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Guardians CLE

202376–86 (0.469)
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President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, 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
$93M
Surplus $M
+22
Win %
0.469
TAB
+0.8
WAB
+0.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.9
Dead money %
51%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-6.1

Offense

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Pitching & Defense

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Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBo Naylor67
RCam Gallagher56
RMike Zunino42
RDavid Fry28
LMeibrys Viloria10
REric Haase⇄3
LZack Collins2

1B

BJosh Bell⇄97
LJosh Naylor91
RGabriel Arias35
LKole Calhoun25
RDavid Fry19
RTyler Freeman1

2B

LAndrés Giménez150
RTyler Freeman17
LJosé Tena3
RGabriel Arias1

3B

BJosé Ramírez125
RTyler Freeman25
RGabriel Arias14
BBrayan Rocchio6
LJosé Tena3
RDavid Fry1

SS

RAmed Rosario⇄94
RGabriel Arias53
BBrayan Rocchio18
RTyler Freeman11
LJosé Tena10

LF

LSteven Kwan153
LWill Brennan7
RDavid Fry2
ROscar Gonzalez2
RTyler Freeman1

CF

RMyles Straw145
LWill Brennan11
RRamón Laureano⇄8

RF

LWill Brennan110
RRamón Laureano⇄32
ROscar Gonzalez30
RGabriel Arias19
RDavid Fry7
LKole Calhoun3
LJosh Naylor1

DH

BJosé Ramírez31
LJosh Naylor27
ROscar Gonzalez19
LKole Calhoun14
RTyler Freeman9
LWill Brennan4
LSteven Kwan3
RGabriel Arias2
RDavid Fry2
RRamón Laureano⇄2
LJosé Tena1

Starters

RTanner Bibee3.0 WAR
RShane Bieber2.1 WAR
LLogan Allen1.7 WAR
RAaron Civale⇄1.6 WAR
RGavin Williams1.1 WAR
RCal Quantrill0.7 WAR
RXzavion Curry0.4 WAR
RZach Plesac0.2 WAR
RTriston McKenzie0.2 WAR
RHunter Gaddis0.1 WAR
RPeyton Battenfield0.1 WAR
RTouki Toussaint⇄-0.0 WAR
RLucas Giolito⇄-0.4 WAR
RNoah Syndergaard⇄-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ REmmanuel Clase44 sv
RTrevor Stephan28 h
LSam Hentges17 h
REnyel De Los Santos16 h
RJames Karinchak13 h
RNick Sandlin10 h
REli Morgan8 h
LTim Herrin1 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 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Tanner Bibee3.0
Logan Allen1.7
Gavin Williams1.1
Ramón Laureano0.8
Reynaldo López0.4
Michael Kelly0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Luke Maile0.7
Owen Miller0.7
Nolan Jones0.2
Logan Allen0.1
Alex Call0.1
Sandy León0.0

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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Emmanuel Clase 2022–2023 +4.1 +63.8 3.8 +60.0 $0.9M 1.95× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2025 · $4.0M AAV
Tanner Bibee 2023 +3.0 +47.5 0.6 +46.9 $0.2M 1.96× Pre-arb extension · 2025–2030 · $9.6M AAV
Steven Kwan 2023 +3.0 +38.6 0.7 +37.9 $0.2M 1.60× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.7M AAV
Andrés Giménez 2023 +3.8 +36.6 1.6 +35.0 $0.4M 1.20× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2030 · $15.2M AAV
José Ramírez 2023 +4.6 +46.2 14.0 +32.2 $3.0M 1.25× Extension · 2026–2032 · $25.0M AAV
Josh Naylor 2023 +2.7 +22.7 3.4 +19.4 $1.3M 1.07× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $18.5M AAV
Logan Allen 2023 +1.7 +19.9 0.6 +19.4 $0.3M 1.49× –
Aaron Civale↔ 2023 +1.6 +18.9 1.5 +17.5 $0.9M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Shane Bieber 2023 +2.1 +24.8 10.0 +14.8 $4.8M 1.49× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Bo Naylor 2023 +2.1 +12.5 0.4 +12.1 $0.2M 0.76× –
Gavin Williams 2023 +1.1 +9.3 0.4 +8.9 $0.3M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Trevor Stephan 2023 +0.9 +10.0 1.4 +8.6 $1.4M 1.34× –
Myles Straw 2022–2023 +1.6 +10.9 4.5 +6.4 $2.8M 0.83× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2024 · $5.0M AAV
Sam Hentges 2023 +1.1 +5.8 0.7 +5.0 $0.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Ramón Laureano↔ 2023 +0.8 +5.2 1.4 +3.8 $1.8M 0.83× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Reynaldo López↔ 2023 +0.4 +3.9 0.6 +3.3 $1.8M 1.34× Extension · 2025–2027 · $10.0M AAV
Enyel De Los Santos 2023 +0.7 +3.9 0.8 +3.2 $1.0M 0.67× –
Gabriel Arias 2023 +0.5 +2.5 0.7 +1.8 $1.4M 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Eli Morgan 2023 +0.4 +2.3 0.7 +1.6 $1.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Xzavion Curry 2023 +0.4 +2.3 0.7 +1.6 $1.6M 0.67× –
Triston McKenzie 2023 +0.2 +1.8 0.7 +1.1 $3.3M 1.02× –
Michael Kelly 2023 +0.2 +1.2 0.4 +0.8 $1.7M 0.67× –
Cal Quantrill 2023 +0.7 +6.0 5.5 +0.4 $7.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Hunter Gaddis 2023 +0.1 +1.2 0.7 +0.4 $5.0M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Zack Collins 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.2M 0.52× –
Tim Herrin 2023 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.3 $2.6M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tyler Freeman 2023 +0.2 +0.9 0.6 +0.3 $3.1M 0.58× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Konnor Pilkington 2023 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Eric Haase↔ 2023 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Touki Toussaint↔ 2023 -0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Matt Moore↔ 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.8 -0.5 $17.9M 0.67× –
Zach Plesac 2023 +0.2 +2.0 3.0 -1.0 $12.0M 1.02× –
José Tena 2023 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Kole Calhoun 2023 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Will Brennan 2023 -0.1 -0.3 0.7 -1.1 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Meibrys Viloria 2023 -0.1 -0.5 0.8 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Cody Morris 2023 -0.2 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 – 0.67× –
David Fry 2023 -0.3 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 – 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Daniel Norris 2023 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Brayan Rocchio 2023 -0.4 -1.8 0.1 -2.0 – 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Nick Sandlin 2023 -0.3 -1.4 0.7 -2.1 – 0.67× –
James Karinchak 2023 -0.2 -1.0 1.5 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Cam Gallagher 2023 -0.7 -2.9 1.2 -4.2 – 0.52× –
Amed Rosario↔ 2023 +0.0 +0.2 5.2 -5.0 $120.0M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Lucas Giolito↔ 2023 -0.4 -3.3 1.9 -5.2 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.0M AAV
Mike Zunino 2023 -0.3 -1.3 6.0 -7.3 – 0.52× –
Noah Syndergaard↔ 2023 -0.5 -4.5 4.3 -8.8 – 1.02× –
Oscar Gonzalez 2023 -1.4 -9.6 0.7 -10.3 – 0.83× –
Josh Bell↔ 2023 -0.3 -1.3 10.7 -12.0 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Peyton Battenfield 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.0 $7.6M 1.02× –
Total—+32.6+368.396.2+271.8—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 14 total.

