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Guardians CLE

202492–69 (0.571)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2024, 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
$91M
Surplus $M
+57
Win %
0.571
TAB
+8.4
WAB
+17.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
35.6
Dead money %
42%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2024 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBo Naylor115
RAustin Hedges65
RDavid Fry23

1B

LJosh Naylor137
RDavid Fry20
RJhonkensy Noel9
LKyle Manzardo6
RGabriel Arias4

2B

LAndrés Giménez152
LDaniel Schneemann6
RGabriel Arias6
RTyler Freeman6
BAngel Martínez1

3B

BJosé Ramírez126
RGabriel Arias20
LDaniel Schneemann17
RTyler Freeman8
RDavid Fry4
BAngel Martínez3
LJosé Tena⇄3

SS

BBrayan Rocchio142
LDaniel Schneemann32
RGabriel Arias15
RTyler Freeman10

LF

LSteven Kwan114
LWill Brennan18
RDavid Fry16
BAngel Martínez14
LEstevan Florial13
LDaniel Schneemann6
RGabriel Arias2
RJohnathan Rodríguez1
RJhonkensy Noel1

CF

RTyler Freeman97
BAngel Martínez21
RLane Thomas⇄17
LDaniel Schneemann16
LWill Brennan8
RMyles Straw5
RGabriel Arias4
LEstevan Florial1

RF

LWill Brennan80
RJhonkensy Noel54
RLane Thomas⇄35
LDaniel Schneemann14
LEstevan Florial12
RJohnathan Rodríguez10
BAngel Martínez8
RDavid Fry4
RGabriel Arias2

DH

RDavid Fry51
LKyle Manzardo40
BJosé Ramírez32
LJosh Naylor14
LWill Brennan12
LEstevan Florial12
LSteven Kwan7
LBo Naylor4
BAngel Martínez3
LDaniel Schneemann3
RGabriel Arias3
RJhonkensy Noel2
RJohnathan Rodríguez1
RLane Thomas⇄1
RMyles Straw1
RTyler Freeman1

Starters

RTanner Bibee3.3 WAR
RGavin Williams1.3 WAR
LMatthew Boyd0.9 WAR
RBen Lively0.8 WAR
RShane Bieber0.8 WAR
LJoey Cantillo0.4 WAR
RAlex Cobb0.3 WAR
RCarlos Carrasco0.1 WAR
RAndrew Walters0.1 WAR
RXzavion Curry⇄-0.1 WAR
RSpencer Howard⇄-0.2 WAR
RNick Sandlin-0.7 WAR
LLogan Allen-0.7 WAR
RTriston McKenzie-1.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ REmmanuel Clase47 sv
RHunter Gaddis33 h
RCade Smith28 h
RScott Barlow19 h
LTim Herrin16 h
RNick Sandlin9 h
REli Morgan3 h
RPedro Avila⇄1 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 2023)

PlayerfWAR
Cade Smith2.7
Matthew Boyd0.9
Ben Lively0.8
Jhonkensy Noel0.6
Joey Cantillo0.4
Austin Hedges0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2023)

Player2023 fWAR
Aaron Civale1.6
Cal Quantrill0.7
Enyel De Los Santos0.7
Reynaldo López0.4
Zach Plesac0.2
Michael Kelly0.2

