Tigers — Front Office

Player	Age	Service	G	fWAR	Salary $M	Surplus $M
Dmitri Young	29	FA-elig	155	1.9	6.8	-3.4
Nate Cornejo	23	pre-arb	32	1.5	0.3	+2.4
Jeremy Bonderman	20	pre-arb	33	1.2	0.3	+1.9
Warren Morris	29	–	97	0.9	–	–
Craig Monroe	26	–	128	0.6	–	–
Brandon Inge	26	pre-arb	104	0.6	0.3	+0.8
Carlos Pena	25	pre-arb	131	0.6	0.3	+0.7
Mike Maroth	25	pre-arb	33	0.6	0.3	+0.7
Fernando Rodney	26	–	27	0.5	–	–
Adam Bernero↔ COL	26	arb	19	0.5	0.1	+0.7
Shane Halter	33	FA-elig	114	0.5	2.1	-1.3
Danny Patterson	32	FA-elig	19	0.4	2.5	-1.8
Eric Munson	25	arb	99	0.3	1.7	-1.1
Jamie Walker	31	FA-elig	78	0.3	0.4	+0.1
Nate Robertson	25	–	8	0.3	–	–
Ben Petrick↔ COL	26	–	43	0.3	–	–
Gary Knotts	26	pre-arb	20	0.2	0.3	+0.1
Chris Mears	25	–	29	0.1	–	–
Danny Klassen	27	–	22	0.1	–	–
Chris Spurling	26	pre-arb	66	0.1	0.3	-0.2
Wilfredo Ledezma	22	pre-arb	34	0.1	0.3	-0.2
Alex Sanchez↔ MIL	26	pre-arb	101	0.0	0.2	-0.2
Cody Ross	22	–	6	-0.0	–	–
Brian Schmack	29	–	11	-0.0	–	–
Eric Eckenstahler	26	–	20	-0.1	–	–
Steve Sparks↔ OAK	37	FA-elig	42	-0.1	3.7	-3.8
Ernie Young	33	–	5	-0.1	–	–
Kevin Witt	27	–	93	-0.2	–	–
A.J. Hinch	29	–	27	-0.2	–	–
Bobby Higginson	32	FA-elig	130	-0.2	11.8	-12.3
Shane Loux	23	–	11	-0.3	–	–
Andres Torres	25	–	59	-0.4	–	–
Matt Anderson	26	arb	23	-0.4	3.2	-3.9
Matt Roney	23	pre-arb	45	-0.5	0.3	-1.2
Omar Infante	21	pre-arb	69	-0.6	0.3	-1.3
Hiram Bocachica	27	arb	6	-0.6	0.3	-1.4
Steve Avery	33	–	19	-0.6	–	–
Craig Paquette	34	FA-elig	11	-0.7	2.6	-3.8
Gene Kingsale	26	FA-elig	39	-0.7	0.3	-1.6
Franklyn German	23	pre-arb	45	-0.7	0.3	-1.6
Dean Palmer	34	FA-elig	26	-0.9	8.5	-10.1
Matt Walbeck	33	FA-elig	59	-1.2	0.4	-2.5
Ramon Santiago	23	pre-arb	141	-1.3	0.3	-2.6

43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (63%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions

Player	Year	WAR for DET
Max Scherzer	2009	22.2
Carlos Guillén	2004	18.3
Ian Kinsler	2013	16.3
Jeremy Bonderman	2002	15.8
Damion Easley	1996	15.4
Austin Jackson	2009	14.8
Mickey Tettleton	1991	14.4
Chet Lemon	1981	14.2

Ones that got away

Player	Year traded	WAR elsewhere
John Smoltz	1987	81.6
Luis Gonzalez	1998	33.8
Chris Hoiles	1988	24.8
Howard Johnson	1984	22.8
Justin Verlander	2017	19.7
Rick Porcello	2014	13.1
Robbie Ray	2014	11.8
Matt Joyce	2008	10.7

Tigers DET

2003 roster — every player, value & surplus

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)