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Guardians CLE

201485–77 (0.525)
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President of baseball ops: Mark Shapiro · GM: Chris Antonetti

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2014, 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
$80M
Surplus $M
+21
Win %
0.525
TAB
+4.1
WAB
+7.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.1
Dead money %
47%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-7.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYan Gomes126
RRoberto Pérez29
BCarlos Santana11
LGeorge Kottaras⇄10
RChris Gimenez⇄6

1B

BCarlos Santana94
BNick Swisher52
RJesús Aguilar12
LLonnie Chisenhall11
LJason Giambi8
RChris Gimenez⇄2
RRyan Raburn1

2B

LJason Kipnis123
RMike Aviles33
BJosé Ramírez11
RJustin Sellers7
BZach Walters⇄5
BElliot Johnson2

3B

LLonnie Chisenhall114
RMike Aviles36
BCarlos Santana26
RJustin Sellers4
RChris Gimenez⇄1
BElliot Johnson1
RJesús Aguilar1

SS

BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄94
BJosé Ramírez56
RMike Aviles15
RJustin Sellers6

LF

LMichael Brantley107
RMike Aviles27
RRyan Raburn20
LChris Dickerson19
LJB Shuck⇄11
BZach Walters⇄6
LDavid Murphy2
BNick Swisher2
LNyjer Morgan2
RTyler Holt1

CF

LMichael Bourn105
LMichael Brantley46
LNyjer Morgan12
RTyler Holt9
LChris Dickerson5
RMike Aviles3

RF

LDavid Murphy120
RTyler Holt28
RRyan Raburn25
LChris Dickerson11
BNick Swisher4
RMike Aviles3
LJB Shuck⇄3
BElliot Johnson3
BZach Walters⇄2

DH

BNick Swisher34
RRyan Raburn25
BCarlos Santana22
BZach Walters⇄20
LJason Giambi18
LLonnie Chisenhall16
LMichael Brantley8
RYan Gomes8
LJason Kipnis5
RJesús Aguilar5
LChris Dickerson4
BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄3
LJB Shuck⇄2
LDavid Murphy2
RJosh Tomlin1

Starters

RCorey Kluber7.2 WAR
RCarlos Carrasco3.2 WAR
RDanny Salazar1.8 WAR
RTrevor Bauer1.4 WAR
RZach McAllister1.4 WAR
LT.J. House1.1 WAR
RJosh Tomlin0.9 WAR
RJustin Masterson⇄0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCody Allen24 sv
RBryan Shaw24 h
LMarc Rzepczynski14 h
RScott Atchison14 h
LKyle Crockett5 h
RC.C. Lee4 h
LNick Hagadone3 h
RJohn Axford⇄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 2013)

PlayerfWAR
TJ House1.1
Scott Atchison0.8
Roberto Pérez0.6
Nyjer Morgan0.4
George Kottaras0.3
Tyler Holt0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player2013 fWAR
Ubaldo Jiménez3.5
Scott Kazmir2.6
Drew Stubbs1.1
Matt Carson0.6
Joe Smith0.5
Matt Albers0.3