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 2024; everyone else is shown as a 2024 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Emmanuel Clase 2022–2024 +6.3 +98.9 6.7 +92.2 $1.1M 1.95× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2025 · $4.0M AAV
Steven Kwan 2024 +4.2 +59.9 0.8 +59.1 $0.2M 1.79× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.7M AAV
José Ramírez 2024 +6.4 +73.2 17.0 +56.2 $2.7M 1.43× Extension · 2026–2032 · $25.0M AAV
Tanner Bibee 2024 +3.3 +51.6 0.7 +50.8 $0.2M 1.96× Pre-arb extension · 2025–2030 · $9.6M AAV
Andrés Giménez 2023–2024 +6.5 +56.1 7.1 +49.0 $1.1M 1.07× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2030 · $15.2M AAV
Cade Smith 2024 +2.7 +27.7 0.7 +26.9 $0.3M 1.28× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Hunter Gaddis 2024 +1.6 +25.4 0.7 +24.7 $0.5M 1.95× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
David Fry 2024 +1.7 +14.0 0.7 +13.3 $0.4M 1.01× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Gavin Williams 2024 +1.3 +10.2 0.7 +9.5 $0.6M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Bo Naylor 2024 +1.6 +9.7 0.7 +8.9 $0.5M 0.76× –
Josh Naylor 2024 +2.3 +14.7 6.5 +8.2 $2.9M 0.81× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $18.5M AAV
Matthew Boyd 2024 +0.9 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $14.5M AAV
Ben Lively 2024 +0.8 +6.4 0.8 +5.7 $1.0M 1.02× –
Brayan Rocchio 2024 +1.1 +5.2 0.7 +4.5 $0.7M 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tim Herrin 2024 +1.0 +5.2 0.7 +4.4 $0.8M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jhonkensy Noel 2024 +0.6 +4.1 0.4 +3.7 $0.6M 0.83× –
Joey Cantillo 2024 +0.4 +3.6 0.1 +3.5 $0.3M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Will Brennan 2024 +0.5 +3.1 0.7 +2.3 $1.6M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Erik Sabrowski 2024 +0.4 +2.1 0.1 +2.0 $0.3M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Lane Thomas↔ 2024 +0.4 +2.6 0.9 +1.7 $2.3M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $5.2M AAV
Tyler Freeman 2024 +0.4 +2.5 0.7 +1.7 $2.0M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Myles Straw 2022–2024 +1.7 +11.1 9.4 +1.6 $5.7M 0.83× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2024 · $5.0M AAV
Eli Morgan 2024 +0.3 +1.7 0.8 +0.9 $2.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Connor Gillispie 2024 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.2M 0.67× –
Daniel Schneemann 2024 +0.3 +1.5 0.7 +0.7 $2.5M 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Pedro Avila↔ 2024 +0.3 +1.4 0.7 +0.7 $2.6M 0.67× –
Andrew Walters 2024 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.7M 0.67× –
Estevan Florial 2024 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.2 $4.0M 0.83× –
Sam Hentges 2024 +0.3 +1.4 1.2 +0.2 $4.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Wes Parsons↔ 2024 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.2 $3.7M 0.67× –
Peter Strzelecki 2024 +0.1 +0.3 0.7 -0.5 $13.6M 0.67× –
Anthony Gose 2024 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.65× –
Kyle Manzardo 2024 +0.0 +0.1 0.7 -0.6 $28.4M 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
José Tena↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.7 – 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Angel Martínez 2024 -0.0 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 – 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Carlos Carrasco 2024 +0.1 +1.1 2.0 -0.9 $15.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Alex Cobb 2024 +0.3 +2.2 3.3 -1.1 $12.1M 1.02× –
Xzavion Curry↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Darren McCaughan↔ 2024 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Spencer Howard↔ 2024 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Gabriel Arias 2024 -0.2 -1.1 0.7 -1.9 – 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tyler Beede 2024 -0.2 -0.9 1.2 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Austin Hedges 2024 +0.4 +1.7 4.0 -2.3 $10.1M 0.52× Extension · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Johnathan Rodríguez 2024 -0.2 -1.6 0.7 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Ramón Laureano↔ 2024 -0.2 -1.4 1.6 -3.0 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Nick Sandlin 2024 -0.7 -3.7 1.1 -4.8 – 0.67× –
Logan Allen 2024 -0.7 -5.8 0.7 -6.5 – 1.02× –
Scott Barlow 2024 +0.0 +0.2 6.7 -6.5 $162.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Shane Bieber 2024 +0.8 +6.3 13.1 -6.9 $17.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Triston McKenzie 2024 -1.0 -7.9 1.6 -9.5 – 1.02× –
Total—+45.4+487.0100.7+385.5—

Trades

Every graded 2024 deal involving the Guardians — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 15 total.

