All Cleveland Guardians Team From 1965 Forward

The 90s were a great time for the franchise.

The Indians had some great teams in the 1990s. That’s evident in the quality of players that are on this team. In retrospect, it’s a shame they don’t have at least one world championship to show for it. Maybe there will be one soon.

Switch-hitting catchers who hit 20 homers, and drive in 100 runs while hitting .300 are hard to come by. That was Victor Martinez in his heyday. Martinez’s WAR for his years in Cleveland is not as high as you would expect for someone with his bat, but still good enough to nail down this slot. Sandy Alomar Jr. gets a mention here by virtue of his longevity. Sandy spent 11 years with the Tribe and had a couple of nice years, but Martinez is the pick.

Jim is one of the numerous easy picks on this team. From 1995–2002 Jim hammered between 25–52 home runs. He also drove in over 100 runs six times during his tenure in Cleveland. His OPS reached ridiculous proportions, peaking at 1.122 in 2002. It was over 1.000 three other times. For his 13 years with the Guardians it was .980. While defense wasn’t Jim’s strength, his WAR for his years in Cleveland was 47.9. Before we move on, a quick acknowledgment of Andre Thornton who had some nice power years before Thome arrived on the scene. Thornton had three 30+ home run seasons with the Tribe.

Carlos Baergo had some nice years for the Guardians, as did Jason Kipnis, but Alomar is the pick here. I generally pick players who have had at least three years with a team. That’s exactly what Alomar had. In his three seasons in Cleveland Roberto put together a WAR of 20.3. He did that by virtue of an OPS of .920 and excellent defensive work. Alomar made numerous stops in his long big league career but did his best work in Cleveland.

Lindor was the pick over Omar Vizquel. In his 11 years in Cleveland, Omar won 10 gold gloves. While possessing little power, Vizquel was a decent offensive player. His OPS during his time with the Indians was .731. His…

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