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Tigers DET

200472–90 (0.444)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$46M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.444
TAB
+2.7
WAB
-5.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
32.5
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RIvan Rodriguez124
RBrandon Inge39
RMike DiFelice⇄13
RChris Shelton6
LEric Munson1

1B

LCarlos Pena135
BDmitri Young25
RChris Shelton8
BGreg Norton7

2B

ROmar Infante105
LJason Smith34
LFernando Viña29
RRyan Raburn11

3B

LEric Munson94
RBrandon Inge73
BGreg Norton18
ROmar Infante10
LJason Smith5
BDmitri Young1

SS

BCarlos Guillén135
ROmar Infante23
LJason Smith20

LF

RRondell White74
RCraig Monroe65
RMarcus Thames40
RBrandon Inge7
BGreg Norton6
BDmitri Young2

CF

LAlex Sanchez78
RNook Logan46
RCraig Monroe27
RBrandon Inge19
LCurtis Granderson8
ROmar Infante5
BAndres Torres1

RF

LBobby Higginson115
RCraig Monroe51
RMarcus Thames12
RBrandon Inge2
RChris Shelton1

DH

BDmitri Young74
RRondell White43
LBobby Higginson9
RChris Shelton9
RIvan Rodriguez8
LCarlos Pena4
RMarcus Thames3
BGreg Norton2
LEric Munson1

Starters

RJason Johnson2.7 WAR
LMike Maroth2.5 WAR
RJeremy Bonderman2.4 WAR
LNate Robertson1.9 WAR
LWil Ledezma1.0 WAR
RGary Knotts0.6 WAR
RNate Cornejo0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RUgueth Urbina21 sv
LJamie Walker16 h
RAl Levine15 h
REsteban Yan11 h
LSteve Colyer4 h
RDanny Patterson3 h
RRoberto Novoa3 h
RCraig Dingman0 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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
Carlos Guillén5.4
Ivan Rodriguez4.7
Jason Johnson2.7
Marcus Thames1.5
Rondell White1.3
Esteban Yan0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
Warren Morris0.9
Fernando Rodney0.5
Adam Bernero0.5
Shane Halter0.5
Ben Petrick0.3
Chris Mears0.1

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 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carlos Guillén 2004 +5.4 +65.3 2.5 +62.8 $0.5M 1.51× –
Mike Maroth 2004 +2.5 +39.7 0.3 +39.4 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jason Johnson 2004 +2.7 +41.9 3.0 +38.9 $1.1M 1.96× –
Ivan Rodriguez 2004 +4.7 +42.5 7.0 +35.5 $1.5M 1.12× –
Jeremy Bonderman 2004 +2.4 +28.0 0.3 +27.7 $0.1M 1.49× –
Craig Monroe 2004 +2.4 +23.7 0.3 +23.4 $0.1M 1.22× –
Nate Robertson 2004 +1.9 +23.0 0.3 +22.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Carlos Pena 2004 +2.0 +13.0 0.3 +12.7 $0.2M 0.81× –
Omar Infante 2004 +1.9 +12.3 0.3 +12.0 $0.2M 0.82× –
Brandon Inge 2004 +1.7 +11.6 0.3 +11.3 $0.2M 0.85× –
Jamie Walker 2004 +1.0 +11.1 0.8 +10.3 $0.7M 1.34× –
Esteban Yan 2004 +0.8 +8.2 0.7 +7.6 $0.8M 1.34× –
Rondell White 2004 +1.3 +8.8 2.8 +6.1 $2.1M 0.83× –
Gary Knotts 2004 +0.6 +4.8 0.3 +4.5 $0.5M 1.02× –
Lino Urdaneta 2004 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Nate Cornejo 2004 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $73.6M 1.02× –
Alex Sanchez 2004 -0.1 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Chris Shelton 2004 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 0.69× –
Dmitri Young 2004 +1.2 +6.6 7.8 -1.2 $6.5M 0.69× –
Bobby Higginson 2004 +1.0 +6.9 8.8 -2.0 $8.5M 0.83× –
Eric Munson 2004 -0.2 -0.7 1.5 -2.2 – 0.58× –
Al Levine 2004 -0.3 -1.5 0.8 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Fernando Viña 2004 -0.1 -0.6 3.0 -3.6 – 0.56× –
Steve Colyer 2004 -0.6 -3.4 0.3 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Danny Patterson 2004 -0.5 -2.7 2.8 -5.5 – 0.67× –
Greg Norton 2004 -1.3 -6.1 0.6 -6.7 – 0.58× –
Andres Torres 2004 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Craig Dingman 2004 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Curtis Granderson 2004 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Franklyn German 2004 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Smith 2004 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.56× –
John Ennis 2004 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Marcus Thames 2004 +1.5 +9.7 – – – 0.83× –
Mike DiFelice↔ 2004 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Nook Logan 2004 +0.6 +3.9 – – – 0.83× –
Roberto Novoa 2004 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Raburn 2004 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Ugueth Urbina 2004 +0.1 +1.3 – – – 1.34× –
Wilfredo Ledezma 2004 +1.0 +7.8 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+32.6+348.746.1+284.6—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2004 · LAD / DET
LAD · Dan Evans +$5.6M
Cody Ross
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$5.6M
Steve Colyer
LAD came out ahead by $5.6M
2004 · CHC / DET
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.0M
Jon Connolly, Eric Eckenstahler
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Félix Sánchez
Even trade
2004 · DET / SEA
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$64.8M
Carlos Guillén
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$64.8M
Ramón Santiago, Juan González
DET came out ahead by $64.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$46.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Bobby Higginson339.000$8.8M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Dmitri Young308.000$7.8M$8.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Ivan Rodriguez3213.000$7.0M$8.0M$10.6M$10.6M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Johnson307.000$3.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Fernando Viña3511.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Danny Patterson338.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Rondell White3211.000$2.8M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Carlos Guillén286.000$2.5M$4.0M$5.0M$5.0M$12.0M$10.0M$13.0M
Al Levine368.000$825kFREE AGENT
Jamie Walker327.000$775k$900k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Esteban Yan298.000$650kFREE AGENT
Greg Norton318.000$600kFREE AGENT
Mike DiFelice358.000—FREE AGENT
Ugueth Urbina309.000—$2.8MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Eric Munson264.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Sanchez273.000$385kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Inge273.000$340kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Cornejo243.000$335kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Monroe273.000$335kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Pena263.000$330kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Knotts273.000$316kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Smith263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Mike Maroth262.000$332kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Bonderman211.000$330kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Infante222.000$305kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Robertson262.000$305kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Colyer251.000$302kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Shelton240.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lino Urdaneta240.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Dingman30–—
Andres Torres262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Ennis24–—
Marcus Thames272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklyn German242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nook Logan240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilfredo Ledezma231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Novoa24–—
Ryan Raburn230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curtis Granderson230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2004 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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