President of baseball ops: Mark Shapiro · GM: Chris Antonetti
2013: made playoffs · 92–70. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kipnis | 26 | pre-arb | 149 | 5.1 | 0.5 | +13.1 |
| Yan Gomes | 25 | pre-arb | 88 | 4.4 | 0.5 | +11.4 |
| Justin Masterson | 28 | arb | 32 | 3.8 | 5.7 | +4.5 |
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.5 | 5.8 | +3.7 |
| Corey Kluber | 27 | pre-arb | 26 | 2.9 | 0.5 | +7.3 |
| Carlos Santana | 27 | arb | 154 | 2.7 | 0.6 | +6.6 |
| Scott Kazmir | 29 | FA-elig | 29 | 2.6 | 2.8 | +4.2 |
| Ryan Raburn | 32 | FA-elig | 87 | 2.2 | 1.0 | +5.0 |
| Nick Swisher | 32 | FA-elig | 145 | 2.0 | 11.0 | -5.5 |
| Michael Brantley | 26 | arb | 151 | 1.9 | 0.5 | +4.5 |
| Michael Bourn | 30 | FA-elig | 130 | 1.7 | 7.0 | -2.4 |
| Zach McAllister | 25 | pre-arb | 24 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +3.6 |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 27 | FA-elig | 136 | 1.3 | 6.5 | -2.9 |
| Danny Salazar | 23 | – | 10 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +3.0 |
| Drew Stubbs | 28 | arb | 146 | 1.1 | 2.8 | +0.2 |
| Cody Allen | 24 | pre-arb | 77 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +2.4 |
| Bryan Shaw | 25 | pre-arb | 70 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.3 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 24 | pre-arb | 94 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Matt Carson | 31 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Joe Smith | 29 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -1.7 |
| Mike Aviles | 32 | arb | 124 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -1.3 |
| Matt Albers | 30 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -0.9 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 26 | arb | 15 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Marc Rzepczynski↔ STL | 27 | arb | 27 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| José Ramírez | 20 | – | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Mark Reynolds↔ NYY | 29 | FA-elig | 99 | 0.2 | 4.4 | -3.9 |
| Rich Hill | 33 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Joe Martinez | 30 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| David Huff↔ NYY | 28 | arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Lou Marson | 27 | arb | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| C.C. Lee | 26 | – | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Josh Tomlin | 28 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Ezequiel Carrera↔ PHI | 26 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Preston Guilmet | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Clay Rapada | 32 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Langwell↔ ARI | 27 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Omir Santos | 32 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Blake Wood | 27 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Kelly Shoppach↔ SEA | 33 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Jason Kubel↔ ARI | 31 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Nick Hagadone | 27 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Scott Barnes | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| John McDonald↔ BOS | 38 | – | 8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Cord Phelps | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Trevor Bauer | 22 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -2.1 |
| Vinnie Pestano | 28 | arb | 37 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Brett Myers | 32 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.6 | 7.0 | -8.7 |
| Jason Giambi | 42 | FA-elig | 71 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -2.6 |
| Chris Perez | 27 | arb | 54 | -0.8 | 7.3 | -9.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Yan Gomes | 4.4 |
| Scott Kazmir | 2.6 |
| Ryan Raburn | 2.2 |
| Nick Swisher | 2.0 |
| Michael Bourn | 1.7 |
| Danny Salazar | 1.2 |
| Player | 2012 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Derek Lowe | 1.2 |
| Esmil Rogers | 0.9 |
| Chris Seddon | 0.4 |
| Jeremy Accardo | 0.1 |
| Tony Sipp | 0.0 |
| Jack Hannahan | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Swisher | 32 | 8.031 | $11.0M | $15.0M | $9.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Michael Bourn | 30 | 6.028 | $7.0M | $13.5M | $9.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brett Myers | 32 | 10.068 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Kazmir | 29 | 6.119 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Giambi | 42 | 17.082 | $750k | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jason Kubel | 31 | 8.009 | $619k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Danny Salazar | 23 | 7.162 | $147k | $501k | $469k | $536k | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | $4.5M |
| John McDonald | 38 | 11.118 | $92k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kelly Shoppach | 33 | 8.000 | $42k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Perez | 27 | 4.136 | $7.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 27 | 5.027 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 29 | 5.087 | $5.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Justin Masterson | 28 | 4.108 | $5.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Reynolds | 29 | 5.138 | $4.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Smith | 29 | 5.091 | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Drew Stubbs | 28 | 3.047 | $2.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Aviles | 32 | 4.091 | $2.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Albers | 30 | 5.141 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lou Marson | 27 | 3.036 | $1.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rich Hill | 33 | 5.037 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Raburn | 32 | 5.109 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marc Rzepczynski | 27 | 3.036 | $782k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Nick Hagadone | 27 | 3.056 | $492k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bauer | 22 | 0.021 | $1.2M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Blake Wood | 27 | 2.145 | $560k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Carlos Santana | 27 | 2.115 | $550k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Michael Brantley | 26 | 2.131 | $527k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jason Kipnis | 26 | 1.069 | $509k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Vinnie Pestano | 28 | 2.011 | $502k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Josh Tomlin | 28 | 2.069 | $502k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bryan Shaw | 25 | 1.081 | $502k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Zach McAllister | 25 | 0.124 | $496k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 24 | 1.051 | $493k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cody Allen | 24 | 0.076 | $493k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Corey Kluber | 27 | 0.074 | $492k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Carlos Carrasco | 26 | 2.067 | $490k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Yan Gomes | 25 | 0.083 | $458k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Preston Guilmet | 25 | 0.000 | $228k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cord Phelps | 26 | 0.095 | $107k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Huff | 28 | 1.166 | $106k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| C.C. Lee | 26 | 0.000 | $104k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Carson | 31 | 0.159 | $88k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| José Ramírez | 20 | 0.000 | $76k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Scott Barnes | 25 | 0.065 | $38k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Omir Santos | 32 | – | — | ||||||
| Clay Rapada | 32 | 2.127 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joe Martinez | 30 | 2.071 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ezequiel Carrera | 26 | 1.082 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Langwell | 27 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Guardians 2013; 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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