2024 · CLE / TOR Dec 10, 2024
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$4.8M
Spencer Horwitz, Nick Mitchell
TOR · Ross Atkins −$4.8M
Nick Sandlin, Andrés Giménez
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SFG / CLE Jul 30, 2024
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$4.0M
Jacob Bresnahan
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$4.0M
Alex Cobb
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · WSN / CLE Jul 29, 2024
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$12.0M
José Tena, Rafael Ramirez Jr., Alex Clemmey
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$12.0M
Lane Thomas
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CLE / SDP Apr 17, 2024
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$1.6M
Pedro Avila
SDP · AJ Preller −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · LAD / CLE May 17, 2024
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$1.6M
Anthony Banda
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CLE / TEX Mar 28, 2024
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Zak Kent
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CLE / CHC Nov 20, 2024
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$2.4M
Alfonsin Rosario
CHC · Jed Hoyer −$2.4M
Eli Morgan
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CLE / ARI Mar 28, 2024
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.8M
Peter Strzelecki
ARI · Mike Hazen −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CLE / PIT Nov 22, 2024
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Peter Strzelecki
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CLE / TOR Apr 10, 2024
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.8M
Wes Parsons
TOR · Ross Atkins −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CLE / ARI Dec 21, 2024
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$3.2M
Slade Cecconi
ARI · Mike Hazen −$3.2M
Josh Naylor
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SFG / CLE Aug 26, 2024
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.0M
Nate Furman
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SFG / CLE Jul 5, 2024
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$0.8M
Spencer Howard
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · MIA / CLE May 9, 2024
MIA · Peter Bendix +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$1.6M
Darren McCaughan
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / CLE Dec 10, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
Spencer Horwitz
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$0.8M
Josh Hartle, Michael Kennedy, Luis Ortiz
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2024 payroll
$91.4M
2025 guaranteed
$21.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
José Ramírez319.074$17.0MFREE AGENT
Scott Barlow316.000$6.7MFREE AGENT
Andrés Giménez253.106$5.6M$10.6M$15.6M$23.6M$23.6M$23.6M$23.0MCLUB
Myles Straw294.112$4.9M$6.4M$7.4M$8.0MCLUB$8.5MCLUBFREE AGENT
Austin Hedges317.166$4.0MFREE AGENT
Alex Cobb3612.061$3.3MFREE AGENT
Emmanuel Clase263.059$2.9M$4.9M$6.4M$10.0MCLUB$10.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco3712.147$2.0MFREE AGENT
Wes Parsons316.000$375kFREE AGENT
Matthew Boyd337.136$374kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Shane Bieber295.097$13.1MFREE AGENT
Josh Naylor274.127$6.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramón Laureano294.165$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Triston McKenzie263.074$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Beede313.102$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lane Thomas284.014$897kARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Gose333.139$38kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Sam Hentges272.157$1.2MARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Nick Sandlin272.152$1.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Kwan262.000$758kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eli Morgan282.108$751kARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Ben Lively321.133$750kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Bibee251.000$746kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Brennan261.015$745kPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT
Logan Allen250.143$744kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gabriel Arias241.019$744kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gavin Williams240.103$742kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bo Naylor240.113$742kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Freeman251.046$742kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Fry280.154$741kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Herrin270.077$741kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Gaddis260.073$741kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brayan Rocchio230.037$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter Strzelecki291.003$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Manzardo230.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnathan Rodríguez240.097$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Schneemann270.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cade Smith250.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Avila270.099$691kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Martínez220.000$688kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jhonkensy Noel220.000$382kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xzavion Curry251.003$326kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Estevan Florial260.118$262kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Sabrowski260.000$131kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren McCaughan280.017$123kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Cantillo240.000$123kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Walters230.000$72kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Tena230.042$50kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Spencer Howard272.033$35kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Gillispie260.000$24kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2024 acquisition stacked onto Guardians's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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