GM: John Hart
2001: made playoffs · 91–71. Ranks are vs the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 33 | FA-elig | 157 | 6.6 | 7.8 | +2.9 |
| Jim Thome | 30 | FA-elig | 156 | 5.4 | 7.9 | +0.8 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 31 | FA-elig | 140 | 4.3 | 10.0 | -3.0 |
| Bartolo Colon | 28 | arb | 34 | 3.8 | 2.6 | +3.6 |
| Einar Díaz | 28 | arb | 134 | 2.8 | 0.4 | +4.2 |
| CC Sabathia | 20 | – | 33 | 2.6 | 0.2 | +4.1 |
| Ellis Burks | 36 | FA-elig | 124 | 2.5 | 5.7 | -1.6 |
| Marty Cordova | 31 | FA-elig | 122 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +3.5 |
| Dave Burba | 34 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.4 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| Chuck Finley | 38 | FA-elig | 22 | 2.1 | 9.7 | -6.3 |
| Bob Wickman | 32 | FA-elig | 70 | 2.0 | 2.6 | +0.7 |
| Paul Shuey | 30 | FA-elig | 47 | 1.8 | 2.0 | +0.9 |
| Steve Karsay↔ ATL | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.5 | 1.1 | +1.3 |
| Kenny Lofton | 34 | FA-elig | 133 | 1.5 | 8.0 | -5.6 |
| Steve Woodard | 26 | arb | 29 | 1.1 | 1.3 | +0.5 |
| Ricardo Rincon | 31 | arb | 67 | 1.0 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Jake Westbrook | 23 | – | 23 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Danys Baez | 23 | – | 43 | 0.7 | 2.0 | -0.9 |
| Charles Nagy | 34 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.6 | 6.0 | -5.0 |
| Ryan Drese | 25 | – | 9 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Russell Branyan | 25 | arb | 113 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 38 | – | 53 | 0.5 | – | – |
| John Rocker↔ ATL | 26 | arb | 38 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Jaret Wright | 25 | arb | 7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -2.2 |
| Karim Garcia | 25 | – | 20 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Milton Bradley↔ WSN | 23 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Steve Reed↔ ATL | 36 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Mike Bacsik | 23 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Omar Vizquel | 34 | FA-elig | 155 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -2.9 |
| David Riske | 24 | – | 26 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Roberts | 29 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Dave Hollins | 35 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 28 | arb | 141 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Jacob Cruz↔ COL | 28 | arb | 28 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Eddie Taubensee | 32 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
| Tim Laker | 31 | – | 16 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Lewis | 31 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Roy Smith | 25 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| John McDonald | 26 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Scott Radinsky | 33 | – | 2 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Justin Speier↔ COL | 27 | arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Tim Drew | 22 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Wil Cordero | 29 | FA-elig | 89 | -0.7 | 2.7 | -3.8 |
| Travis Fryman | 32 | FA-elig | 98 | -0.9 | 5.8 | -7.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Juan Gonzalez | 4.3 |
| CC Sabathia | 2.6 |
| Ellis Burks | 2.5 |
| Marty Cordova | 2.5 |
| Jake Westbrook | 0.8 |
| Danys Baez | 0.7 |
| Player | 2000 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 4.8 |
| David Justice | 2.0 |
| Jason Bere | 0.9 |
| David Segui | 0.8 |
| Jamie Brewington | 0.6 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Gonzalez | 31 | 12.000 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | $600k | ||||
| Chuck Finley | 38 | 15.000 | $9.7M | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kenny Lofton | 34 | 10.000 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | $3.7M | ||||
| Jim Thome | 30 | 10.000 | $7.9M | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Roberto Alomar | 33 | 13.000 | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Charles Nagy | 34 | 11.000 | $6.0M | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Travis Fryman | 32 | 11.000 | $5.8M | $5.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ellis Burks | 36 | 14.000 | $5.7M | $6.7M | $7.2M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Burba | 34 | 11.000 | $5.0M | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Omar Vizquel | 34 | 12.000 | $3.0M | $4.5M | $5.5M | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Wil Cordero | 29 | 9.000 | $2.7M | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bob Wickman | 32 | 9.000 | $2.6M | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | $6.0M | $2.8M | $2.5M | |
| Paul Shuey | 30 | 7.000 | $2.0M | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Eddie Taubensee | 32 | 10.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Karsay | 29 | 8.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Reed | 36 | 9.000 | $709k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marty Cordova | 31 | 6.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Karim Garcia | 25 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT | $616k | ||||
| Dave Hollins | 35 | 11.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Laker | 31 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT | $400k | $450k | |||
| Mark Lewis | 31 | 10.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Radinsky | 33 | 11.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Rodriguez | 38 | 11.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartolo Colon | 28 | 4.000 | $2.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jaret Wright | 25 | 4.000 | $2.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ricardo Rincon | 31 | 4.000 | $1.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Steve Woodard | 26 | 4.000 | $1.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Rocker | 26 | 3.000 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Einar Díaz | 28 | 5.000 | $388k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jolbert Cabrera | 28 | 3.000 | $237k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Russell Branyan | 25 | 3.000 | $219k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jacob Cruz | 28 | 5.000 | $89k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Justin Speier | 27 | 3.000 | $54k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danys Baez | 23 | 0.000 | $2.0M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dave Roberts | 29 | 2.000 | $212k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| John McDonald | 26 | 2.000 | $209k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tim Drew | 22 | 1.000 | $202k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| CC Sabathia | 20 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Milton Bradley | 23 | 1.000 | $27k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Westbrook | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| David Riske | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Roy Smith | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Ryan Drese | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Bacsik | 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 2001; 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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