President of baseball ops: Chris Antonetti · GM: Mike Chernoff
2024: made playoffs · 92–69. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Ramírez | 31 | FA-elig | 158 | 6.4 | 17.0 | +9.7 |
| Steven Kwan | 26 | pre-arb | 122 | 4.2 | 0.8 | +16.6 |
| Tanner Bibee | 25 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.3 | 0.7 | +13.0 |
| Andrés Giménez | 25 | arb | 152 | 2.7 | 5.6 | +5.8 |
| Cade Smith | 25 | pre-arb | 74 | 2.7 | 0.7 | +10.5 |
| Josh Naylor | 27 | arb | 152 | 2.3 | 6.5 | +2.9 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 26 | arb | 74 | 2.2 | 2.9 | +6.4 |
| David Fry | 28 | pre-arb | 122 | 1.7 | 0.7 | +6.5 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 26 | pre-arb | 78 | 1.6 | 0.7 | +6.0 |
| Bo Naylor | 24 | pre-arb | 123 | 1.6 | 0.7 | +5.9 |
| Gavin Williams | 24 | pre-arb | 16 | 1.3 | 0.7 | +4.5 |
| Brayan Rocchio | 23 | pre-arb | 143 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +3.7 |
| Tim Herrin | 27 | pre-arb | 75 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +3.3 |
| Matthew Boyd | 33 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +3.3 |
| Ben Lively | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +2.5 |
| Shane Bieber | 29 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.8 | 13.1 | -9.9 |
| Jhonkensy Noel | 22 | – | 67 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +2.2 |
| Will Brennan | 26 | pre-arb | 114 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +1.2 |
| Joey Cantillo | 24 | – | 9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.7 |
| Austin Hedges | 31 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -2.3 |
| Erik Sabrowski | 26 | – | 8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Lane Thomas↔ WSN | 28 | arb | 53 | 0.4 | 0.9 | +0.7 |
| Tyler Freeman | 25 | pre-arb | 118 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.8 |
| Eli Morgan | 28 | arb | 32 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Daniel Schneemann | 27 | pre-arb | 73 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Alex Cobb | 36 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | -2.2 |
| Pedro Avila↔ SDP | 27 | arb | 50 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Sam Hentges | 27 | arb | 25 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| Connor Gillispie | 26 | – | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.5 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 37 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.4 |
| Andrew Walters | 23 | – | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Wes Parsons↔ TOR | 31 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Estevan Florial | 26 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Peter Strzelecki | 29 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Scott Barlow | 31 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.0 | 6.7 | -6.5 |
| Kyle Manzardo | 23 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Myles Straw | 29 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.0 | 4.9 | -4.8 |
| Angel Martínez | 22 | – | 43 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Xzavion Curry↔ MIA | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Anthony Gose | 33 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| José Tena↔ WSN | 23 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Tyler Beede | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
| Spencer Howard↔ SFG | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Ramón Laureano↔ ATL | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -2.5 |
| Gabriel Arias | 24 | pre-arb | 53 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| Johnathan Rodríguez | 24 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| Darren McCaughan↔ MIA | 28 | arb | 2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Nick Sandlin | 27 | arb | 68 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -4.0 |
| Logan Allen | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -3.7 |
| Triston McKenzie | 26 | arb | 16 | -1.0 | 1.6 | -5.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Cade Smith | 2.7 |
| Matthew Boyd | 0.9 |
| Ben Lively | 0.8 |
| Jhonkensy Noel | 0.6 |
| Joey Cantillo | 0.4 |
| Austin Hedges | 0.4 |
| Player | 2023 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Aaron Civale | 1.6 |
| Cal Quantrill | 0.7 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 0.7 |
| Reynaldo López | 0.4 |
| Zach Plesac | 0.2 |
| Michael Kelly | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Ramírez | 31 | 9.074 | $17.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Barlow | 31 | 6.000 | $6.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrés Giménez | 25 | 3.106 | $5.6M | $10.6M | $15.6M | $23.6M | $23.6M | $23.6M | $23.0MCLUB |
| Myles Straw | 29 | 4.112 | $4.9M | $6.4M | $7.4M | $8.0MCLUB | $8.5MCLUB | FREE AGENT | |
| Austin Hedges | 31 | 7.166 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Cobb | 36 | 12.061 | $3.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Emmanuel Clase | 26 | 3.059 | $2.9M | $4.9M | $6.4M | $10.0MCLUB | $10.0MCLUB | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Carrasco | 37 | 12.147 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wes Parsons | 31 | 6.000 | $375k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matthew Boyd | 33 | 7.136 | $374k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bieber | 29 | 5.097 | $13.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Naylor | 27 | 4.127 | $6.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ramón Laureano | 29 | 4.165 | $1.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Triston McKenzie | 26 | 3.074 | $1.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tyler Beede | 31 | 3.102 | $1.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Lane Thomas | 28 | 4.014 | $897k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Anthony Gose | 33 | 3.139 | $38k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hentges | 27 | 2.157 | $1.2M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nick Sandlin | 27 | 2.152 | $1.1M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Steven Kwan | 26 | 2.000 | $758k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Eli Morgan | 28 | 2.108 | $751k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ben Lively | 32 | 1.133 | $750k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tanner Bibee | 25 | 1.000 | $746k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Will Brennan | 26 | 1.015 | $745k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Logan Allen | 25 | 0.143 | $744k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Gabriel Arias | 24 | 1.019 | $744k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Gavin Williams | 24 | 0.103 | $742k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bo Naylor | 24 | 0.113 | $742k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Freeman | 25 | 1.046 | $742k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| David Fry | 28 | 0.154 | $741k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tim Herrin | 27 | 0.077 | $741k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Hunter Gaddis | 26 | 0.073 | $741k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brayan Rocchio | 23 | 0.037 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Peter Strzelecki | 29 | 1.003 | $740k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kyle Manzardo | 23 | 0.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Johnathan Rodríguez | 24 | 0.097 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Daniel Schneemann | 27 | 0.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cade Smith | 25 | 0.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pedro Avila | 27 | 0.099 | $691k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Angel Martínez | 22 | 0.000 | $688k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jhonkensy Noel | 22 | 0.000 | $382k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Xzavion Curry | 25 | 1.003 | $326k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Estevan Florial | 26 | 0.118 | $262k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Erik Sabrowski | 26 | 0.000 | $131k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Darren McCaughan | 28 | 0.017 | $123k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joey Cantillo | 24 | 0.000 | $123k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andrew Walters | 23 | 0.000 | $72k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| José Tena | 23 | 0.042 | $50k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Spencer Howard | 27 | 2.033 | $35k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Connor Gillispie | 26 | 0.000 | $24k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Guardians 2024; 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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