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Guardians CLE

201069–93 (0.426)
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GM: Mark Shapiro

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$49M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.426
TAB
-6.2
WAB
-5.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
20.6
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-7.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RLou Marson87
BCarlos Santana40
RChris Gimenez24
RMike Redmond22
BLuke Carlin6

1B

RMatt LaPorta93
LRussell Branyan⇄52
RAndy Marte32
LJordan Brown10
RShelley Duncan4

2B

LLuis Valbuena71
RJason Donald41
RJayson Nix⇄28
RMark Grudzielanek27
BDrew Sutton⇄4

3B

RJayson Nix⇄56
RAndy Marte45
LLuis Valbuena9
BAnderson Hernandez⇄1

SS

BAsdrúbal Cabrera95
RJhonny Peralta⇄91
RJason Donald47
BDrew Sutton⇄6
LLuis Valbuena5

LF

BTrevor Crowe48
RShelley Duncan41
RMatt LaPorta7
LJordan Brown7
LMichael Brantley7
RJayson Nix⇄2
BAnderson Hernandez⇄1
LLuis Valbuena1
RChris Gimenez1

CF

BTrevor Crowe68
LMichael Brantley65
LGrady Sizemore32
RAustin Kearns⇄5

RF

LShin-Soo Choo142
RShelley Duncan8
BTrevor Crowe4
RChris Gimenez1

DH

LTravis Hafner109
RShelley Duncan17
RJayson Nix⇄9
RMatt LaPorta8
LJordan Brown7
BCarlos Santana5
LLuis Valbuena3
RAndy Marte2
LShin-Soo Choo2
BAsdrúbal Cabrera1
RJason Donald1
BDrew Sutton⇄1
RChris Gimenez1
RMark Grudzielanek1

Starters

RRoberto Hernandez2.8 WAR
RJustin Masterson2.6 WAR
RMitch Talbot1.4 WAR
RJake Westbrook⇄0.7 WAR
RJosh Tomlin0.7 WAR
LAaron Laffey0.6 WAR
RCarlos Carrasco0.4 WAR
RJeanmar Gomez0.3 WAR
LDavid Huff-0.2 WAR
RJustin Germano-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RChris Perez23 sv
RJoe Smith16 h
LTony Sipp15 h
LRafael Perez13 h
RFrank Herrmann7 h
RJustin Germano2 h
RJensen Lewis1 h
RHector Ambriz0 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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Carlos Santana1.8
Mitch Talbot1.4
Russell Branyan1.4
Austin Kearns1.2
Shelley Duncan0.9
Jayson Nix0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Cliff Lee4.1
Carl Pavano1.8
Victor Martinez1.4
Mark DeRosa1.3
Jamey Carroll1.3
Ryan Garko1.1

