Cleveland Guardians

MLB

United StatesClevelandFounded 189411th in MLBLast 2016Longshot

Rankings Across Categories

raw value · rank · percentile · grade

Performance

Q rating

6.5

17th LgC-

ELO Performance

1472

20th LgD+

Title odds

0.9%

17th LgC-

Attention

Social reach

98.5M

11th LgC

Star power

1.5M

18th LgC-

Attention Share

3.2%

12th LgC

Social momentum

9.0%

28th LgF

Business

Payroll

$99M

29th LgF

Revenue

$310M

22nd LgD+

Franchise value

$2.1B

22nd LgD+

Ranked within 30 in MLB · 2.2K across all sports

Team Performance

standings, percentile-graded within the league

Record & form

Rank %

33.3%D+

Win%

49.6%C

Wins

65C

Losses

Last 16

5-11

Efficiency

Point Diff

-0.1C-

Off

-0.5F

Def

0.4B-

#120in economics, globalof 2,461#22in MLB economicsof 30

Lineup on court

derived starting five · tap a player

Rotation

Derived from roster Q & position — not an official depth chart.

Front office & coaching

Stephen Vogt

Coach · 126.9K views

Chris Antonetti

President · 15.2K views

Franchise legends

Chris Perez

P · 496.3K views

Johnny Damon

Batter · 271.4K views

Cy Young

P · 265.7K views

Dave Winfield

DH · 218.1K views

Frank Robinson

LF · 135.2K views

Roster Stats Breakdown

73 tracked · active roster by Q score

		Depth	Bio		Model			Box					Advanced			Attention					Money
#	Player	Role	Pos	Age	Q ▼	MVP Rk	Views Rk Lg	PA	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	wRC+	wOBA	K%	Wiki / yr	Social / yr	Momentum	Y/Y	Wk ×	Value	Salary	Endorse
1	Parker MessickMessick	Start	P	25.8	8.9	25	513	—	1341	0.26	0.35	0.313	—	—	—	70.6K	3.9M	98%	494%	2.3×	$1.7M	$1.5M	$198.2K
2	Gavin WilliamsWilliams	Start	P	27	8.8	24	624	—	2286	0.25	0.35	0.427	—	—	—	40.9K	—	81%	34%	2.6×	$1.6M	$1.4M	$180.1K
3	Chase DeLauterDeLauter	Start	Batter	24.8	8.4	77	237	43933	1341	0.389	0.484	0.471	127.781	0.472	14.482	192.1K	10.6M	99%	1109%	1.5×	$3.8M	$3.3M	$527.4K
4	Jose RamirezRamirez	Start	3B	33.9	7.8	188	124	3857	1022	0.230	0.371	0.429	101.430	0.328	12.294	160.3K	—	100%	16025%	1.4×	$7.3M	$6.5M	$785.4K
5	Travis BazzanaBazzana	Start	Batter	23.9	7.6	267	105	3753	917	0.240	0.371	0.432	107.342	0.336	22.138	232.5K	12.8M	87%	66%	0.7×	$6.1M	$5.4M	$668.0K
6	nathaniel-lowe-baseballnathaniel-lowe-baseball	Start	1B	30	7.6	183	—	297	13	0.3	0.3	0.5	—	—	25.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	Steven KwanKwan	Start	Batter	28.9	7.2	329	114	45543	22	0.375	0.491	0.37	105.240	0.334	10.395	157.2K	8.6M	5%	-49%	1.0×	$7.8M	$6.9M	$890.6K
8	Cade SmithSmith	Start	P	27.2	7	170	540	—	4	0.2	0.3	0.3	—	—	—	42.4K	2.3M	30%	-21%	0.5×	$1.9M	$1.7M	$209.2K
9	Rhys HoskinsHoskins	Start	Batter	33.4	7	315	196	310	13	0.2	0.3	0.4	—	—	31.6	110.4K	6.1M	82%	32%	1.0×	$5.2M	$4.6M	$564.2K
10	Lane ThomasThomas	Rotation	Batter	30.9	6.5	248	527	341	11	0.2	0.3	0.4	—	—	24.3	47.6K	2.6M	23%	-25%	2.8×	$2.4M	$2.1M	$317.5K
11	Joey CantilloCantillo	Rotation	P	26.6	6.3	227	642	—	1550	0.367	0.375	0.460	—	—	—	42.2K	2.3M	57%	-5%	1.2×	$1.5M	$1.3M	$166.5K
12	jo-adell-baseballjo-adell-baseball	Rotation	RF	27	6.2	429	—	49369	1870	0.233	0.316	0.443	90.512	0.311	23.928	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	Brayan RocchioRocchio	Rotation	Batter	25.5	6.2	254	590	46147	917	0.355	0.344	0.423	95.622	0.317	14.881	41.8K	2.3M	64%	0%	0.9×	$1.4M	$1.3M	$159.2K
14	Andres GimenezGimenez	Rotation	Batter	27.9	6.2	516	123	39511	812	0.239	0.314	0.419	79.17	0.36	19.759	211.3K	11.6M	91%	106%	1.0×	$7.4M	$6.6M	$857.4K
15	Tanner BibeeBibee	Reserve	P	27.4	5.9	264	700	—	2388	0.227	0.315	0.443	—	—	—	29.4K	1.6M	16%	-32%	0.4×	$1.3M	$1.2M	$154.3K

Upcoming games

next on the schedule · rated by projected draw

Sep 8@

Baltimore Orioles4.86:35p · 1.2M

Sep 9@

Baltimore Orioles4.86:35p · 1.2M

Sep 11@

Minnesota Twins4.58:10p · 1.2M

Sep 12@

Minnesota Twins4.54:10p · 1.2M

Sep 13@

Minnesota Twins4.52:10p · 1.2M

Sep 14vs

Chicago White Sox4.96:40p · 1.2M

Attention KPIs

reach, audience, search and heat — last 12 months

Reach & audience

Social media views

53.5M

all platforms · year

#22

9.0M

Social followers

all platforms

#22

2.5M

Avid fans

6.2M casual

#22

390.0K

Avg TV / game

audience

#22

25.4K

Avg attendance

per game

Search & share

Wiki searches (year)

594.9K

Wikipedia

Attention share · league

2.6%

of league attention

Momentum & heat

Momentum

percentile

Year over year

-30.7%

vs last year

Week heat rank

#3,235

spike vs expected

Month heat rank

#554

spike vs expected

Year heat rank

#4,047

spike vs expected

Business KPIs

revenue, value, audience, and fan base

Broadcast $130.2M

Commercial $86.8M

Matchday $93.0M

Revenue & value

#22

$310.0M

Revenue

annual

#22

$22.5M

Operating profit

annual

#22

$2.1B

Franchise value

estimated

Costs & attention capital

#29

$98.8M

Payroll

annual

1.8M

AUM

roster pageviews / yr

rank = within MLB (30 clubs)

Cap utilization$99M committed · $142M under the cap

CBT
$241M

2nd tier
$261M

3rd tier
$281M

Surcharge
$301M

Range $241M → $301M · thresholds are approximate MLB 2025-26 figures

Attention per $M revenue

1.9K

Cleveland Guardians draws 1.9K views for every million dollars of revenue — outsized attention on a modest budget is the number a sponsor cares about, and nobody else publishes it.