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Guardians CLE

201694–67 (0.584)Lost World Series
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President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
+54
Win %
0.584
TAB
+12.9
WAB
+17.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.8
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYan Gomes73
RRoberto Pérez61
RChris Gimenez59
RAdam Moore9

1B

RMike Napoli98
BCarlos Santana64
RJesús Aguilar7
RChris Gimenez4
LLonnie Chisenhall3

2B

LJason Kipnis151
BMichael Martinez⇄21
BJosé Ramírez9
RErik González5

3B

BJosé Ramírez117
RJuan Uribe68
RChris Gimenez3
RErik González2
BMichael Martinez⇄2
LLonnie Chisenhall1

SS

BFrancisco Lindor155
RErik González8
BMichael Martinez⇄6
BJosé Ramírez5

LF

RRajai Davis66
BJosé Ramírez48
BAbraham Almonte34
RBrandon Guyer⇄28
BCoco Crisp⇄17
RMarlon Byrd14
LMichael Brantley11
BMichael Martinez⇄9

CF

LTyler Naquin105
RRajai Davis80
BMichael Martinez⇄11
BAbraham Almonte2
LLonnie Chisenhall2

RF

LLonnie Chisenhall118
BAbraham Almonte36
RMarlon Byrd21
BMichael Martinez⇄11
RBrandon Guyer⇄10
RCollin Cowgill8
LTyler Naquin4
RErik González2
RRajai Davis1

DH

BCarlos Santana92
RMike Napoli51
LJason Kipnis4
BCoco Crisp⇄3
RChris Gimenez1
BFrancisco Lindor1
RJuan Uribe1
RMarlon Byrd1
RRajai Davis1
RYan Gomes1

Starters

RCorey Kluber5.0 WAR
RTrevor Bauer2.5 WAR
RDanny Salazar2.4 WAR
RCarlos Carrasco2.4 WAR
RJosh Tomlin1.1 WAR
RZach McAllister0.4 WAR
LRyan Merritt0.3 WAR
RMike Clevinger0.2 WAR
RCody Anderson0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCody Allen32 sv
RBryan Shaw25 h
LAndrew Miller⇄25 h
RZach McAllister7 h
RJeff Manship6 h
RDan Otero3 h
LKyle Crockett3 h
RTommy Hunter⇄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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Tyler Naquin2.0
Dan Otero1.6
Mike Napoli1.2
Rajai Davis1.1
Andrew Miller1.1
Brandon Guyer1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
David Murphy0.4
Marc Rzepczynski0.3
Nick Hagadone0.2
Ryan Webb0.1
Anthony Swarzak0.1
Gavin Floyd0.1