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Shin-Soo Choo 2010 +6.0 +98.9 0.5 +98.5 $0.1M 2.05× –
Justin Masterson 2010 +2.6 +40.0 0.4 +39.5 $0.2M 1.96× –
Roberto Hernandez 2010 +2.8 +43.8 5.1 +38.7 $1.8M 1.96× –
Mitch Talbot 2010 +1.4 +11.3 0.4 +10.9 $0.3M 1.02× –
Carlos Santana 2010 +1.8 +10.9 0.3 +10.7 $0.1M 0.76× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
Chris Perez 2010 +1.0 +10.5 0.4 +10.1 $0.4M 1.34× –
Austin Kearns↔ 2010 +1.2 +8.3 0.7 +7.6 $0.6M 0.83× –
Russell Branyan↔ 2010 +1.4 +6.1 0.7 +5.3 $0.5M 0.56× –
Travis Hafner 2010 +1.9 +15.4 11.5 +3.9 $6.1M 1.01× –
Asdrúbal Cabrera 2010 +0.9 +4.2 0.4 +3.8 $0.5M 0.61× –
Carlos Carrasco 2010 +0.4 +3.6 0.1 +3.5 $0.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Jayson Nix↔ 2010 +0.7 +3.4 0.3 +3.1 $0.4M 0.58× –
Aaron Laffey 2010 +0.6 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $0.7M 0.67× –
Jeanmar Gómez 2010 +0.3 +2.8 0.4 +2.4 $1.2M 1.02× –
Jensen Lewis 2010 +0.3 +1.8 0.4 +1.3 $1.3M 0.67× –
Rafael Perez 2010 +0.3 +1.8 0.8 +1.0 $2.3M 0.67× –
Jhonny Peralta↔ 2010 +0.7 +3.6 3.0 +0.6 $4.0M 0.61× –
Andy Marte 2010 +0.0 +0.0 0.4 -0.4 $53.9M 0.58× –
Jamey Wright↔ 2010 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Mark Grudzielanek 2010 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Jake Westbrook↔ 2010 +0.7 +5.9 7.0 -1.1 $9.6M 1.02× –
Joe Smith 2010 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
David Huff 2010 -0.2 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Hector Ambriz 2010 -0.4 -1.9 0.4 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Mike Redmond 2010 -0.7 -2.7 0.8 -3.6 – 0.52× –
Matt LaPorta 2010 -0.7 -3.3 0.4 -3.7 – 0.56× –
Michael Brantley 2010 -0.5 -3.5 0.4 -3.9 – 0.83× –
Tony Sipp 2010 -0.7 -3.5 0.4 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Lou Marson 2010 -1.2 -5.2 0.4 -5.6 – 0.52× –
Luis Valbuena 2010 -1.3 -5.8 0.4 -6.2 – 0.56× –
Kerry Wood↔ 2010 -0.2 -1.2 5.1 -6.4 – 0.67× –
Grady Sizemore 2010 -0.2 -1.6 5.8 -7.4 – 0.83× –
Anderson Hernandez↔ 2010 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.58× –
Chris Gimenez 2010 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Drew Sutton↔ 2010 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.61× –
Frank Herrmann 2010 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Donald 2010 +0.5 +2.3 – – – 0.61× –
Jess Todd 2010 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Jordan Brown 2010 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Josh Tomlin 2010 +0.7 +5.7 – – – 1.02× –
Justin Germano 2010 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Luke Carlin 2010 +0.4 +1.7 – – – 0.52× –
Shelley Duncan 2010 +0.9 +6.0 – – – 0.83× –
Trevor Crowe 2010 -0.6 -3.8 – – – 0.83× –
Vinnie Pestano 2010 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+20.3+255.049.1+194.3—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2010 · DET / CLE
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$60.0M
Jhonny Peralta
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$60.0M
Giovanni Soto
DET came out ahead by $60.0M
2010 · CLE / NYY
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$15.2M
Andrew Shive, Matt Cusick
NYY · Brian Cashman −$15.2M
Kerry Wood
CLE came out ahead by $15.2M
2010 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Jesus Brito
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Brian Bixler
Even trade
2010 · CLE / NYY
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$47.2M
Zach McAllister
NYY · Brian Cashman −$47.2M
Austin Kearns
CLE came out ahead by $47.2M
2010 · SEA / CLE
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$1.6M
Russell Branyan
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$1.6M
Ezequiel Carrera, Juan Díaz
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · CLE / STL / SDP
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$598.4M
Corey Kluber
STL · John Mozeliak −$11.2M
Jake Westbrook, Nick Greenwood
SDP · Jed Hoyer −$587.2M
Ryan Ludwick
CLE came out ahead by $598.4M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$49.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Travis Hafner338.000$11.5M$13.0M$13.0MFREE AGENT
Jake Westbrook3210.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Grady Sizemore276.000$5.8M$7.7MFREE AGENT
Kerry Wood3312.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Jhonny Peralta287.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Redmond3912.000$850kFREE AGENT
Russell Branyan3412.000$716kFREE AGENT
Austin Kearns308.000$700k$1.3MFREE AGENT
Mark Grudzielanek4015.000$600kFREE AGENT
Jamey Wright3514.000$352kFREE AGENT
Justin Germano276.000—$416kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Roberto Hernandez294.000$5.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Perez284.000$795kARB 3FREE AGENT
Shin-Soo Choo275.000$461kFREE AGENT
Asdrúbal Cabrera243.000$445kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Smith263.000$428kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jensen Lewis263.000$422kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Laffey253.000$422kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Marte265.000$413kFREE AGENT
Anderson Hernandez275.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Justin Masterson252.000$427kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Perez242.000$424kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Valbuena242.000$415kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Huff251.000$411kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Sipp261.000$407kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt LaPorta251.000$403kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Marson242.000$401kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Brantley231.000$401kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Talbot262.000$401kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Ambriz260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeanmar Gómez220.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayson Nix272.000$321kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Santana240.000$251kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco231.000$72kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Carlin290.019—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Sutton271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Donald250.158—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shelley Duncan300.129—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Tomlin250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Crowe261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Gimenez270.041—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Brown26–—
Frank Herrmann261.147—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinnie Pestano250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jess Todd24–—

Graphs

How each 2010 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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