On November 22nd, the Guardians will make their non-tender decisions for their 2024-2025 offseason.
No one is sure about what the team’s payroll will be for 2025, and they certainly aren’t getting any clarity from Chris Antonetti quite yet. But, one would assume that even despite an expected decline in money from broadcast rights that a healthy attendance bump in 2024 and getting six home playoff games will enable at least a modest payroll increase in an attempt to fortify a roster that made the American League Championship series. Personally, I think the Guardians should attempt to put their payroll as at least the top in the American League Central which probably would put them at $140 million, but I will not spend any time or energy expecting that to be the case.