President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff
2020: made playoffs · 35–25. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bieber | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | 3.1 | 0.2 | +22.8 |
| José Ramírez | 27 | FA-elig | 58 | 3.1 | 6.7 | +16.1 |
| César Hernández | 30 | FA-elig | 58 | 1.9 | 6.2 | +7.3 |
| Francisco Lindor | 26 | arb | 60 | 1.8 | 17.5 | -4.0 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.5 | 10.2 | +0.5 |
| Zach Plesac | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +10.6 |
| Aaron Civale | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +8.3 |
| Brad Hand | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | 1.1 | 7.6 | +0.5 |
| James Karinchak | 24 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +7.8 |
| Franmil Reyes | 24 | pre-arb | 59 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +5.4 |
| Carlos Santana | 34 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.8 | 20.8 | -15.2 |
| Phil Maton | 27 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +4.6 |
| Triston McKenzie | 22 | – | 8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +4.1 |
| Oliver Pérez | 38 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.4 | 1.1 | +1.6 |
| Roberto Pérez | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.3 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
| Cal Quantrill↔ SDP | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Jordan Luplow | 26 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Adam Cimber | 29 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Yu Chang | 24 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Adam Plutko | 28 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Delino DeShields | 27 | arb | 37 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.4 |
| Nick Wittgren | 29 | arb | 25 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Bradley Zimmer | 27 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mike Freeman | 32 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Mike Clevinger↔ SDP | 29 | arb | 4 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| Christian Arroyo↔ BOS | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Logan Allen | 23 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Greg Allen↔ SDP | 27 | – | 15 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Kyle Nelson | 23 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dominic Leone | 28 | arb | 12 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Sandy León | 31 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.7 |
| Josh Naylor↔ SDP | 23 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Austin Hedges↔ SDP | 27 | arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Cam Hill | 26 | – | 18 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Domingo Santana | 27 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -2.5 |
| Daniel Johnson | 24 | – | 5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
| Beau Taylor | 30 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.9 |
| Tyler Naquin | 29 | arb | 40 | -0.6 | 1.4 | -6.2 |
| Óscar Mercado | 25 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -5.6 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| César Hernández | 1.9 |
| Triston McKenzie | 0.6 |
| Cal Quantrill | 0.2 |
| Delino DeShields | 0.1 |
| Christian Arroyo | 0.0 |
| Kyle Nelson | -0.1 |
| Player | 2019 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Trevor Bauer | 2.6 |
| Yasiel Puig | 1.2 |
| Tyler Clippard | 0.7 |
| Kevin Plawecki | 0.6 |
| Jason Kipnis | 0.4 |
| A.J. Cole | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Santana | 34 | 9.115 | $20.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Carrasco | 33 | 8.147 | $10.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brad Hand | 30 | 6.092 | $7.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Oliver Pérez | 38 | 15.093 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 26 | 4.113 | $17.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| José Ramírez | 27 | 5.074 | $6.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| César Hernández | 30 | 5.154 | $6.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Roberto Pérez | 31 | 5.083 | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Clevinger | 29 | 3.040 | $2.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Sandy León | 31 | 5.144 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Delino DeShields | 27 | 4.109 | $1.9M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tyler Naquin | 29 | 3.032 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Domingo Santana | 27 | 4.024 | $1.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Nick Wittgren | 29 | 3.071 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Austin Hedges | 27 | 3.166 | $514k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dominic Leone | 28 | 4.068 | $162k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bieber | 25 | 1.097 | $231k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Franmil Reyes | 24 | 1.115 | $217k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Freeman | 32 | 1.111 | $213k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Adam Plutko | 28 | 1.063 | $213k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jordan Luplow | 26 | 1.112 | $213k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Phil Maton | 27 | 2.047 | $212k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Aaron Civale | 25 | 0.058 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| James Karinchak | 24 | 0.017 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cam Hill | 26 | 0.000 | $174k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Óscar Mercado | 25 | 0.139 | $168k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Zach Plesac | 25 | 0.114 | $159k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adam Cimber | 29 | 2.000 | $157k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Triston McKenzie | 22 | 0.000 | $115k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bradley Zimmer | 27 | 2.036 | $95k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Beau Taylor | 30 | 0.030 | $93k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Greg Allen | 27 | 1.099 | $83k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cal Quantrill | 25 | 0.132 | $55k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Naylor | 23 | 0.118 | $52k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Logan Allen | 23 | – | $47k | ||||||
| Daniel Johnson | 24 | 0.000 | $34k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Christian Arroyo | 25 | 1.064 | $10k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yu Chang | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kyle Nelson | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Guardians 2020; 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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