President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff
2016: won pennant · 94–67. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 22 | pre-arb | 158 | 5.2 | 0.5 | +16.3 |
| José Ramírez | 23 | arb | 152 | 5.0 | 0.5 | +15.8 |
| Corey Kluber | 30 | arb | 32 | 5.0 | 4.7 | +11.6 |
| Jason Kipnis | 29 | arb | 156 | 4.0 | 6.2 | +6.9 |
| Carlos Santana | 30 | FA-elig | 158 | 3.3 | 8.2 | +2.5 |
| Trevor Bauer | 25 | pre-arb | 35 | 2.5 | 1.7 | +6.5 |
| Danny Salazar | 26 | arb | 25 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +7.4 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 29 | FA-elig | 25 | 2.4 | 4.5 | +3.3 |
| Tyler Naquin | 25 | pre-arb | 116 | 2.0 | 0.5 | +6.0 |
| Dan Otero | 31 | arb | 62 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +4.5 |
| Mike Napoli | 34 | FA-elig | 150 | 1.2 | 7.0 | -3.1 |
| Rajai Davis | 35 | FA-elig | 134 | 1.1 | 5.2 | -1.6 |
| Josh Tomlin | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.1 | 2.2 | +1.4 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 27 | arb | 126 | 1.1 | 2.7 | +0.8 |
| Andrew Miller↔ NYY | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | 1.1 | 3.3 | +0.1 |
| Cody Allen | 27 | arb | 67 | 1.0 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Brandon Guyer↔ TBR | 30 | arb | 38 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +2.8 |
| Roberto Pérez | 27 | pre-arb | 61 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.6 |
| Abraham Almonte | 27 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Bryan Shaw | 28 | arb | 75 | 0.4 | 2.8 | -1.5 |
| Zach McAllister | 28 | arb | 53 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
| Kyle Crockett | 24 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Tommy Hunter↔ BAL | 29 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| Ryan Merritt | 24 | – | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Mike Clevinger | 25 | – | 17 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Cody Anderson | 25 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Erik González | 24 | – | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Perci Garner | 27 | – | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Joba Chamberlain | 30 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Marlon Byrd | 38 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| TJ House | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Coco Crisp↔ OAK | 36 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.0 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Adam Plutko | 24 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Michael Brantley | 29 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.1 | 7.4 | -7.6 |
| Adam Moore | 32 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Ross Detwiler↔ OAK | 30 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Jesús Aguilar | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Joe Colón J | 26 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Collin Cowgill | 30 | arb | 9 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 33 | – | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Michael Martinez↔ BOS | 33 | pre-arb | 59 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Shawn Morimando | 23 | – | 2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Austin Adams | 29 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Chris Gimenez | 33 | arb | 68 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Jeff Manship | 31 | FA-elig | 53 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| Juan Uribe | 37 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.5 | 4.0 | -5.5 |
| Yan Gomes | 28 | arb | 74 | -0.8 | 2.5 | -5.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tyler Naquin | 2.0 |
| Dan Otero | 1.6 |
| Mike Napoli | 1.2 |
| Rajai Davis | 1.1 |
| Andrew Miller | 1.1 |
| Brandon Guyer | 1.0 |
| Player | 2015 fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Murphy | 0.4 |
| Marc Rzepczynski | 0.3 |
| Nick Hagadone | 0.2 |
| Ryan Webb | 0.1 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 0.1 |
| Gavin Floyd | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Napoli | 34 | 9.151 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rajai Davis | 35 | 8.167 | $5.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Juan Uribe | 37 | 15.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Miller | 31 | 7.062 | $3.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Coco Crisp | 36 | 14.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tommy Hunter | 29 | 6.090 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marlon Byrd | 38 | 11.115 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joba Chamberlain | 30 | 9.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ross Detwiler | 30 | 6.002 | $438k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Gorzelanny | 33 | 8.160 | $113k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Santana | 30 | 5.115 | $8.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Brantley | 29 | 5.131 | $7.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Kipnis | 29 | 4.069 | $6.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Corey Kluber | 30 | 3.074 | $4.7M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Carlos Carrasco | 29 | 4.147 | $4.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cody Allen | 27 | 3.076 | $4.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bryan Shaw | 28 | 4.081 | $2.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 27 | 3.158 | $2.7M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Yan Gomes | 28 | 3.083 | $2.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Josh Tomlin | 31 | 5.033 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Zach McAllister | 28 | 3.077 | $1.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Collin Cowgill | 30 | 3.151 | $1.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Gimenez | 33 | 3.163 | $810k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brandon Guyer | 30 | 3.066 | $446k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bauer | 25 | 1.158 | $1.7M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Manship | 31 | 2.130 | $760k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Francisco Lindor | 22 | 0.113 | $540k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Danny Salazar | 26 | 1.162 | $536k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dan Otero | 31 | 2.124 | $520k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| José Ramírez | 23 | 1.074 | $518k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Roberto Pérez | 27 | 1.083 | $516k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cody Anderson | 25 | 0.106 | $511k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Naquin | 25 | 0.000 | $507k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Abraham Almonte | 27 | 1.052 | $255k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kyle Crockett | 24 | 1.003 | $238k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Clevinger | 25 | 0.000 | $216k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Austin Adams | 29 | 2.000 | $186k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Michael Martinez | 33 | 2.134 | $153k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Erik González | 24 | 0.000 | $147k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adam Moore | 32 | 2.077 | $97k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Perci Garner | 27 | – | $94k | ||||||
| Shawn Armstrong | 25 | 0.041 | $89k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Merritt | 24 | 0.000 | $89k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jesús Aguilar | 26 | 0.060 | $64k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| TJ House | 26 | 1.104 | $42k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Adam Plutko | 24 | 0.000 | $36k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Shawn Morimando | 23 | 0.000 | $6k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Colón J | 26 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Guardians 2016; 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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