President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff
2017: made playoffs · 102–60. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Kluber | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | 7.3 | 7.7 | +16.8 |
| José Ramírez | 24 | arb | 152 | 7.0 | 1.0 | +22.6 |
| Francisco Lindor | 23 | pre-arb | 159 | 5.8 | 0.6 | +19.0 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 5.4 | 6.5 | +11.6 |
| Carlos Santana | 31 | FA-elig | 154 | 2.9 | 12.0 | -2.1 |
| Trevor Bauer | 26 | arb | 32 | 2.8 | 3.5 | +5.8 |
| Edwin Encarnación | 34 | FA-elig | 157 | 2.6 | 14.7 | -5.9 |
| Andrew Miller | 32 | FA-elig | 57 | 2.3 | 9.0 | -1.4 |
| Danny Salazar | 27 | arb | 23 | 2.1 | 3.4 | +3.9 |
| Josh Tomlin | 32 | FA-elig | 26 | 2.0 | 2.5 | +4.4 |
| Mike Clevinger | 26 | pre-arb | 27 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +6.5 |
| Austin Jackson | 30 | FA-elig | 85 | 1.9 | 1.5 | +4.8 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 28 | FA-elig | 82 | 1.8 | 4.3 | +1.9 |
| Michael Brantley | 30 | FA-elig | 90 | 1.8 | 8.4 | -2.2 |
| Yan Gomes | 29 | arb | 105 | 1.8 | 4.5 | +1.7 |
| Roberto Pérez | 28 | arb | 73 | 1.7 | 0.7 | +5.1 |
| Bryan Shaw | 29 | FA-elig | 79 | 1.5 | 4.6 | +0.4 |
| Cody Allen | 28 | arb | 69 | 1.4 | 7.3 | -2.6 |
| Bradley Zimmer | 24 | – | 101 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +2.9 |
| Joe Smith↔ TOR | 33 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.8 | 1.1 | +1.5 |
| Nick Goody | 25 | pre-arb | 56 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.7 |
| Jay Bruce↔ NYM | 30 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| Ryan Merritt | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +1.7 |
| Tyler Olson | 27 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Erik González | 25 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Zach McAllister | 29 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -0.4 |
| Dan Otero | 32 | arb | 52 | 0.4 | 1.1 | +0.3 |
| Jason Kipnis | 30 | FA-elig | 90 | 0.4 | 9.2 | -7.9 |
| Boone Logan | 32 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -4.5 |
| Michael Martinez↔ TBR | 34 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Craig Breslow↔ MIN | 36 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Abraham Almonte | 28 | arb | 69 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Greg Allen | 24 | – | 25 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Yandy Díaz | 25 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Kyle Crockett | 25 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Brandon Guyer | 31 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.0 | 2.0 | -2.2 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Tyler Naquin | 26 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| Francisco Mejía | 21 | – | 11 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Daniel Robertson | 31 | – | 32 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Gio Urshela | 25 | – | 67 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Edwin Encarnación | 2.6 |
| Austin Jackson | 1.9 |
| Bradley Zimmer | 1.0 |
| Joe Smith | 0.8 |
| Nick Goody | 0.6 |
| Jay Bruce | 0.6 |
| Player | 2016 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mike Napoli | 1.2 |
| Rajai Davis | 1.1 |
| Tommy Hunter | 0.3 |
| Perci Garner | 0.1 |
| Joba Chamberlain | 0.1 |
| Marlon Byrd | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Encarnación | 34 | 11.085 | $14.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Santana | 31 | 6.115 | $12.0MCLUB | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Miller | 32 | 8.062 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Brantley | 30 | 6.131 | $8.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Boone Logan | 32 | 9.140 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jay Bruce | 30 | 8.125 | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Tomlin | 32 | 6.033 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Austin Jackson | 30 | 7.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Smith | 33 | 9.091 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Craig Breslow | 36 | 8.129 | $236k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kipnis | 30 | 5.069 | $9.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Corey Kluber | 31 | 4.074 | $7.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cody Allen | 28 | 4.076 | $7.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Carlos Carrasco | 30 | 5.147 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bryan Shaw | 29 | 5.081 | $4.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yan Gomes | 29 | 4.083 | $4.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 28 | 4.158 | $4.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brandon Guyer | 31 | 4.066 | $2.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Zach McAllister | 29 | 4.077 | $1.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dan Otero | 32 | 3.124 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Michael Martinez | 34 | 3.140 | $321k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Daniel Robertson | 31 | 3.000 | $123k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bauer | 26 | 2.158 | $3.5M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Danny Salazar | 27 | 2.162 | $3.4M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| José Ramírez | 24 | 2.074 | $971k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Roberto Pérez | 28 | 2.083 | $675k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Francisco Lindor | 23 | 1.113 | $579k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tyler Naquin | 26 | 0.163 | $565k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Abraham Almonte | 28 | 2.052 | $544k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Shawn Armstrong | 26 | 0.074 | $536k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Yandy Díaz | 25 | 0.000 | $535k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Goody | 25 | 0.160 | $500k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bradley Zimmer | 24 | 0.000 | $406k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Clevinger | 26 | 0.079 | $389k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Erik González | 25 | 0.053 | $365k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Olson | 27 | 0.059 | $196k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Merritt | 25 | 0.032 | $123k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kyle Crockett | 25 | 1.119 | $117k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Francisco Mejía | 21 | 0.000 | $91k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Greg Allen | 24 | 0.000 | $91k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Gio Urshela | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Guardians 2017; 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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