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 2014; everyone else is shown as a 2014 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Corey Kluber 2014 +7.2 +143.8 0.5 +143.2 $0.1M 2.50× –
Michael Brantley 2014 +6.5 +107.0 1.5 +105.5 $0.2M 2.05× –
Yan Gomes 2014 +4.9 +44.2 0.6 +43.6 $0.1M 1.12× –
Carlos Carrasco 2014 +3.2 +32.8 0.5 +32.3 $0.2M 1.28× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Danny Salazar 2014 +1.8 +20.9 0.5 +20.4 $0.3M 1.49× –
Cody Allen 2014 +1.2 +12.5 0.5 +11.9 $0.4M 1.34× –
Carlos Santana 2014 +2.3 +15.1 3.5 +11.6 $1.5M 0.81× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
Zach McAllister 2014 +1.4 +11.6 0.5 +11.1 $0.4M 1.02× –
Lonnie Chisenhall 2014 +1.6 +10.8 0.5 +10.3 $0.3M 0.85× –
Trevor Bauer 2014 +1.4 +11.2 1.2 +10.1 $0.9M 1.02× –
TJ House 2014 +1.1 +9.0 0.3 +8.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Scott Atchison 2014 +0.8 +8.9 0.8 +8.1 $1.0M 1.34× –
Josh Tomlin 2014 +0.9 +7.7 0.8 +6.9 $0.8M 1.02× –
Bryan Shaw 2014 +0.5 +5.3 0.5 +4.8 $1.1M 1.34× –
José Ramírez 2014 +1.0 +5.0 0.2 +4.8 $0.2M 0.61× Extension · 2026–2032 · $25.0M AAV
Roberto Pérez 2014 +0.6 +2.5 0.1 +2.4 $0.2M 0.52× –
Marc Rzepczynski 2014 +0.6 +3.3 1.4 +1.9 $2.2M 0.67× –
Nyjer Morgan 2014 +0.4 +2.4 0.6 +1.8 $1.7M 0.83× –
Tyler Holt 2014 +0.3 +2.0 0.2 +1.8 $0.8M 0.83× –
Nick Hagadone 2014 +0.3 +1.7 0.3 +1.5 $0.8M 0.67× –
George Kottaras↔ 2014 +0.3 +1.3 0.0 +1.2 $0.1M 0.52× –
Kyle Crockett 2014 +0.3 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $1.1M 0.67× –
Jason Kipnis 2014 +0.7 +3.0 2.2 +0.8 $3.2M 0.56× –
Justin Masterson↔ 2014 +0.9 +7.1 6.6 +0.4 $7.6M 1.02× –
Vinnie Pestano↔ 2014 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $7.5M 0.67× –
Austin Adams 2014 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Blake Wood 2014 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 -0.8 – 0.67× –
C.C. Lee 2014 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Chris Gimenez↔ 2014 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Justin Sellers 2014 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Asdrúbal Cabrera↔ 2014 +0.9 +5.2 6.6 -1.4 $7.0M 0.69× –
Mark Lowe 2014 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Zach Walters↔ 2014 -0.3 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.69× –
Josh Outman↔ 2014 -0.3 -1.6 1.0 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Jesús Aguilar 2014 -0.6 -2.7 0.1 -2.8 – 0.56× –
Elliot Johnson 2014 -0.3 -2.2 0.9 -3.2 – 0.83× –
JB Shuck↔ 2014 -0.5 -3.6 0.2 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Jason Giambi 2014 -0.5 -2.8 1.0 -3.8 – 0.69× –
Mike Aviles 2014 -0.4 -1.6 3.5 -5.1 – 0.58× –
John Axford↔ 2014 -0.5 -2.5 3.6 -6.1 – 0.67× –
David Murphy 2014 -0.1 -0.8 5.5 -6.3 – 0.83× –
Ryan Raburn 2014 -1.3 -7.2 2.2 -9.4 – 0.69× –
Michael Bourn 2014 +0.5 +3.5 13.5 -10.0 $25.7M 0.83× –
Nick Swisher 2014 -1.8 -7.9 15.0 -22.9 – 0.56× –
Bryan Price 2014 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Dickerson 2014 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+34.1+439.579.4+361.4—

Trades

Every graded 2014 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2014 · OAK / CLE
OAK · Billy Beane +$6.4M
Joey Wendle
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$6.4M
Brandon Moss
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
2014 · WSN / CLE
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$2.4M
Asdrúbal Cabrera
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Zach Walters
WSN came out ahead by $2.4M
2014 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Ned Colletti +$0.0M
Colt Hynes
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Dalton Von Schamann
Even trade
2014 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$0.8M
Chris Dickerson
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
2014 · BAL / CLE
BAL · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Preston Guilmet
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Torsten Boss
Even trade
2014 · TEX / CLE
TEX · Jon Daniels +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$3.2M
Chris Gimenez
TEX came out ahead by $3.2M
2014 · CLE / ANA
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$83.2M
Mike Clevinger
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$83.2M
Vinnie Pestano
CLE came out ahead by $83.2M
2014 · NYY / CLE
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Josh Outman
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2014 · CLE / STL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$6.4M
James Ramsey
STL · John Mozeliak −$6.4M
Justin Masterson
CLE came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll
$79.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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 (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Nick Swisher339.031$15.0M$9.1MFREE AGENT
Michael Bourn317.028$13.5M$9.1MFREE AGENT
Asdrúbal Cabrera286.027$6.6MFREE AGENT
David Murphy326.087$5.5M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Ryan Raburn336.109$2.2M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Giambi4318.082$1.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Lowe316.155$30kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Justin Masterson295.108$6.6MFREE AGENT
John Axford313.170$3.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Santana283.115$3.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Aviles335.091$3.5MFREE AGENT
Michael Brantley273.131$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Rzepczynski283.132$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Outman294.036$969kARB 3FREE AGENT
Elliot Johnson303.068$930kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Tomlin293.069$800kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Atchison384.168$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Nyjer Morgan335.120$612kFREE AGENT
Blake Wood283.108$560kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Hagadone283.056$268kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Kottaras314.149$41kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Dickerson323.171—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Jason Kipnis272.069$2.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Bauer230.025$1.2MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yan Gomes261.083$550kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Shaw262.081$530kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Allen251.076$515kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Kluber281.074$514kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lonnie Chisenhall252.027$511kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinnie Pestano292.160$507kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco272.147$505kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach McAllister261.124$504kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Sellers281.124$504kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Salazar240.055$501kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Crockett220.000$309kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
TJ House241.104$273kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.C. Lee270.038$257kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Holt250.075$232kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Ramírez210.029$232kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JB Shuck271.055$217kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Pérez250.000$142kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesús Aguilar240.000$117kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Adams270.000$112kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Gimenez312.146$97kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Walters240.027$66kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Price27–—

Graphs

How each 2014 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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