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Guardians CLE

201180–82 (0.494)
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President of baseball ops: Mark Shapiro · GM: Chris Antonetti

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, 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
$60M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.494
TAB
-1.9
WAB
+3.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.9
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-6.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BCarlos Santana95
RLou Marson78

1B

RMatt LaPorta97
BCarlos Santana66
LJack Hannahan8
RShelley Duncan7
LJim Thome⇄1

2B

LJason Kipnis36
BCord Phelps20
RJason Donald19
LLuis Valbuena11
RAdam Everett8

3B

LJack Hannahan104
LLonnie Chisenhall58
RAdam Everett16
RJason Donald4
LJim Thome⇄1

SS

BAsdrúbal Cabrera151
ROrlando Cabrera⇄91
RJason Donald16
RAdam Everett4
LLuis Valbuena1

LF

LMichael Brantley66
RShelley Duncan37
RAustin Kearns36
LTravis Buck25
BTrevor Crowe10
RJerad Head9
LEzequiel Carrera9
LLuis Valbuena2
LLonnie Chisenhall1

CF

LGrady Sizemore56
LEzequiel Carrera55
LMichael Brantley52
BTrevor Crowe7
LKosuke Fukudome⇄5
LTravis Buck1

RF

LShin-Soo Choo85
LKosuke Fukudome⇄54
RAustin Kearns19
LTravis Buck14
LEzequiel Carrera6
RShelley Duncan2

DH

LTravis Hafner85
RShelley Duncan23
LJim Thome⇄22
LGrady Sizemore11
RMatt LaPorta8
BCord Phelps8
LTravis Buck6
RAdam Everett5
LLonnie Chisenhall4
LEzequiel Carrera3
LMichael Brantley3
LLuis Valbuena2
BCarlos Santana1
RAustin Kearns1
RLou Marson1

Starters

RJustin Masterson5.1 WAR
RJosh Tomlin2.2 WAR
RRoberto Hernandez1.5 WAR
RCarlos Carrasco1.4 WAR
RUbaldo Jimenez⇄1.1 WAR
RJeanmar Gomez0.9 WAR
LDavid Huff0.8 WAR
RZach McAllister0.5 WAR
RMitch Talbot0.0 WAR
RAlex White⇄-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RChris Perez36 sv
LTony Sipp24 h
RVinnie Pestano23 h
RJoe Smith16 h
LRafael Perez12 h
RChad Durbin3 h
RFrank Herrmann0 h
RJosh Judy0 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 2010)

PlayerfWAR
Jack Hannahan2.4
Ubaldo Jiménez1.1
Jason Kipnis0.8
Lonnie Chisenhall0.7
Jim Thome0.5
Zach McAllister0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player2010 fWAR
Russell Branyan1.4
Jhonny Peralta0.7
Jayson Nix0.7
Jake Westbrook0.7
Aaron Laffey0.6
Luke Carlin0.4

