GM: Mark Shapiro
2007: made playoffs · 96–66. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC Sabathia | 26 | FA-elig | 34 | 6.6 | 8.8 | +5.4 |
| Grady Sizemore | 24 | arb | 162 | 6.4 | 0.9 | +12.8 |
| Victor Martinez | 28 | arb | 147 | 5.4 | 3.2 | +8.5 |
| Rafael Betancourt | 32 | arb | 68 | 3.3 | 0.8 | +6.3 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 26 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.3 | 0.4 | +6.7 |
| Casey Blake | 33 | FA-elig | 156 | 2.9 | 3.8 | +2.5 |
| Travis Hafner | 30 | arb | 152 | 2.2 | 4.0 | +0.8 |
| Franklin Gutierrez | 24 | pre-arb | 100 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +3.5 |
| Paul Byrd | 36 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.8 | 7.0 | -3.2 |
| Jhonny Peralta | 25 | arb | 152 | 1.7 | 1.0 | +2.7 |
| Jake Westbrook | 29 | FA-elig | 25 | 1.7 | 6.1 | -2.5 |
| Jason Michaels | 31 | FA-elig | 105 | 1.4 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Rafael Perez | 25 | – | 44 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Kelly Shoppach | 27 | pre-arb | 59 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +2.2 |
| Aaron Laffey | 22 | – | 9 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 21 | – | 45 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Jensen Lewis | 23 | – | 26 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Joe Borowski | 36 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.6 | 4.0 | -2.8 |
| Kenny Lofton↔ TEX | 40 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -1.2 |
| Ryan Garko | 26 | pre-arb | 138 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Jason Stanford | 30 | – | 8 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Ben Francisco | 25 | – | 25 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Aaron Fultz | 33 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.8 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 24 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Tom Mastny | 26 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Matt Miller | 35 | arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Mike Koplove | 30 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeremy Sowers | 24 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Jason Davis↔ SEA | 27 | arb | 8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Cliff Lee | 28 | arb | 20 | -0.0 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
| Luis Rivas | 27 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Edward Mujica | 23 | – | 10 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Juan Lara | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Roberto Hernandez↔ LAD | 42 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -2.1 |
| David Dellucci | 33 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.3 | 3.8 | -4.4 |
| Andy Marte | 23 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Fernando Cabrera↔ BAL | 25 | arb | 24 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Chris Gomez↔ BAL | 36 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Mike Rouse | 27 | pre-arb | 41 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
| Trot Nixon | 33 | FA-elig | 99 | -0.9 | 3.0 | -4.9 |
| Josh Barfield | 24 | pre-arb | 130 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -2.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Aaron Laffey | 0.9 |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 0.7 |
| Jensen Lewis | 0.7 |
| Joe Borowski | 0.6 |
| Kenny Lofton | 0.5 |
| Jason Stanford | 0.4 |
| Player | 2006 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Ben Broussard | 1.0 |
| Jason Johnson | 0.5 |
| Joe Inglett | 0.5 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 0.5 |
| Bob Wickman | 0.5 |
| Eduardo Perez | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC Sabathia | 26 | 6.000 | $8.8M | $5.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Paul Byrd | 36 | 12.000 | $7.0M | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jake Westbrook | 29 | 7.000 | $6.1M | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | $7.0M | |||
| Joe Borowski | 36 | 12.000 | $4.0M | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Dellucci | 33 | 10.000 | $3.8M | $3.8M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Casey Blake | 33 | 8.000 | $3.8M | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Trot Nixon | 33 | 11.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kenny Lofton | 40 | 16.000 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Michaels | 31 | 6.000 | $2.0M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Roberto Hernandez | 42 | 16.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aaron Fultz | 33 | 7.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Gomez | 36 | 14.000 | $176k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Rivas | 27 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Koplove | 30 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Hafner | 30 | 5.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Victor Martinez | 28 | 5.000 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cliff Lee | 28 | 5.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jhonny Peralta | 25 | 4.000 | $1.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Grady Sizemore | 24 | 3.000 | $917k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rafael Betancourt | 32 | 4.000 | $840k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Miller | 35 | 4.000 | $560k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Fernando Cabrera | 25 | 3.000 | $285k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jason Davis | 27 | 5.000 | $223k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Stanford | 30 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Barfield | 24 | 1.000 | $396k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Roberto Hernandez | 26 | 1.000 | $388k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeremy Sowers | 24 | 1.000 | $385k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kelly Shoppach | 27 | 2.000 | $383k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Andy Marte | 23 | 2.000 | $383k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Garko | 26 | 2.000 | $383k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Franklin Gutierrez | 24 | 2.000 | $382k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tom Mastny | 26 | 1.000 | $382k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Rouse | 27 | 1.000 | $380k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Edward Mujica | 23 | 1.000 | $380k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jensen Lewis | 23 | 0.000 | $166k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ben Francisco | 25 | 0.000 | $160k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Juan Lara | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Aaron Laffey | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rafael Perez | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Guardians 2007; 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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