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200166–96 (0.407)
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GM: Randy Smith

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$52M
Surplus $M
-20
Win %
0.407
TAB
-14.1
WAB
-13.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
17.9
Dead money %
61%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-8.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrandon Inge79
LRobert Fick78
RJavier Cardona44
RMike Rivera4

1B

BTony Clark78
LRandall Simon43
LRyan Jackson35
LRobert Fick26
LEric Munson17
RShane Halter8

2B

RDamion Easley153
BJose Macias18
LJermaine Clark3
Pedro Santana1

3B

BJose Macias89
RShane Halter74
LJarrod Patterson13
RDeivi Cruz7
RDean Palmer1

SS

RDeivi Cruz109
RShane Halter62

LF

LBobby Higginson142
RWendell Magee21
LRyan Jackson19
BJose Macias3

CF

BRoger Cedeno67
RJuan Encarnacion56
RWendell Magee36
BJose Macias22

RF

RJuan Encarnacion63
BRoger Cedeno55
RWendell Magee19
LRyan Jackson15
LChris Wakeland10
LRobert Fick8
BJose Macias4

DH

RDean Palmer57
BTony Clark41
LRandall Simon27
RWendell Magee7
LRobert Fick7
BRoger Cedeno6
LBobby Higginson5
RJuan Encarnacion1
RShane Halter1

Starters

RJeff Weaver3.9 WAR
RSteve Sparks3.1 WAR
RChris Holt0.8 WAR
LAdam Pettyjohn0.2 WAR
RBrian Moehler0.2 WAR
LMark Redman⇄0.0 WAR
RWillie Blair-0.0 WAR
LMatt Perisho-0.1 WAR
RJose Lima⇄-0.2 WAR
RVictor Santos-0.2 WAR
RNate Cornejo-0.7 WAR
LHeath Murray-0.8 WAR
RDave Mlicki⇄-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMatt Anderson22 sv
RDanny Patterson15 h
LMatt Perisho4 h
LHeath Murray2 h
RLuis Pineda1 h
LC.J. Nitkowski⇄0 h
RTodd Jones⇄0 h
RDave Borkowski0 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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Chris Holt0.8
Randall Simon0.5
Chris Wakeland0.4
Adam Pettyjohn0.2
Mike Rivera0.2
Matt Miller0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Brad Ausmus3.9
Hideo Nomo2.1
Juan Gonzalez1.7
Doug Brocail0.8
Nelson Cruz0.5
Dusty Allen0.4

