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Guardians CLE

202292–70 (0.568)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2022, 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
$65M
Surplus $M
+86
Win %
0.568
TAB
+16.0
WAB
+20.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.7
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-6.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2022 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RAustin Hedges105
RLuke Maile76
RBryan Lavastida6
LBo Naylor4

1B

LJosh Naylor88
ROwen Miller80
LBobby Bradley7
RErnie Clement⇄5
RGabriel Arias1

2B

LAndrés Giménez125
ROwen Miller25
RErnie Clement⇄15
RTyler Freeman4
RGabriel Arias3
LRichie Palacios2

3B

BJosé Ramírez127
RTyler Freeman11
RGabriel Arias9
ROwen Miller4

SS

RAmed Rosario140
LAndrés Giménez18
RTyler Freeman7
RYu Chang⇄4
RGabriel Arias3

LF

LSteven Kwan123
LRichie Palacios25
RÓscar Mercado⇄12
RAmed Rosario6
LWill Brennan5
LWill Benson4
RFranmil Reyes⇄2

CF

RMyles Straw152
LWill Benson10
LSteven Kwan7
RÓscar Mercado⇄5
LWill Brennan1

RF

ROscar Gonzalez84
RÓscar Mercado⇄36
LNolan Jones22
LSteven Kwan20
LWill Benson6
LJosh Naylor5
LWill Brennan4

DH

BJosé Ramírez30
LJosh Naylor27
ROwen Miller22
LRichie Palacios11
ROscar Gonzalez7
RAmed Rosario6
RErnie Clement⇄6
LSteven Kwan6
LNolan Jones4
LWill Benson2
LBo Naylor1
RTyler Freeman1
LWill Brennan1

Starters

RShane Bieber4.8 WAR
RTriston McKenzie3.4 WAR
RCal Quantrill2.1 WAR
RAaron Civale1.3 WAR
RZach Plesac0.8 WAR
REli Morgan0.6 WAR
LKonnor Pilkington0.2 WAR
RCody Morris0.1 WAR
RXzavion Curry-0.1 WAR
RBryan Shaw-0.5 WAR
RHunter Gaddis-0.6 WAR
LKirk McCarty-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ REmmanuel Clase42 sv
RTrevor Stephan19 h
REli Morgan10 h
LSam Hentges8 h
RJames Karinchak8 h
RNick Sandlin7 h
RBryan Shaw5 h
REnyel De Los Santos3 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 2021)

PlayerfWAR
Steven Kwan4.7
Oscar Gonzalez1.4
Enyel De Los Santos1.0
Luke Maile0.7
Will Brennan0.4
Konnor Pilkington0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2021)

Player2021 fWAR
César Hernández1.5
Bradley Zimmer1.4
Phil Maton0.5
Jordan Luplow0.3
Blake Parker0.2
Eddie Rosario0.2

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 2022; everyone else is shown as a 2022 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Shane Bieber 2022 +4.8 +83.5 6.0 +77.5 $1.3M 2.19× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Andrés Giménez 2022 +6.1 +67.4 0.7 +66.7 $0.1M 1.38× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2030 · $15.2M AAV
Steven Kwan 2022 +4.7 +66.9 0.7 +66.2 $0.2M 1.79× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.7M AAV
Triston McKenzie 2022 +3.4 +53.8 0.7 +53.1 $0.2M 1.96× –
José Ramírez 2022 +6.0 +68.0 22.0 +46.0 $3.7M 1.43× Extension · 2026–2032 · $25.0M AAV
Emmanuel Clase 2022 +2.3 +36.6 1.9 +34.7 $0.8M 1.95× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2025 · $4.0M AAV
Trevor Stephan 2022 +1.7 +26.6 0.7 +25.9 $0.4M 1.95× –
Amed Rosario 2022 +3.1 +28.8 5.0 +23.8 $1.6M 1.18× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Cal Quantrill 2022 +2.1 +24.5 2.5 +21.9 $1.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Josh Naylor 2022 +1.9 +12.1 1.2 +10.9 $0.6M 0.81× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $18.5M AAV
Aaron Civale 2022 +1.3 +10.2 0.7 +9.5 $0.6M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Oscar Gonzalez 2022 +1.4 +9.4 0.5 +8.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Myles Straw 2022 +1.5 +9.8 1.6 +8.1 $1.1M 0.83× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2024 · $5.0M AAV
Sam Hentges 2022 +1.0 +5.5 0.7 +4.8 $0.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Zach Plesac 2022 +0.8 +6.6 2.0 +4.6 $2.5M 1.02× –
Enyel De Los Santos 2022 +1.0 +5.2 0.6 +4.5 $0.7M 0.67× –
James Karinchak 2022 +1.0 +5.1 0.7 +4.4 $0.7M 0.67× –
Will Brennan 2022 +0.4 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.1M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Eli Morgan 2022 +0.6 +3.0 0.7 +2.3 $1.2M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Owen Miller 2022 +0.7 +2.9 0.7 +2.2 $1.1M 0.56× –
Luke Maile 2022 +0.7 +2.9 0.9 +2.0 $1.3M 0.52× –
Konnor Pilkington 2022 +0.2 +2.0 0.2 +1.8 $0.9M 1.02× –
Nolan Jones 2022 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $1.0M 0.83× –
Nick Sandlin 2022 +0.3 +1.5 0.6 +0.9 $2.2M 0.67× –
Logan Allen↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.4M 0.67× –
Alex Call↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.4 $0.8M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Alex Young↔ 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Cody Morris 2022 +0.1 +0.8 0.7 +0.1 $7.0M 1.02× –
Sandy León↔ 2022 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.0M 0.65× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Yohan Ramírez↔ 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tyler Freeman 2022 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $177.6M 0.58× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Bryan Lavastida 2022 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Tanner Tully 2022 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Gabriel Arias 2022 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Xzavion Curry 2022 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.9 – 1.02× –
Bo Naylor 2022 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Anthony Gose 2022 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Bobby Bradley 2022 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Óscar Mercado↔ 2022 -0.3 -2.3 0.3 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Anthony Castro 2022 -0.5 -2.8 0.2 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Will Benson 2022 -0.4 -2.9 0.2 -3.2 – 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.7M AAV
Ernie Clement↔ 2022 -0.6 -2.8 0.5 -3.3 – 0.56× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.6M AAV
Austin Hedges 2022 -0.0 -0.1 4.0 -4.1 – 0.52× Extension · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Kirk McCarty 2022 -0.8 -4.4 0.2 -4.6 – 0.67× –
Hunter Gaddis 2022 -0.6 -5.1 0.0 -5.1 – 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Bryan Shaw 2022 -0.5 -2.6 3.0 -5.6 – 0.67× –
Franmil Reyes↔ 2022 -0.9 -5.8 2.7 -8.5 – 0.83× –
Ian Gibaut↔ 2022 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 $32.1M 0.67× –
Richie Palacios 2022 -0.4 -2.4 – – – 0.83× –
Yu Chang↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+41.1+500.364.9+438.1—

