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Guardians Hit Payroll Basement After Emmanuel Clase Shift, Pete Fairbanks Deal

With Clase’s $6.4M off the books and Fairbanks’ $13M added to Miami, Cleveland projects MLB’s lowest payroll heading into 2026. Yet the Guardians have won the AL Central in three of the past four seasons and still feature a top-10 caliber star on a team-friendly deal. Value, not spending, somehow keeps them in the October mix again.