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jeff Weaver 2001 +3.9 +68.2 0.4 +67.8 $0.1M 2.19× –
Steve Sparks 2001 +3.1 +48.6 0.7 +47.9 $0.2M 1.96× –
Bobby Higginson 2001 +3.2 +40.9 5.3 +35.6 $1.7M 1.60× –
Shane Halter 2001 +2.9 +25.5 0.4 +25.1 $0.1M 1.12× –
Matt Anderson 2001 +1.4 +15.3 0.4 +14.9 $0.2M 1.34× –
Jose Macias 2001 +2.0 +13.5 0.2 +13.3 $0.1M 0.85× –
Robert Fick 2001 +2.2 +13.3 0.3 +13.0 $0.1M 0.76× –
Danny Patterson 2001 +0.8 +8.1 1.1 +7.0 $1.5M 1.34× –
Tony Clark 2001 +1.7 +11.3 4.5 +6.8 $2.6M 0.81× –
Chris Holt 2001 +0.8 +6.6 1.9 +4.8 $2.3M 1.02× –
Wendell Magee 2001 +0.3 +2.1 0.3 +1.9 $0.9M 0.83× –
Damion Easley 2001 +1.5 +6.6 5.1 +1.6 $3.4M 0.56× –
Javier Cardona 2001 +0.4 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.6M 0.52× –
Mark Redman↔ 2001 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $2.4M 1.02× –
Jermaine Clark 2001 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.56× –
Brian Moehler 2001 +0.2 +1.9 2.4 -0.5 $10.3M 1.02× –
Matt Perisho 2001 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Brandon Inge 2001 -0.4 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Todd Jones↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.4 2.6 -2.1 $31.0M 0.67× –
Ryan Jackson 2001 -0.6 -2.8 0.2 -3.0 – 0.56× –
Billy McMillon↔ 2001 -0.5 -3.3 0.1 -3.5 – 0.83× –
C.J. Nitkowski↔ 2001 -0.7 -3.6 1.1 -4.7 – 0.67× –
Jose Lima↔ 2001 -0.2 -1.4 3.5 -4.9 – 1.02× –
Roger Cedeno 2001 -0.4 -2.4 2.7 -5.1 – 0.83× –
Dean Palmer 2001 +0.3 +1.4 7.5 -6.1 $29.0M 0.69× –
Deivi Cruz 2001 -0.6 -3.0 3.5 -6.6 – 0.61× –
Juan Encarnacion 2001 -0.6 -4.0 4.4 -8.4 – 0.83× –
Dave Mlicki↔ 2001 -0.9 -7.5 2.3 -9.8 – 1.02× –
Adam Bernero 2001 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Adam Pettyjohn 2001 +0.2 +1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Chris Wakeland 2001 +0.4 +2.8 – – – 0.83× –
Dave Borkowski 2001 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Munson 2001 -0.8 -3.7 – – – 0.56× –
Heath Murray 2001 -0.8 -4.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jarrod Patterson 2001 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.58× –
Kevin Tolar 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Pineda 2001 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Miller 2001 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Rivera 2001 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Nate Cornejo 2001 -0.7 -6.0 – – – 1.02× –
Randall Simon 2001 +0.5 +2.2 – – – 0.56× –
Victor Santos 2001 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Willie Blair 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+18.0+224.851.8+183.8—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2001 · DET / MIN
DET · Randy Smith +$58.4M
Mark Redman
MIN · Terry Ryan −$58.4M
Todd Jones
DET came out ahead by $58.4M
2001 · DET / NYM
DET · Randy Smith +$3.2M
Kyle Kessel
NYM · Steve Phillips −$3.2M
C. J. Nitkowski
DET came out ahead by $3.2M
2001 · HOU / DET
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$6.4M
Dave Mlicki
DET · Randy Smith −$6.4M
José Lima
HOU came out ahead by $6.4M
2001 · CIN / DET
CIN · Jim Bowden +$16.0M
Juan Encarnación, Luis Pineda
DET · Randy Smith −$16.0M
Dmitri Young
CIN came out ahead by $16.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$51.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Dean Palmer3212.000$7.5M$8.0M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Bobby Higginson306.000$5.3M$5.8M$11.8M$8.8M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Damion Easley319.000$5.1M$6.2MFREE AGENT
Tony Clark296.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Lima287.000$3.5M$7.2MFREE AGENT
Roger Cedeno266.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Todd Jones338.000$2.6MFREE AGENT$5.8M$4.8M
Dave Mlicki339.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
C.J. Nitkowski286.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Steve Sparks356.000$650k$3.0M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Willie Blair3511.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Juan Encarnacion254.000$4.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Deivi Cruz284.000$3.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Moehler295.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Chris Holt295.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Danny Patterson305.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Shane Halter314.000$420kARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Anderson243.000$355kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wendell Magee285.000$275kFREE AGENT
Robert Fick273.000$255kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Perisho264.000$255kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Jackson293.000$250kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy McMillon295.000$130kFREE AGENT
Heath Murray284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randall Simon264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Jeff Weaver242.000$425kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Macias292.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javier Cardona251.000$217kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jermaine Clark240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Inge240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Redman272.000$43kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Borkowski242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Santos240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Munson231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Wakeland27–—
Adam Pettyjohn24–—
Jarrod Patterson27–—
Adam Bernero241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Tolar30–—
Matt Miller260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Pineda260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Cornejo210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Rivera240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Tigers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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