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Guardians CLE

2017102–60 (0.630)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, 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
$122M
Surplus $M
+79
Win %
0.630
TAB
+25.2
WAB
+21.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
58.6
Dead money %
19%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-1.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYan Gomes103
RRoberto Pérez71
BFrancisco Mejía3

1B

BCarlos Santana140
REdwin Encarnación23
LLonnie Chisenhall7
LJay Bruce⇄3
RGio Urshela2

2B

LJason Kipnis75
BJosé Ramírez71
RErik González36
RGio Urshela5

3B

BJosé Ramírez88
RGio Urshela60
RYandy Díaz40
RErik González8

SS

BFrancisco Lindor158
RErik González11
RGio Urshela5
BMichael Martinez⇄1

LF

LMichael Brantley87
RAustin Jackson38
RBrandon Guyer33
BAbraham Almonte20
LLonnie Chisenhall11
RDaniel Robertson10
BGreg Allen5
RYandy Díaz3
RErik González1

CF

LBradley Zimmer97
RAustin Jackson38
BGreg Allen21
LLonnie Chisenhall19
LTyler Naquin11
LJason Kipnis11
BAbraham Almonte8
RDaniel Robertson2
BMichael Martinez⇄2

RF

LLonnie Chisenhall45
LJay Bruce⇄39
RBrandon Guyer37
BAbraham Almonte32
RAustin Jackson18
RDaniel Robertson17
LTyler Naquin8
BCarlos Santana7

DH

REdwin Encarnación132
BCarlos Santana7
RYandy Díaz6
BFrancisco Mejía5
BAbraham Almonte4
RRoberto Pérez2
LMichael Brantley2
LJason Kipnis2
RDaniel Robertson1
BFrancisco Lindor1
RErik González1
LJay Bruce⇄1

Starters

RCorey Kluber7.3 WAR
RCarlos Carrasco5.4 WAR
RTrevor Bauer2.8 WAR
RDanny Salazar2.1 WAR
RMike Clevinger2.0 WAR
RJosh Tomlin2.0 WAR
LRyan Merritt0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCody Allen30 sv
LAndrew Miller27 h
RBryan Shaw26 h
LTyler Olson8 h
RNick Goody6 h
LBoone Logan4 h
RZach McAllister3 h
RDan Otero2 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 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Edwin Encarnación2.6
Austin Jackson1.9
Bradley Zimmer1.0
Joe Smith0.8
Nick Goody0.6
Jay Bruce0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
Mike Napoli1.2
Rajai Davis1.1
Tommy Hunter0.3
Perci Garner0.1
Joba Chamberlain0.1
Marlon Byrd0.1

