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Guardians CLE

201392–70 (0.568)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Mark Shapiro · GM: Chris Antonetti

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, 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
$82M
Surplus $M
+25
Win %
0.568
TAB
+8.4
WAB
+13.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.8
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYan Gomes85
BCarlos Santana84
RLou Marson3
RKelly Shoppach⇄1
ROmir Santos1

1B

BNick Swisher112
RMark Reynolds⇄80
BCarlos Santana29
LJason Giambi15
RYan Gomes1

2B

LJason Kipnis147
RMike Aviles12
BJosé Ramírez5
BCord Phelps3
RRyan Raburn2

3B

LLonnie Chisenhall88
RMike Aviles56
BJosé Ramírez2

SS

BAsdrúbal Cabrera129
RMike Aviles46
RJohn McDonald⇄8
BJosé Ramírez2

LF

LMichael Brantley151
RRyan Raburn13
LJason Kubel⇄6
RMatt Carson4
RMike Aviles4

CF

LMichael Bourn128
RDrew Stubbs43
LMichael Brantley1

RF

RDrew Stubbs105
RRyan Raburn54
BNick Swisher27
RMatt Carson14
LEzequiel Carrera⇄2
LJason Kubel⇄1
RMike Aviles1

DH

LJason Giambi56
BCarlos Santana47
RMark Reynolds⇄19
BNick Swisher17
RRyan Raburn17
BAsdrúbal Cabrera5
RYan Gomes3
RMike Aviles2
BJosé Ramírez2
RDrew Stubbs1
LJason Kipnis1
LJason Kubel⇄1
LMichael Bourn1
LLonnie Chisenhall1
RMatt Carson1

Starters

RJustin Masterson3.8 WAR
RUbaldo Jimenez3.5 WAR
RCorey Kluber2.9 WAR
LScott Kazmir2.6 WAR
RZach McAllister1.5 WAR
RDanny Salazar1.2 WAR
RCarlos Carrasco0.2 WAR
RTrevor Bauer-0.4 WAR
RBrett Myers-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RChris Perez25 sv
RJoe Smith25 h
LRich Hill13 h
RBryan Shaw12 h
RCody Allen11 h
RVinnie Pestano6 h
LNick Hagadone2 h
RMatt Albers1 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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Yan Gomes4.4
Scott Kazmir2.6
Ryan Raburn2.2
Nick Swisher2.0
Michael Bourn1.7
Danny Salazar1.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Derek Lowe1.2
Esmil Rogers0.9
Chris Seddon0.4
Jeremy Accardo0.1
Tony Sipp0.0
Jack Hannahan0.0