Trades

Every graded 2022 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 15 total.

2022 · PIT / CLE Jul 8, 2022
PIT · Ben Cherington +$4.0M
Yohan Ramírez
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$4.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · SFG / CLE Jul 18, 2022
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$1.6M
Alex Young
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / CLE May 25, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Daniel Johnson
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CLE / MIL Mar 13, 2022
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.8M
David Fry
MIL · David Stearns −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CLE / ARI Nov 15, 2022
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.8M
Ross Carver
ARI · Mike Hazen −$0.8M
Carlos Vargas
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CLE / CIN Jun 28, 2022
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Sandy León
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / CLE Dec 14, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$1.6M
Owen Miller
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CLE / MIN Aug 2, 2022
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$1.6M
Ian Hamilton
MIN · Derek Falvey −$1.6M
Sandy León
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CLE / STL Nov 9, 2022
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
STL · John Mozeliak −$1.6M
José Fermín
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · SFG / CLE Jul 7, 2022
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.0M
Tobias Myers
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · SDP / CLE Jun 6, 2022
SDP · AJ Preller +$0.0M
Ike Freeman
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CLE / SEA May 16, 2022
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Yohan Ramírez
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · COL / CLE Nov 15, 2022
COL · Bill Schmidt +$20.8M
Nolan Jones
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$20.8M
Juan Brito
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CLE / TOR Apr 8, 2022
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.8M
Anthony Castro
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$0.8M
Bradley Zimmer
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CLE / PIT May 30, 2022
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington −$1.6M
Yu Chang
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2022 payroll
$65.0M
2023 guaranteed
$4.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; 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 (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
José Ramírez297.074$22.0MFREE AGENT
Bryan Shaw349.152$3.0MFREE AGENT
Emmanuel Clase241.059$1.9M$2.0M$2.9M$4.9M$6.4M$10.0MCLUB$10.0MCLUB
Myles Straw272.112$1.6M$2.9M$4.9M$6.4M$7.4M$8.0MCLUB$8.5MCLUB
Sandy León337.138$92kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Shane Bieber273.097$6.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Amed Rosario264.062$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Hedges295.166$4.0MFREE AGENT
Franmil Reyes263.115$2.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Maile314.132$900kARB 3FREE AGENT
Enyel De Los Santos264.000$642kARB 3FREE AGENT
Yu Chang263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (38)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Cal Quantrill272.132$2.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Plesac272.086$2.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Naylor252.127$1.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Civale272.058$717kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Karinchak261.169$711kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Triston McKenzie241.074$707kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrés Giménez231.106$707kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Stephan261.000$703kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Gose312.139$703kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Hentges250.157$702kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Eli Morgan260.108$702kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Owen Miller250.091$701kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Morris250.000$700kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Kwan240.000$700kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Sandlin250.157$648kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oscar Gonzalez240.000$508kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ernie Clement260.096$493kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Óscar Mercado272.114$291kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Benson240.000$248kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Freeman230.000$241kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Konnor Pilkington240.000$213kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nolan Jones240.000$173kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk McCarty26–$165k
Anthony Castro271.015$156kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Bradley260.144$112kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Lavastida23–$85k
Gabriel Arias220.000$72kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Allen25–$63k
Will Brennan240.000$56kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Alex Call270.000$51kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Tully270.000$31kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bo Naylor220.000$15kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xzavion Curry230.000$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Gibaut280.148$10kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Young282.060$10kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Gaddis240.000$8kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yohan Ramírez271.089$8kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richie Palacios250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2022 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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