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 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Corey Kluber 2017 +7.3 +145.4 7.7 +137.7 $1.1M 2.50× –
Carlos Carrasco 2017 +5.4 +107.6 6.5 +101.1 $1.2M 2.50× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
José Ramírez 2017 +7.0 +79.9 1.0 +78.9 $0.1M 1.43× Extension · 2026–2032 · $25.0M AAV
Francisco Lindor 2017 +5.8 +70.0 0.6 +69.4 $0.1M 1.51× Extension · 2022–2031 · $34.1M AAV
Trevor Bauer 2017 +2.8 +43.4 3.5 +39.8 $1.3M 1.96× –
Mike Clevinger 2017 +2.0 +24.1 0.4 +23.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Danny Salazar 2017 +2.1 +25.5 3.4 +22.1 $1.6M 1.49× –
Josh Tomlin 2017 +2.0 +24.2 2.5 +21.7 $1.2M 1.49× –
Austin Jackson 2017 +1.9 +18.0 1.5 +16.5 $0.8M 1.22× –
Lonnie Chisenhall 2017 +1.8 +17.9 4.3 +13.6 $2.3M 1.22× –
Carlos Santana 2017 +2.9 +25.2 12.0 +13.2 $4.1M 1.07× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
Edwin Encarnación 2017 +2.6 +27.9 14.7 +13.2 $5.6M 1.33× –
Bryan Shaw 2017 +1.5 +15.7 4.6 +11.1 $3.1M 1.34× –
Roberto Pérez 2017 +1.7 +10.4 0.7 +9.7 $0.4M 0.76× –
Michael Brantley 2017 +1.8 +17.8 8.4 +9.4 $4.6M 1.22× –
Andrew Miller 2017 +2.3 +17.6 9.0 +8.6 $4.0M 0.98× –
Cody Allen 2017 +1.4 +15.0 7.3 +7.7 $5.2M 1.34× –
Yan Gomes 2017 +1.8 +11.1 4.5 +6.6 $2.5M 0.76× –
Bradley Zimmer 2017 +1.0 +6.5 0.4 +6.1 $0.4M 0.83× –
Ryan Merritt 2017 +0.5 +4.4 0.1 +4.3 $0.2M 1.02× –
Joe Smith↔ 2017 +0.8 +4.1 1.1 +3.0 $1.4M 0.67× –
Nick Goody 2017 +0.6 +3.4 0.5 +2.9 $0.8M 0.67× –
Tyler Olson 2017 +0.5 +2.7 0.2 +2.6 $0.4M 0.67× –
Erik González 2017 +0.4 +2.0 0.4 +1.6 $0.8M 0.56× –
Dan Otero 2017 +0.4 +2.2 1.1 +1.1 $2.6M 0.67× –
Michael Martinez↔ 2017 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $3.1M 0.83× –
Zach McAllister 2017 +0.4 +2.2 1.8 +0.4 $4.5M 0.67× –
Craig Breslow↔ 2017 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.5M 0.67× –
Greg Allen 2017 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.4M 0.83× –
Jay Bruce↔ 2017 +0.6 +4.0 3.8 +0.1 $6.4M 0.83× –
Abraham Almonte 2017 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.1 $7.5M 0.83× –
Kyle Crockett 2017 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Yandy Díaz 2017 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $13.2M 0.58× Extension · 2026–2027 · $12.0M AAV
Shawn Armstrong 2017 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.3 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $5.5M AAV
Francisco Mejía 2017 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.69× –
Tyler Naquin 2017 -0.2 -1.6 0.6 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Brandon Guyer 2017 -0.0 -0.3 2.0 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Daniel Robertson 2017 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Boone Logan 2017 +0.3 +1.6 5.5 -3.9 $18.5M 0.67× –
Jason Kipnis 2017 +0.4 +1.6 9.2 -7.5 $25.3M 0.56× –
Gio Urshela 2017 -0.9 -4.1 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+58.7+723.6121.7+605.8—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2017 · CLE / ANA
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ANA · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Austin Adams
Even trade
2017 · SEA / CLE
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Shawn Armstrong
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2017 · CLE / TBR
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander −$3.2M
Michael Martínez
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M
2017 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Carlos Frías
Even trade
2017 · CLE / TOR
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Joe Smith
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Thomas Pannone, Samad Taylor
Even trade
2017 · NYM / CLE
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$8.0M
Ryder Ryan
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$8.0M
Jay Bruce
NYM came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$121.7M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Edwin Encarnación3411.085$14.7MFREE AGENT
Carlos Santana316.115$12.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Andrew Miller328.062$9.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Brantley306.131$8.4MFREE AGENT
Boone Logan329.140$5.5MFREE AGENT
Jay Bruce308.125$3.8MFREE AGENT
Josh Tomlin326.033$2.5MFREE AGENT
Austin Jackson307.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Joe Smith339.091$1.1MFREE AGENT
Craig Breslow368.129$236kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Jason Kipnis305.069$9.2MFREE AGENT
Corey Kluber314.074$7.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Allen284.076$7.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco305.147$6.5MFREE AGENT
Bryan Shaw295.081$4.6MFREE AGENT
Yan Gomes294.083$4.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Lonnie Chisenhall284.158$4.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Guyer314.066$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach McAllister294.077$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Otero323.124$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Martinez343.140$321kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Robertson313.000$123kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Trevor Bauer262.158$3.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Salazar272.162$3.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Ramírez242.074$971kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Pérez282.083$675kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Lindor231.113$579kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Naquin260.163$565kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham Almonte282.052$544kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Armstrong260.074$536kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yandy Díaz250.000$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Goody250.160$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bradley Zimmer240.000$406kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Clevinger260.079$389kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik González250.053$365kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Olson270.059$196kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Merritt250.032$123kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Crockett251.119$117kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Mejía210.000$91kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Allen240.000$91kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gio Urshela252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2017 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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