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Cleveland Guardians Arbitration Projections and Tender Decisions

Once a team comes up with its projected salary for all of its arbitration-eligible players, it will begin a tender analysis to simply determine: “Are we comfortable guaranteeing Player X this much money?” If the answer is yes, the player…

Published: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 9:59 AM
Cleveland Guardians Arbitration Projections and Tender Decisions
Key Things to Know
  • Just Baseball projected arbitration salaries and predicted tender decisions for eligible Cleveland Guardians players.
  • The analysis projects Steven Kwan to receive an arbitration raise to an $11 million salary.
  • Jo Adell is projected to be tendered at $8.225 million after hitting 23 home runs.
The Story in 60 Seconds

Just Baseball analyzed arbitration-eligible players for the Cleveland Guardians, projecting potential salaries and predicting upcoming tender decisions ahead of the mid-November deadline. The analysis projects tender contracts for key players including Steven Kwan at $11 million, Jo Adell at $8.225 million, and starting pitcher Gavin Williams at $4.9 million following a standout campaign in which he led the American League in strikeouts.

In addition, Just Baseball projects pre-tender agreements for Colin Holderman, David Fry, and Blake Perkins to navigate roster constraints and injury recovery. Established contributors Hunter Gaddis, Brayan Rocchio, Tim Herrin, David Festa, and Patrick Bailey are also forecasted to be tendered contracts rather than non-tendered into free agency.

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