President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff
2022: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés Giménez | 23 | pre-arb | 146 | 6.1 | 0.7 | +21.7 |
| José Ramírez | 29 | FA-elig | 157 | 6.0 | 22.0 | -0.2 |
| Shane Bieber | 27 | arb | 31 | 4.8 | 6.0 | +11.5 |
| Steven Kwan | 24 | – | 147 | 4.7 | 0.7 | +16.4 |
| Triston McKenzie | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.4 | 0.7 | +11.9 |
| Amed Rosario | 26 | arb | 153 | 3.1 | 5.0 | +6.2 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 24 | arb | 77 | 2.3 | 1.9 | +6.7 |
| Cal Quantrill | 27 | arb | 32 | 2.1 | 2.5 | +5.0 |
| Josh Naylor | 25 | arb | 122 | 1.9 | 1.2 | +5.6 |
| Trevor Stephan | 26 | pre-arb | 66 | 1.7 | 0.7 | +5.5 |
| Myles Straw | 27 | arb | 152 | 1.5 | 1.6 | +3.7 |
| Oscar Gonzalez | 24 | – | 91 | 1.4 | 0.5 | +4.7 |
| Aaron Civale | 27 | pre-arb | 20 | 1.3 | 0.7 | +3.9 |
| Sam Hentges | 25 | pre-arb | 57 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +3.1 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 26 | – | 50 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +2.9 |
| James Karinchak | 26 | pre-arb | 38 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +2.8 |
| Zach Plesac | 27 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.8 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Luke Maile | 31 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +1.6 |
| Owen Miller | 25 | pre-arb | 130 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +1.7 |
| Eli Morgan | 26 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +1.4 |
| Will Brennan | 24 | – | 11 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Nick Sandlin | 25 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Konnor Pilkington | 24 | – | 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Nolan Jones | 24 | – | 28 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Logan Allen↔ BAL | 25 | – | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Cody Morris | 25 | – | 7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Alex Call↔ WSN | 27 | – | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Sandy León↔ MIN | 33 | – | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Alex Young↔ SFG | 28 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Tyler Freeman | 23 | – | 24 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Ian Gibaut↔ CIN | 28 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Yohan Ramírez↔ PIT | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Austin Hedges | 29 | FA-elig | 105 | -0.0 | 4.0 | -4.1 |
| Xzavion Curry | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Bryan Lavastida | 23 | – | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Tanner Tully | 27 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Yu Chang↔ BOS | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Anthony Gose | 31 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| Gabriel Arias | 22 | – | 16 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Bo Naylor | 22 | – | 5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Óscar Mercado↔ PHI | 27 | – | 54 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
| Richie Palacios | 25 | – | 54 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Bobby Bradley | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Will Benson | 24 | – | 28 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| Bryan Shaw | 34 | FA-elig | 60 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -4.8 |
| Anthony Castro | 27 | – | 12 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -2.0 |
| Ernie Clement↔ OAK | 26 | – | 64 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -2.8 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 24 | – | 2 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
| Kirk McCarty | 26 | – | 13 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -3.2 |
| Franmil Reyes↔ CHC | 26 | arb | 70 | -0.9 | 2.7 | -5.9 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Steven Kwan | 4.7 |
| Oscar Gonzalez | 1.4 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 |
| Luke Maile | 0.7 |
| Will Brennan | 0.4 |
| Konnor Pilkington | 0.2 |
| Player | 2021 fWAR |
|---|---|
| César Hernández | 1.5 |
| Bradley Zimmer | 1.4 |
| Phil Maton | 0.5 |
| Jordan Luplow | 0.3 |
| Blake Parker | 0.2 |
| Eddie Rosario | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Ramírez | 29 | 7.074 | $22.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bryan Shaw | 34 | 9.152 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Emmanuel Clase | 24 | 1.059 | $1.9M | $2.0M | $2.9M | $4.9M | $6.4M | $10.0MCLUB | $10.0MCLUB |
| Myles Straw | 27 | 2.112 | $1.6M | $2.9M | $4.9M | $6.4M | $7.4M | $8.0MCLUB | $8.5MCLUB |
| Sandy León | 33 | 7.138 | $92k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bieber | 27 | 3.097 | $6.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Amed Rosario | 26 | 4.062 | $5.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Austin Hedges | 29 | 5.166 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Franmil Reyes | 26 | 3.115 | $2.7M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Luke Maile | 31 | 4.132 | $900k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Enyel De Los Santos | 26 | 4.000 | $642k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Yu Chang | 26 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Quantrill | 27 | 2.132 | $2.5M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Zach Plesac | 27 | 2.086 | $2.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Josh Naylor | 25 | 2.127 | $1.2M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Aaron Civale | 27 | 2.058 | $717k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| James Karinchak | 26 | 1.169 | $711k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Triston McKenzie | 24 | 1.074 | $707k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrés Giménez | 23 | 1.106 | $707k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Trevor Stephan | 26 | 1.000 | $703k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Anthony Gose | 31 | 2.139 | $703k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sam Hentges | 25 | 0.157 | $702k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Eli Morgan | 26 | 0.108 | $702k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Owen Miller | 25 | 0.091 | $701k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cody Morris | 25 | 0.000 | $700k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Steven Kwan | 24 | 0.000 | $700k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Sandlin | 25 | 0.157 | $648k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Oscar Gonzalez | 24 | 0.000 | $508k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ernie Clement | 26 | 0.096 | $493k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Óscar Mercado | 27 | 2.114 | $291k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Will Benson | 24 | 0.000 | $248k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Freeman | 23 | 0.000 | $241k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Konnor Pilkington | 24 | 0.000 | $213k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nolan Jones | 24 | 0.000 | $173k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kirk McCarty | 26 | – | $165k | ||||||
| Anthony Castro | 27 | 1.015 | $156k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bobby Bradley | 26 | 0.144 | $112k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Lavastida | 23 | – | $85k | ||||||
| Gabriel Arias | 22 | 0.000 | $72k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Logan Allen | 25 | – | $63k | ||||||
| Will Brennan | 24 | 0.000 | $56k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Call | 27 | 0.000 | $51k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tanner Tully | 27 | 0.000 | $31k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bo Naylor | 22 | 0.000 | $15k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Xzavion Curry | 23 | 0.000 | $12k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ian Gibaut | 28 | 0.148 | $10k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Young | 28 | 2.060 | $10k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Hunter Gaddis | 24 | 0.000 | $8k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Yohan Ramírez | 27 | 1.089 | $8k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Richie Palacios | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Guardians 2022; 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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