President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff
2018: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 24 | arb | 158 | 7.8 | 0.6 | +25.9 |
| José Ramírez | 25 | arb | 157 | 7.6 | 2.8 | +23.1 |
| Trevor Bauer | 27 | FA-elig | 28 | 5.8 | 6.5 | +13.2 |
| Corey Kluber | 32 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.4 | 10.7 | +7.7 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 5.3 | 8.0 | +10.1 |
| Mike Clevinger | 27 | pre-arb | 32 | 4.1 | 0.6 | +13.5 |
| Michael Brantley | 31 | FA-elig | 143 | 3.5 | 11.5 | +0.5 |
| Shane Bieber | 23 | – | 20 | 2.8 | 0.3 | +9.2 |
| Yan Gomes | 30 | FA-elig | 112 | 2.6 | 6.0 | +3.0 |
| Jason Kipnis | 31 | FA-elig | 147 | 1.4 | 13.7 | -9.1 |
| Edwin Encarnación | 35 | FA-elig | 137 | 1.3 | 18.7 | -14.4 |
| Oliver Pérez | 36 | FA-elig | 51 | 1.0 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Josh Donaldson↔ TOR | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.5 | 7.1 | -5.3 |
| Greg Allen | 25 | pre-arb | 91 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Brad Hand↔ SDP | 28 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -0.0 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 29 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.4 | 5.6 | -4.1 |
| Tyler Olson | 28 | arb | 43 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Andrew Miller | 33 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.3 | 9.0 | -7.8 |
| Yandy Díaz | 26 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Roberto Pérez | 29 | arb | 62 | 0.3 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| Bradley Zimmer | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Brandon Guyer | 32 | FA-elig | 104 | 0.3 | 2.8 | -1.9 |
| Leonys Martin↔ DET | 30 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Evan Marshall | 28 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Brandon Barnes | 32 | arb | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Adam Rosales | 35 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Yonder Alonso | 31 | FA-elig | 145 | 0.1 | 7.0 | -6.7 |
| Melky Cabrera | 33 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| Oliver Drake↔ ANA | 31 | arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Marc Rzepczynski↔ SEA | 32 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| Francisco Mejía↔ SDP | 22 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Matt Belisle↔ MIN | 38 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| George Kontos↔ NYY | 33 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Ben Taylor | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Zach McAllister↔ DET | 30 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -2.5 |
| Alexi Ogando | 34 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Jon Edwards | 30 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Cody Allen | 29 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.1 | 10.6 | -10.9 |
| Erik González | 26 | pre-arb | 81 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Neil Ramírez | 29 | arb | 47 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Eric Haase | 25 | – | 9 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Dan Otero | 33 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -2.2 |
| Jeff Beliveau | 31 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
| Adam Plutko | 26 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Nick Goody | 26 | arb | 12 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.8 |
| Adam Cimber↔ SDP | 27 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Rajai Davis | 37 | FA-elig | 101 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -3.6 |
| Tyler Naquin | 27 | pre-arb | 61 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -2.8 |
| Josh Tomlin | 33 | FA-elig | 32 | -1.4 | 3.0 | -7.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Shane Bieber | 2.8 |
| Oliver Pérez | 1.0 |
| Josh Donaldson | 0.5 |
| Brad Hand | 0.5 |
| Leonys Martin | 0.2 |
| Evan Marshall | 0.1 |
| Player | 2017 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Carlos Santana | 2.9 |
| Austin Jackson | 1.9 |
| Bryan Shaw | 1.5 |
| Joe Smith | 0.8 |
| Jay Bruce | 0.6 |
| Michael Martinez | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2018, 2018–2024. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2018; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Encarnación | 35 | 12.085 | $18.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Kipnis | 31 | 6.069 | $13.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Brantley | 31 | 7.131 | $11.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Miller | 33 | 9.062 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Carrasco | 31 | 6.147 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yonder Alonso | 31 | 6.116 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Tomlin | 33 | 7.033 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Zach McAllister | 30 | 7.000 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Oliver Pérez | 36 | 13.144 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rajai Davis | 37 | 10.167 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marc Rzepczynski | 32 | 9.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Melky Cabrera | 33 | 11.148 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Belisle | 38 | 12.019 | $364k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Rosales | 35 | 7.163 | $100k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alexi Ogando | 34 | 6.032 | $100k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Kluber | 32 | 5.074 | $10.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cody Allen | 29 | 5.076 | $10.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Donaldson | 32 | 5.158 | $7.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Trevor Bauer | 27 | 3.158 | $6.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Yan Gomes | 30 | 5.083 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 29 | 5.158 | $5.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Ramírez | 25 | 3.074 | $2.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brandon Guyer | 32 | 5.066 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brad Hand | 28 | 4.092 | $1.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Roberto Pérez | 29 | 3.083 | $1.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dan Otero | 33 | 4.124 | $1.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| George Kontos | 33 | 4.171 | $584k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Neil Ramírez | 29 | 3.034 | $407k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Leonys Martin | 30 | 4.161 | $125k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brandon Barnes | 32 | 3.097 | $79k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 24 | 2.113 | $623k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tyler Naquin | 27 | 1.032 | $565k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Nick Goody | 26 | 1.160 | $562k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Clevinger | 27 | 1.040 | $558k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bradley Zimmer | 25 | 0.139 | $551k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Olson | 28 | 0.126 | $548k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Erik González | 26 | 1.007 | $548k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Greg Allen | 25 | 0.031 | $343k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Shane Bieber | 23 | 0.000 | $284k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Evan Marshall | 28 | 2.022 | $249k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Adam Plutko | 26 | 0.028 | $240k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adam Cimber | 27 | 0.000 | $218k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Yandy Díaz | 26 | 0.068 | $158k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jon Edwards | 30 | 1.141 | $88k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eric Haase | 25 | 0.000 | $88k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Oliver Drake | 31 | 1.094 | $50k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Beliveau | 31 | 2.033 | $41k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ben Taylor | 25 | 0.085 | $26k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Francisco Mejía | 22 | 0.031 | $4k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Guardians 2018; 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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