Rosternomics

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GM: Dave Dombrowski (since 2003)

2006 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+12.2
WAB — wins above budget
+5.3
TAB — roster Talent above budget
95–67 (0.586)
record · won pennant
-6M
surplus $M (value/$)
40.3
roster fWAR
$80.6M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Carlos Guillén 30 FA-elig 153 5.8 5.0 +6.5
Jeremy Bonderman 23 arb 34 5.5 2.3 +8.6
Brandon Inge 29 arb 159 4.2 3.0 +5.3
Curtis Granderson 25 pre-arb 159 4.0 0.3 +7.6
Ivan Rodriguez 34 FA-elig 136 2.9 10.6 -4.8
Justin Verlander 23 pre-arb 30 2.8 1.0 +4.5
Nate Robertson 28 arb 32 2.2 0.4 +3.9
Kenny Rogers 41 FA-elig 34 2.1 8.0 -3.9
Joel Zumaya 21 pre-arb 62 2.0 0.3 +3.5
Marcus Thames 29 arb 110 1.7 0.3 +3.0
Magglio Ordonez 32 FA-elig 155 1.2 16.2 -13.8
Chris Shelton 26 pre-arb 115 1.1 0.4 +1.8
Zach Miner 24 27 1.1
Wilfredo Ledezma 25 24 1.0
Todd Jones 38 FA-elig 62 1.0 5.8 -3.8
Placido Polanco 30 FA-elig 110 0.9 4.6 -2.9
Omar Infante 24 arb 78 0.8 0.4 +1.2
Vance Wilson 33 FA-elig 56 0.5 0.8 +0.3
Fernando Rodney 29 arb 63 0.5 0.4 +0.6
Jamie Walker 34 FA-elig 56 0.5 1.2 -0.3
Brent Clevlen 22 31 0.4
Alexis Gomez 27 62 0.3
Craig Monroe 29 arb 147 0.1 2.8 -2.7
Roman Colon 26 20 0.1
Jordan Tata 24 pre-arb 8 0.0 0.3 -0.2
Chad Durbin 28 3 0.0
Kevin Hooper 29 8 0.0
Colby Lewis 26 2 -0.0
Bobby Seay 28 arb 14 -0.0 0.4 -0.4
Jason Grilli 29 FA-elig 51 -0.0 0.3 -0.4
Mike Rabelo 26 1 -0.0
Mike Maroth 28 arb 13 -0.1 2.3 -2.4
Chris Spurling↔ MIL 29 arb 9 -0.1 0.4 -0.5
Andrew Miller 21 8 -0.1
Ramon Santiago 26 arb 43 -0.1 0.4 -0.5
Matt Stairs↔ KCR 38 FA-elig 14 -0.1 0.2 -0.3
Jack Hannahan 26 3 -0.2
Neifi Perez↔ CHC 33 FA-elig 21 -0.4 0.5 -1.3
Dmitri Young 32 FA-elig 48 -0.5 8.0 -8.9
Sean Casey↔ PIT 31 FA-elig 53 -0.7 4.0 -5.4

40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (72%). 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
PlayerYearWAR for DET
Max Scherzer200922.2
Carlos Guillén200418.3
Ian Kinsler201316.3
Jeremy Bonderman200215.8
Damion Easley199615.4
Austin Jackson200914.8
Mickey Tettleton199114.4
Chet Lemon198114.2
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
John Smoltz198781.6
Luis Gonzalez199833.8
Chris Hoiles198824.8
Howard Johnson198422.8
Justin Verlander201719.7
Rick Porcello201413.1
Robbie Ray201411.8
Matt Joyce200810.7