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Justin Masterson 2013 +3.8 +66.5 5.7 +60.8 $1.5M 2.19× –
Ubaldo Jiménez 2013 +3.5 +62.0 5.8 +56.2 $1.6M 2.19× –
Jason Kipnis 2013 +5.1 +56.0 0.5 +55.5 $0.1M 1.38× –
Corey Kluber 2013 +2.9 +45.7 0.5 +45.2 $0.2M 1.96× –
Yan Gomes 2013 +4.4 +39.5 0.5 +39.0 $0.1M 1.12× –
Scott Kazmir 2013 +2.6 +40.5 2.8 +37.7 $1.1M 1.96× –
Ryan Raburn 2013 +2.2 +21.8 1.0 +20.8 $0.4M 1.22× –
Carlos Santana 2013 +2.7 +21.2 0.6 +20.7 $0.2M 1.00× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
Zach McAllister 2013 +1.5 +18.3 0.5 +17.8 $0.3M 1.49× –
Michael Brantley 2013 +1.9 +18.1 0.5 +17.6 $0.3M 1.22× –
Bryan Shaw 2013 +1.0 +11.2 0.5 +10.7 $0.5M 1.34× –
Michael Bourn 2013 +1.7 +16.7 7.0 +9.7 $4.1M 1.22× –
Danny Salazar 2013 +1.2 +9.5 0.1 +9.3 $0.1M 1.02× –
Cody Allen 2013 +1.1 +5.7 0.5 +5.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Drew Stubbs 2013 +1.1 +7.5 2.8 +4.7 $2.5M 0.83× –
Matt Carson 2013 +0.6 +3.8 0.1 +3.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Joe Smith 2013 +0.5 +5.7 3.1 +2.6 $5.9M 1.34× –
Nick Swisher 2013 +2.0 +13.3 11.0 +2.3 $5.4M 0.81× –
Lonnie Chisenhall 2013 +0.6 +2.7 0.5 +2.2 $0.8M 0.58× –
Carlos Carrasco 2013 +0.2 +1.3 0.5 +0.8 $2.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
José Ramírez 2013 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.4M 0.56× Extension · 2026–2032 · $25.0M AAV
David Huff↔ 2013 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.5M 0.67× –
Marc Rzepczynski↔ 2013 +0.2 +1.1 0.8 +0.3 $3.8M 0.67× –
Rich Hill 2013 +0.2 +0.9 1.0 -0.1 $6.1M 0.67× –
Kelly Shoppach↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Preston Guilmet 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Josh Tomlin 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.4 $38.5M 0.67× –
Blake Wood 2013 -0.0 -0.2 0.6 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Mike Aviles 2013 +0.3 +1.6 2.2 -0.7 $6.6M 0.58× –
Lou Marson 2013 +0.0 +0.1 1.0 -0.9 $42.4M 0.52× –
John McDonald↔ 2013 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Scott Barnes 2013 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jason Kubel↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Nick Hagadone 2013 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Cord Phelps 2013 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Mark Reynolds↔ 2013 +0.2 +1.0 4.4 -3.4 $24.1M 0.69× –
Trevor Bauer 2013 -0.4 -2.8 1.2 -4.0 – 1.02× –
Jason Giambi 2013 -0.7 -3.8 0.8 -4.5 – 0.69× –
Vinnie Pestano 2013 -0.4 -4.1 0.5 -4.6 – 1.34× –
Brett Myers 2013 -0.6 -5.1 7.0 -12.1 – 1.02× –
Chris Perez 2013 -0.8 -8.8 7.3 -16.1 – 1.34× –
Asdrúbal Cabrera 2013 +1.3 +6.5 6.5 +0.0 $4.9M 0.61× –
C.C. Lee 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $6.0M 0.67× –
Matt Albers 2013 +0.3 +1.7 1.8 -0.0 $5.3M 0.67× –
Clay Rapada 2013 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ezequiel Carrera↔ 2013 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Joe Martinez 2013 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Langwell↔ 2013 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Omir Santos 2013 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+39.5+451.781.9+369.7—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2013 · ARI / CLE
ARI · Kevin Towers +$0.8M
Matt Langwell
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$0.8M
Jason Kubel
ARI came out ahead by $0.8M
2013 · CLE / STL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$1.6M
Marc Rzepczynski
STL · John Mozeliak −$1.6M
Juan Herrera
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
2013 · COL / CLE
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$13.6M
Drew Stubbs
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$13.6M
Josh Outman
COL came out ahead by $13.6M
2013 · CLE / PIT
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$3.2M
Quincy Latimore
PIT · Neal Huntington −$3.2M
Jeanmar Gómez
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$81.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Nick Swisher328.031$11.0M$15.0M$9.1MFREE AGENT
Michael Bourn306.028$7.0M$13.5M$9.1MFREE AGENT
Brett Myers3210.068$7.0MFREE AGENT
Scott Kazmir296.119$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Giambi4217.082$750k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Kubel318.009$619kFREE AGENT
Danny Salazar237.162$147k$501k$469k$536k$3.4MFREE AGENT$4.5M
John McDonald3811.118$92kFREE AGENT
Kelly Shoppach338.000$42kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Chris Perez274.136$7.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Asdrúbal Cabrera275.027$6.5MFREE AGENT
Ubaldo Jiménez295.087$5.8MFREE AGENT
Justin Masterson284.108$5.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Reynolds295.138$4.4MFREE AGENT
Joe Smith295.091$3.1MFREE AGENT
Drew Stubbs283.047$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Aviles324.091$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Albers305.141$1.8MFREE AGENT
Lou Marson273.036$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Hill335.037$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Raburn325.109$1.0MFREE AGENT
Marc Rzepczynski273.036$782kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Hagadone273.056$492kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Trevor Bauer220.021$1.2MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Wood272.145$560kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Santana272.115$550kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Brantley262.131$527kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Kipnis261.069$509kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinnie Pestano282.011$502kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Tomlin282.069$502kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Shaw251.081$502kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach McAllister250.124$496kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lonnie Chisenhall241.051$493kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Allen240.076$493kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Kluber270.074$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco262.067$490kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yan Gomes250.083$458kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Preston Guilmet250.000$228kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cord Phelps260.095$107kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Huff281.166$106kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.C. Lee260.000$104kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Carson310.159$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Ramírez200.000$76kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Barnes250.065$38kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omir Santos32–—
Clay Rapada322.127—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Martinez302.071—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ezequiel Carrera261.082—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Langwell27–—

Graphs

How each 2013 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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