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Corey Kluber 2016 +5.0 +100.3 4.7 +95.6 $0.9M 2.50× –
Francisco Lindor 2016 +5.2 +62.6 0.5 +62.0 $0.1M 1.51× Extension · 2022–2031 · $34.1M AAV
José Ramírez 2016 +5.0 +57.4 0.5 +56.9 $0.1M 1.43× Extension · 2026–2032 · $25.0M AAV
Trevor Bauer 2016 +2.5 +39.7 1.7 +38.0 $0.7M 1.96× –
Jason Kipnis 2016 +4.0 +38.8 6.2 +32.7 $1.5M 1.20× –
Danny Salazar 2016 +2.4 +29.1 0.5 +28.5 $0.2M 1.49× –
Carlos Santana 2016 +3.3 +35.4 8.2 +27.1 $2.5M 1.33× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
Carlos Carrasco 2016 +2.4 +28.7 4.5 +24.2 $1.9M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Tyler Naquin 2016 +2.0 +19.4 0.5 +18.9 $0.3M 1.22× –
Dan Otero 2016 +1.6 +12.2 0.5 +11.7 $0.3M 0.98× –
Andrew Miller↔ 2016 +1.1 +11.5 3.3 +8.2 $3.1M 1.34× –
Josh Tomlin 2016 +1.1 +9.1 2.2 +6.8 $2.0M 1.02× –
Cody Allen 2016 +1.0 +10.8 4.2 +6.6 $4.1M 1.34× –
Brandon Guyer↔ 2016 +1.0 +6.6 0.4 +6.2 $0.4M 0.83× –
Lonnie Chisenhall 2016 +1.1 +7.3 2.7 +4.6 $2.5M 0.83× –
Roberto Pérez 2016 +1.0 +4.0 0.5 +3.5 $0.5M 0.52× –
Abraham Almonte 2016 +0.5 +3.5 0.3 +3.2 $0.5M 0.83× –
Rajai Davis 2016 +1.1 +7.5 5.2 +2.3 $4.7M 0.83× –
Kyle Crockett 2016 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.7M 0.67× –
Mike Clevinger 2016 +0.2 +1.6 0.2 +1.4 $1.1M 1.02× –
Ryan Merritt 2016 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Perci Garner 2016 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.67× –
Zach McAllister 2016 +0.4 +1.9 1.3 +0.6 $3.6M 0.67× –
Erik González 2016 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.5 $1.1M 0.61× –
Cody Anderson 2016 +0.2 +0.9 0.5 +0.4 $3.1M 0.67× –
Tommy Hunter↔ 2016 +0.3 +1.6 1.3 +0.4 $4.1M 0.67× –
TJ House 2016 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.1 $1.2M 0.67× –
Adam Plutko 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Joba Chamberlain 2016 +0.1 +0.6 1.0 -0.4 $9.5M 0.67× –
Marlon Byrd 2016 +0.1 +0.5 1.0 -0.5 $13.4M 0.83× –
Adam Moore 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Bryan Shaw 2016 +0.4 +2.0 2.8 -0.7 $7.3M 0.67× –
Jesús Aguilar 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Michael Martinez↔ 2016 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Shawn Morimando 2016 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Tom Gorzelanny 2016 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Ross Detwiler↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Austin Adams 2016 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Mike Napoli 2016 +1.2 +5.4 7.0 -1.6 $5.8M 0.56× –
Chris Gimenez 2016 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Coco Crisp↔ 2016 -0.0 -0.1 1.8 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Collin Cowgill 2016 -0.1 -1.0 1.0 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Jeff Manship 2016 -0.3 -1.8 0.8 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Yan Gomes 2016 -0.8 -3.5 2.5 -6.0 – 0.52× –
Juan Uribe 2016 -0.5 -2.1 4.0 -6.1 – 0.58× –
Michael Brantley 2016 -0.1 -0.4 7.4 -7.8 – 0.83× –
Shawn Armstrong 2016 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $4.8M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $5.5M AAV
Joe Colón J 2016 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+41.8+487.081.7+405.7—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2016 · CLE / TBR
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$1.6M
Brandon Guyer
TBR · Matt Silverman −$1.6M
Jhonleider Salinas, Nathan Lukes
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
2016 · OAK / CLE
OAK · Billy Beane +$14.4M
Colt Hynes
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$14.4M
Coco Crisp
OAK came out ahead by $14.4M
2016 · CLE / NYY
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.8M
Nick Goody
NYY · Brian Cashman −$0.8M
Yoiber Marquina
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · CLE / NYY
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$14.4M
Andrew Miller
NYY · Brian Cashman −$14.4M
Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield, Ben Heller, J. P. Feyereisen
CLE came out ahead by $14.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$82.0M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Mike Napoli349.151$7.0MFREE AGENT
Rajai Davis358.167$5.2MFREE AGENT
Juan Uribe3715.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Andrew Miller317.062$3.3MFREE AGENT
Coco Crisp3614.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Tommy Hunter296.090$1.3MFREE AGENT
Marlon Byrd3811.115$1.0MFREE AGENT
Joba Chamberlain309.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ross Detwiler306.002$438kFREE AGENT
Tom Gorzelanny338.160$113kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Carlos Santana305.115$8.2MFREE AGENT
Michael Brantley295.131$7.4MFREE AGENT
Jason Kipnis294.069$6.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Kluber303.074$4.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco294.147$4.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Allen273.076$4.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Shaw284.081$2.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Lonnie Chisenhall273.158$2.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yan Gomes283.083$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Tomlin315.033$2.2MFREE AGENT
Zach McAllister283.077$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Collin Cowgill303.151$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Gimenez333.163$810kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Guyer303.066$446kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Trevor Bauer251.158$1.7MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Manship312.130$760kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Lindor220.113$540kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Salazar261.162$536kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Otero312.124$520kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Ramírez231.074$518kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Pérez271.083$516kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Anderson250.106$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Naquin250.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham Almonte271.052$255kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Crockett241.003$238kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Clevinger250.000$216kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Adams292.000$186kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Martinez332.134$153kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik González240.000$147kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Moore322.077$97kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Perci Garner27–$94k
Shawn Armstrong250.041$89kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Merritt240.000$89kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesús Aguilar260.060$64kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
TJ House261.104$42kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Plutko240.000$36kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Morimando230.000$6kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Colón J26–—

Graphs

How each 2016 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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