11.6
Cliff Lee↔ PHI 30 FA-elig 22 4.1 3.9 +5.8
Asdrúbal Cabrera 23 pre-arb 131 3.0 0.4 +6.6
Grady Sizemore 26 arb 106 2.1 4.8 +0.2
Carl Pavano↔ MIN 33 FA-elig 21 1.8 1.0 +3.3
Victor Martinez↔ BOS 30 FA-elig 99 1.4 3.8 -0.4
David Huff 24 23 1.3
Mark DeRosa↔ STL 34 FA-elig 71 1.3 2.8 +0.2
Jamey Carroll 35 FA-elig 93 1.3 2.5 +0.5
Aaron Laffey 24 pre-arb 25 1.3 0.4 +2.6
Travis Hafner 32 FA-elig 94 1.2 11.5 -8.6
Ryan Garko↔ SFG 28 arb 78 1.1 0.3 +2.4
Jeremy Sowers 26 arb 23 1.1 0.4 +2.2
Justin Masterson↔ BOS 24 pre-arb 11 0.8 0.1 +1.8
Jhonny Peralta 27 FA-elig 151 0.7 3.6 -1.9
Kerry Wood 32 FA-elig 58 0.3 10.0 -9.2
Rafael Betancourt↔ COL 34 FA-elig 29 0.3 1.6 -0.8
Kelly Shoppach 29 arb 89 0.3 1.9 -1.2
Matt Herges↔ COL 39 21 0.3
Tony Sipp 25 pre-arb 46 0.3 0.4 +0.2
Chris Perez↔ STL 23 pre-arb 32 0.2 0.2 +0.4
Joe Smith 25 pre-arb 37 0.2 0.4 +0.1
Ben Francisco↔ PHI 27 pre-arb 89 0.2 0.3 +0.2
Matt LaPorta 24 52 0.2
Roberto Hernandez 28 arb 24 0.2 2.9 -2.6
Josh Barfield 26 arb 17 0.1 0.4 -0.2
Jess Todd↔ STL 23 19 0.1
Anthony Reyes 27 arb 8 0.1 0.4 -0.2
Jose Veras↔ NYY 28 arb 22 0.0 0.2 -0.1
Luis Valbuena 23 pre-arb 103 0.0 0.4 -0.4
Rich Rundles 28 1 -0.0
Trevor Crowe 25 pre-arb 68 -0.0 0.4 -0.5
Zach Jackson 26 arb 3 -0.1 0.4 -0.5
Lou Marson↔ PHI 23 pre-arb 14 -0.1 0.3 -0.4
Scott Lewis 25 pre-arb 1 -0.1 0.4 -0.6
Masa Kobayashi 35 pre-arb 10 -0.1 3.0 -3.3
Vinnie Chulk 30 8 -0.1
Niuman Romero 24 10 -0.1
Rafael Perez 27 arb 54 -0.1 0.4 -0.8
Winston Abreu↔ TBR 32 3 -0.1
Greg Aquino 31 10 -0.2
Mike Gosling 28 15 -0.2
David Dellucci↔ TOR 35 FA-elig 14 -0.2 2.5 -3.0
Tony Graffanino 37 7 -0.2
Luis Vizcaino↔ CHC 34 FA-elig 11 -0.3 2.6 -3.2
Carlos Carrasco 22 pre-arb 5 -0.4 0.4 -1.2
Jensen Lewis 25 pre-arb 47 -0.4 0.4 -1.3
Wyatt Toregas 26 pre-arb 19 -0.5 0.4 -1.5
Michael Brantley 22 28 -0.6
Andy Marte 25 arb 47 -0.7 0.4 -2.0
Chris Gimenez 26 45 -0.7
Tomo Ohka 33 18 -0.7

52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 38 of them (73%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for CLE
Kenny Lofton199142.5
Corey Kluber201034.6
Grady Sizemore200230.3
Carlos Carrasco200925.5
Travis Hafner200222.3
Carlos Santana200821.6
Michael Brantley200820.0
Shin-Soo Choo200619.2
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Jeff Kent199630.9
Brandon Phillips200630.1
Brian Giles199825.4
Von Hayes198222.3
Yandy Díaz201819.5
Rick Sutcliffe198417.2
Jeromy Burnitz199617.1
Sean Casey199815.9