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Justin Masterson 2011 +5.1 +101.1 0.5 +100.7 $0.1M 2.50× –
Asdrúbal Cabrera 2011 +3.7 +38.8 2.0 +36.8 $0.6M 1.32× –
Josh Tomlin 2011 +2.2 +26.1 0.4 +25.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Vinnie Pestano 2011 +1.6 +25.5 0.4 +25.1 $0.3M 1.95× –
Jack Hannahan 2011 +2.4 +16.1 0.5 +15.6 $0.2M 0.85× –
Shin-Soo Choo 2011 +1.5 +15.0 4.0 +11.0 $2.6M 1.22× –
Carlos Carrasco 2011 +1.4 +11.0 0.4 +10.6 $0.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Michael Brantley 2011 +1.3 +8.8 0.4 +8.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Ubaldo Jiménez↔ 2011 +1.1 +8.8 1.0 +7.9 $0.9M 1.02× –
Jeanmar Gómez 2011 +0.9 +7.1 0.4 +6.7 $0.5M 1.02× –
Joe Smith 2011 +1.3 +6.9 0.9 +6.0 $0.7M 0.67× –
David Huff 2011 +0.8 +6.2 0.4 +5.8 $0.5M 1.02× –
Roberto Hernandez 2011 +1.5 +12.0 6.3 +5.8 $4.2M 1.02× –
Shelley Duncan 2011 +0.7 +4.9 0.5 +4.4 $0.7M 0.83× –
Zach McAllister 2011 +0.5 +3.7 0.4 +3.3 $0.9M 1.02× –
Jason Kipnis 2011 +0.8 +3.6 0.4 +3.2 $0.5M 0.56× –
Lonnie Chisenhall 2011 +0.7 +3.4 0.4 +3.0 $0.6M 0.58× –
Rafael Perez 2011 +0.8 +4.3 1.3 +3.0 $1.6M 0.67× –
Chris Perez 2011 +0.5 +5.0 2.2 +2.7 $4.8M 1.34× –
Jim Thome↔ 2011 +0.5 +3.0 0.7 +2.3 $1.3M 0.69× –
Jason Donald 2011 +0.5 +2.3 0.4 +1.9 $0.8M 0.56× –
Ezequiel Carrera 2011 +0.3 +2.1 0.4 +1.7 $1.3M 0.83× –
Carlos Santana 2011 +0.5 +2.0 0.4 +1.6 $0.9M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
Frank Herrmann 2011 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $2.1M 0.67× –
Nick Hagadone 2011 +0.2 +1.0 0.4 +0.6 $2.3M 0.67× –
Tony Sipp 2011 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.6 $2.2M 0.67× –
Zach Putnam 2011 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Travis Buck 2011 +0.1 +0.5 0.6 -0.1 $7.8M 0.83× –
Mitch Talbot 2011 +0.0 +0.0 0.4 -0.4 $191.2M 1.02× –
Alex White↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 – 1.02× –
Justin Germano 2011 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Luis Valbuena 2011 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Josh Judy 2011 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Chad Durbin 2011 -0.2 -1.1 0.8 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Adam Everett 2011 -0.4 -1.8 0.7 -2.5 – 0.58× –
Matt LaPorta 2011 -0.6 -2.8 0.4 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Orlando Cabrera↔ 2011 -0.7 -3.5 0.7 -4.2 – 0.61× –
Cord Phelps 2011 -0.9 -3.9 0.4 -4.3 – 0.56× –
Lou Marson 2011 -1.3 -5.4 0.4 -5.8 – 0.52× –
Travis Hafner 2011 +1.3 +7.1 13.0 -5.9 $10.2M 0.69× –
Grady Sizemore 2011 +0.2 +1.3 7.7 -6.4 $39.9M 0.83× –
Austin Kearns 2011 -0.8 -5.4 1.3 -6.7 – 0.83× –
Kosuke Fukudome↔ 2011 -0.2 -1.6 5.9 -7.4 – 0.83× –
Corey Kluber 2011 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 $10.2M 0.67× –
Trevor Crowe 2011 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $7.3M 0.83× –
Jerad Head 2011 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+27.2+300.659.9+242.4—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2011 · CLE / COL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$51.2M
Ubaldo Jiménez
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$51.2M
Alex White, Matt McBride, Joe Gardner, Drew Pomeranz
CLE came out ahead by $51.2M
2011 · CHC / CLE
CHC · Randy Bush +$2.4M
Abner Abreu, Carlton Smith
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Kosuke Fukudome
CHC came out ahead by $2.4M
2011 · SDP / CLE
SDP · Jed Hoyer +$2.4M
Cory Burns
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Aaron Cunningham
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2011 · CLE / ATL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$9.6M
Derek Lowe
ATL · Frank Wren −$9.6M
Chris Jones
CLE came out ahead by $9.6M
2011 · CLE / SFG
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$2.4M
Thomas Neal
SFG · Brian Sabean −$2.4M
Orlando Cabrera
CLE came out ahead by $2.4M
2011 · CLE / SEA
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$4.0M
Matt Lawson
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$4.0M
Aaron Laffey
CLE came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll
$60.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Travis Hafner348.009$13.0M$13.0MFREE AGENT
Grady Sizemore286.056$7.7MFREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez308.128$6.3M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Austin Kearns318.145$1.3MFREE AGENT
Chad Durbin336.102$800kFREE AGENT
Jim Thome4018.042$710kFREE AGENT
Orlando Cabrera3612.123$700kFREE AGENT
Adam Everett3410.000$700kFREE AGENT
Justin Germano287.000$416kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Kosuke Fukudome343.000$5.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shin-Soo Choo283.119$4.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Asdrúbal Cabrera253.027$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Perez293.157$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ubaldo Jiménez273.087$962kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Smith273.091$870kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Hagadone253.056$414kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Chris Perez252.136$2.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Buck272.123$625kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Hannahan312.034$500kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shelley Duncan311.129$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Masterson262.108$468kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Sipp271.138$437kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Crowe272.091$436kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Talbot271.149$432kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt LaPorta262.063$431kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Marson251.036$424kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Donald261.158$423kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Brantley240.131$422kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Herrmann272.147$420kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Tomlin260.069$417kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Santana250.115$417kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco240.067$416kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinnie Pestano260.011$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Kipnis240.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Huff261.055$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Valbuena251.162$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ezequiel Carrera240.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cord Phelps240.095$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeanmar Gómez230.065$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach McAllister230.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lonnie Chisenhall220.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Judy250.037$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex White222.155$124kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Putnam230.000$38kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Kluber250.000$23kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerad Head28–—

Graphs

How each 2011 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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