2023 · CLE / MIA Aug 1, 2023
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$31.2M
Kahlil Watson#42.5, Jean Segura
MIA · Kim Ng −$31.2M
Josh Bell
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / CLE Jul 26, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$11.2M
Amed Rosario
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$11.2M
Noah Syndergaard
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CLE / NYY Dec 26, 2023
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Estevan Florial
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Cody Morris
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · STL / CLE Jun 16, 2023
STL · John Mozeliak +$1.6M
Richie Palacios
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CLE / CIN Mar 26, 2023
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Steve Hajjar
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CIN / CLE Apr 12, 2023
CIN · Nick Krall +$4.8M
Will Benson
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$4.8M
Justin Boyd
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BAL / CLE Jul 6, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Chris Vallimont
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / CLE Aug 4, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$1.6M
Kole Calhoun
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · SDP / CLE Nov 17, 2023
SDP · AJ Preller +$3.2M
Enyel De Los Santos
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$3.2M
Scott Barlow
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CLE / MIL Aug 31, 2023
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
Chris Roller
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CLE / MIA Dec 10, 2023
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$4.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIA · Kim Ng −$4.0M
Christian Bethancourt
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ARI / CLE May 1, 2023
ARI · Mike Hazen +$0.0M
Konnor Pilkington
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CLE / COL Nov 17, 2023
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$2.4M
Kody Huff
COL · Bill Schmidt −$2.4M
Cal Quantrill
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / CLE Jul 31, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$5.6M
Aaron Civale
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$5.6M
Kyle Manzardo
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$92.8M
2024 guaranteed
$13.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
José Ramírez308.074$14.0MFREE AGENT
Josh Bell306.053$10.7MFREE AGENT
Mike Zunino3210.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Noah Syndergaard308.000$4.3MFREE AGENT
Myles Straw283.112$2.9M$4.9M$6.4M$7.4M$8.0MCLUB$8.5MCLUBFREE AGENT
Emmanuel Clase252.059$1.9M$2.9M$4.9M$6.4M$10.0MCLUB$10.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Andrés Giménez242.106$1.6M$5.6M$10.6M$15.6M$23.6M$23.6M$23.6M
Matt Moore3410.000$755kFREE AGENT
Kole Calhoun359.130$225kFREE AGENT
Daniel Norris309.000$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Shane Bieber284.097$10.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cal Quantrill283.132$5.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Amed Rosario275.062$5.2MFREE AGENT
Josh Naylor263.127$3.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Plesac283.086$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Giolito285.080$1.9MFREE AGENT
Aaron Civale283.058$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramón Laureano283.165$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Gallagher304.073$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Enyel De Los Santos275.000$750kFREE AGENT
Meibrys Viloria265.000$750kFREE AGENT
Reynaldo López295.004$640kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
James Karinchak272.169$1.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Stephan272.000$1.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Triston McKenzie252.074$740kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Hentges261.157$730kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Steven Kwan251.000$727kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eli Morgan271.108$727kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Nick Sandlin261.152$726kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oscar Gonzalez250.133$723kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Brennan250.015$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT
Xzavion Curry240.003$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Gaddis250.022$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gabriel Arias230.019$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Bibee240.000$612kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Freeman240.064$596kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Fry270.000$592kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Allen240.000$554kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peyton Battenfield251.129$445kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bo Naylor230.005$418kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gavin Williams230.000$399kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Kelly300.013$383kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Morris261.000$376kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Herrin260.000$298kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Tena220.000$162kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brayan Rocchio220.000$143kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Haase302.072$25kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Touki Toussaint272.135$20kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Collins282.095$15kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Konnor Pilkington250.057$8kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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