GM: John Hart
1995: won pennant · 100–44. Ranks are vs the 28 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 28 | FA-elig | 143 | 7.2 | 4.5 | +2.4 |
| Jim Thome | 24 | arb | 137 | 6.0 | 0.8 | +4.9 |
| Kenny Lofton | 28 | arb | 118 | 3.8 | 1.9 | +1.7 |
| Dennis Martinez | 41 | FA-elig | 28 | 3.3 | 4.5 | -1.4 |
| Manny Ramirez | 23 | pre-arb | 137 | 3.2 | 0.1 | +2.9 |
| Charles Nagy | 28 | arb | 29 | 3.2 | 1.9 | +1.2 |
| Eddie Murray | 39 | FA-elig | 113 | 2.6 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| Orel Hershiser | 36 | FA-elig | 26 | 2.5 | 1.5 | +0.9 |
| Jose Mesa | 29 | FA-elig | 62 | 2.1 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| Carlos Baerga | 26 | arb | 135 | 2.0 | 3.6 | -1.7 |
| Mark Clark | 27 | arb | 22 | 1.8 | 0.8 | +0.9 |
| Julian Tavarez | 22 | pre-arb | 57 | 1.6 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Chad Ogea | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Omar Vizquel | 28 | FA-elig | 136 | 1.4 | 2.9 | -1.6 |
| Ken Hill↔ STL | 29 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.4 | 1.8 | -0.5 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 29 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.3 | 2.5 | -1.3 |
| Eric Plunk | 31 | FA-elig | 56 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 25 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 34 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| Bud Black | 38 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Paul Sorrento | 29 | FA-elig | 104 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| Jim Poole | 29 | arb | 42 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Alan Embree | 25 | arb | 23 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Albie Lopez | 23 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Brian Giles | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 38 | FA-elig | 91 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Billy Ripken | 30 | – | 8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| John Farrell | 32 | – | 1 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jesse Levis | 27 | arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| David Bell↔ STL | 22 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Paul Shuey | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Joe Roa | 23 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Wayne Kirby | 31 | arb | 101 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Gregg Olson↔ KCR | 28 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Scooter Tucker↔ HOU | 28 | arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Dennis Cook↔ TEX | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 33 | FA-elig | 66 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Jason Grimsley | 27 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Ruben Amaro Jr. | 30 | arb | 28 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Dave Winfield | 43 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Orel Hershiser | 2.5 |
| Ken Hill | 1.4 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 0.8 |
| Bud Black | 0.5 |
| Jim Poole | 0.3 |
| Alan Embree | 0.2 |
| Player | 1994 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jack Morris | 2.0 |
| Rene Gonzales | 0.4 |
| Jeff Russell | 0.1 |
| Matt Turner | 0.1 |
| Bill Wertz | 0.0 |
| Candy Maldonado | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martinez | 41 | 19.000 | $4.5M | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Albert Belle | 28 | 6.000 | $4.5M | $5.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Eddie Murray | 39 | 18.000 | $3.0M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Omar Vizquel | 28 | 6.000 | $2.9M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 29 | 7.000 | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.8M | $2.7M | FREE AGENT |
| Ken Hill | 29 | 7.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Orel Hershiser | 36 | 12.000 | $1.5M | $1.8M | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jose Mesa | 29 | 8.000 | $1.4M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $984k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Paul Assenmacher | 34 | 9.000 | $1.3M | $871k | $875k | $1.3M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |
| Paul Sorrento | 29 | 6.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Plunk | 31 | 9.000 | $725k | $750k | $1.9M | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dave Winfield | 43 | 22.000 | $600k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tony Peña Sr. | 38 | 15.000 | $517k | $558k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alvaro Espinoza | 33 | 11.000 | $450k | $221k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bud Black | 38 | 14.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Grimsley | 27 | 6.000 | $325k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dennis Cook | 32 | 7.000 | $105k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gregg Olson | 28 | 7.000 | $98k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Farrell | 32 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Billy Ripken | 30 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Baerga | 26 | 5.000 | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kenny Lofton | 28 | 4.000 | $1.9M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Charles Nagy | 28 | 5.000 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Thome | 24 | 4.000 | $825k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Clark | 27 | 4.000 | $750k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Wayne Kirby | 31 | 4.000 | $362k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jim Poole | 29 | 5.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ruben Amaro Jr. | 30 | 4.000 | $175k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jesse Levis | 27 | 3.000 | $128k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Alan Embree | 25 | 3.000 | $125k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Scooter Tucker | 28 | 3.000 | $93k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeromy Burnitz | 26 | 2.000 | $185k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Manny Ramirez | 23 | 2.000 | $150k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Paul Shuey | 24 | 1.000 | $125k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Julian Tavarez | 22 | 2.000 | $120k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Albie Lopez | 23 | 2.000 | $118k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 25 | 1.000 | $110k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chad Ogea | 24 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brian Giles | 24 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Bell | 22 | 0.000 | $5k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Roa | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Guardians 1995; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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