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GM: Jerry Walker

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$41M
Surplus $M
-18
Win %
0.461
TAB
-11.8
WAB
-7.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.0
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BChad Kreuter64
BMickey Tettleton53
RJohn Flaherty33

1B

RCecil Fielder102
BMickey Tettleton24
RSkeeter Barnes15
LScott Livingstone⇄5
RJuan Samuel2
BChad Kreuter1

2B

LLou Whitaker83
RChris Gomez30
BTony Phillips12
RJuan Samuel8

3B

RTravis Fryman114

SS

RAlan Trammell63
RChris Gomez57

LF

BTony Phillips104
BMilt Cuyler13
RRiccardo Ingram7
BJunior Félix5
RSkeeter Barnes4
RJuan Samuel2
BMickey Tettleton1
BChad Kreuter1

CF

REric Davis35
BMilt Cuyler29
RJuan Samuel25
LKirk Gibson23
RDanny Bautista14
BJunior Félix2
RRiccardo Ingram1

RF

BJunior Félix75
BMickey Tettleton17
RDanny Bautista16
LKirk Gibson15
BMilt Cuyler7

DH

LKirk Gibson54
BMickey Tettleton22
RAlan Trammell9
RCecil Fielder7
BTony Phillips6
LLou Whitaker5
LScott Livingstone⇄5
RJuan Samuel4
BJunior Félix2
RSkeeter Barnes1

Starters

LDavid Wells2.3 WAR
RTim Belcher1.2 WAR
RJohn Doherty0.9 WAR
RBill Gullickson0.7 WAR
RGreg Gohr0.3 WAR
RSean Bergman0.3 WAR
RJose Lima-0.0 WAR
RMike Gardiner-0.1 WAR
LBill Krueger⇄-0.2 WAR
RMike Moore-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Henneman8 sv
RJoe Boever0 h
LBuddy Groom0 h
RMike Gardiner0 h
RStorm Davis0 h
LGreg Cadaret⇄0 h
LBill Krueger⇄0 h
RGene Harris⇄0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Tim Belcher1.2
Junior Felix1.1
Juan Samuel1.1
Greg Cadaret0.2
Gene Harris0.2
Jose Lima-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Tom Bolton1.4
Rob Deer0.8
Dan Gladden0.7
Mark Leiter0.3
Mark Grater0.1
John DeSilva0.0

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Tigers. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tony Phillips 1994 +4.4 +62.7 2.4 +60.4 $0.5M 1.79× –
David Wells 1994 +2.3 +27.3 2.5 +24.8 $1.1M 1.49× –
Lou Whitaker 1994 +2.1 +13.6 2.8 +10.8 $1.3M 0.82× –
Travis Fryman 1994 +1.9 +13.2 2.4 +10.8 $1.2M 0.85× –
Cecil Fielder 1994 +2.0 +13.2 4.2 +8.9 $2.1M 0.81× –
John Doherty 1994 +0.9 +7.7 0.3 +7.4 $0.4M 1.02× –
Junior Felix 1994 +1.1 +7.5 0.3 +7.1 $0.3M 0.83× –
Juan Samuel 1994 +1.1 +7.1 0.4 +6.7 $0.4M 0.83× –
Tim Belcher 1994 +1.2 +9.4 3.4 +6.0 $3.0M 1.02× –
Kirk Gibson 1994 +1.2 +6.8 1.5 +5.3 $1.2M 0.69× –
Mickey Tettleton 1994 +1.4 +5.7 1.9 +3.8 $1.4M 0.52× –
Bill Gullickson 1994 +0.7 +5.6 2.4 +3.2 $3.5M 1.02× –
Greg Gohr 1994 +0.3 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.4M 1.02× –
Sean Bergman 1994 +0.3 +2.2 0.1 +2.0 $0.5M 1.02× –
Buddy Groom 1994 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Greg Cadaret↔ 1994 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $1.2M 0.67× –
Gene Harris↔ 1994 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $1.8M 0.67× –
Storm Davis 1994 +0.3 +1.5 0.8 +0.7 $2.9M 0.67× –
Danny Bautista 1994 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.5M 0.83× –
Chad Kreuter 1994 +0.2 +0.6 1.0 -0.4 $6.6M 0.52× –
Jose Lima 1994 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Milt Cuyler 1994 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Scott Livingstone↔ 1994 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Mike Gardiner 1994 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 1.34× –
Mike Henneman 1994 +0.0 +0.0 1.3 -1.3 $4394.5M 1.34× –
Joe Boever 1994 -0.2 -0.8 0.8 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Bill Krueger↔ 1994 -0.2 -0.9 0.9 -1.8 – 0.67× –
John Flaherty 1994 -0.6 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Chris Gomez 1994 -0.5 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.61× –
Alan Trammell 1994 -0.2 -0.8 3.0 -3.8 – 0.61× –
Eric Davis 1994 -0.4 -2.6 3.0 -5.6 – 0.83× –
Mike Moore 1994 -0.3 -2.5 3.3 -5.9 – 1.02× –
Kurt Knudsen 1994 -0.6 -3.4 – – – 0.67× –
Phil Stidham 1994 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Riccardo Ingram 1994 -0.4 -2.4 – – – 0.83× –
Skeeter Barnes 1994 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+18.0+168.440.3+135.0—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1994 · NYM / DET
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$13.6M
Rico Brogna
DET · Jerry Walker −$13.6M
Alan Zinter
NYM came out ahead by $13.6M
1994 · DET / NYM
DET · Jerry Walker +$0.8M
Joe Dellicarri
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$0.8M
Kevin Morgan
DET came out ahead by $0.8M
1994 · BOS / DET
BOS · Lou Gorman +$4.0M
Rich Rowland
DET · Jerry Walker −$4.0M
John Flaherty
BOS came out ahead by $4.0M
1994 · DET / SDP
DET · Jerry Walker +$4.8M
Gene Harris
SDP · Randy Smith −$4.8M
Scott Livingstone, Jorge Velandia
DET came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$40.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Cecil Fielder309.000$4.2M$9.2M$6.2MFREE AGENT
Tim Belcher327.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Mike Moore3412.000$3.3M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Eric Davis3210.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Alan Trammell3617.000$3.0M$1.3M$600kFREE AGENT
Lou Whitaker3717.000$2.8M$3.8MFREE AGENT
David Wells317.000$2.5M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Bill Gullickson3515.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Tony Phillips3512.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Mickey Tettleton3310.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Kirk Gibson3715.000$1.5M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Henneman327.000$1.3M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Chad Kreuter296.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Bill Krueger3611.000$867kFREE AGENT
Storm Davis3212.000$800kFREE AGENT
Joe Boever339.000$800k$600kFREE AGENT
Juan Samuel3311.000$400k$313kFREE AGENT
Greg Cadaret327.000$246kFREE AGENT
Skeeter Barnes3711.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Travis Fryman254.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Junior Felix265.000$350kFREE AGENT
Gene Harris295.000$344kFREE AGENT
Milt Cuyler254.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gardiner284.000$150kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Livingstone283.000$76kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
John Doherty272.000$350kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Buddy Groom282.000$148kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Gomez231.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Flaherty262.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Gohr261.000$138kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Bautista221.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Bergman241.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Lima210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Riccardo Ingram27–—
Kurt Knudsen27–—
Phil Stidham25–—

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Tigers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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