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200695–67 (0.586)Lost World Series
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$81M
Surplus $M
-4
Win %
0.586
TAB
+5.3
WAB
+12.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.3
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RIvan Rodriguez123
RVance Wilson55
BMike Rabelo1

1B

RChris Shelton115
LSean Casey⇄53
BCarlos Guillén8
RIvan Rodriguez7
BDmitri Young3
LJack Hannahan1

2B

RPlacido Polanco108
ROmar Infante37
BNeifi Perez⇄13
BRamon Santiago12
RKevin Hooper3
RIvan Rodriguez1

3B

RBrandon Inge159
ROmar Infante7
RKevin Hooper2
BNeifi Perez⇄2
BRamon Santiago1

SS

BCarlos Guillén145
BRamon Santiago27
ROmar Infante10
BNeifi Perez⇄6

LF

RCraig Monroe113
RMarcus Thames54
LAlexis Gomez32
RBrent Clevlen8

CF

LCurtis Granderson157
RBrent Clevlen13
RCraig Monroe8
ROmar Infante4

RF

RMagglio Ordonez148
LAlexis Gomez21
RBrent Clevlen13
RMarcus Thames5

DH

RMarcus Thames45
BDmitri Young44
RCraig Monroe30
ROmar Infante16
LMatt Stairs⇄14
RMagglio Ordonez6
LAlexis Gomez5
RIvan Rodriguez5
BCarlos Guillén4
LJack Hannahan1
RKevin Hooper1
BMike Rabelo1
BRamon Santiago1

Starters

RJeremy Bonderman5.5 WAR
RJustin Verlander2.8 WAR
LNate Robertson2.2 WAR
LKenny Rogers2.1 WAR
RZach Miner1.1 WAR
LWil Ledezma1.0 WAR
RRoman Colon0.1 WAR
LMike Maroth-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTodd Jones37 sv
RJoel Zumaya30 h
RFernando Rodney18 h
LJamie Walker11 h
RJason Grilli9 h
RRoman Colon3 h
LBobby Seay0 h
RChris Spurling⇄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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Kenny Rogers2.1
Joel Zumaya2.0
Zach Miner1.1
Todd Jones1.0
Brent Clevlen0.4
Jordan Tata0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Jason Johnson2.7
Rondell White1.7
Nook Logan1.6
Kyle Farnsworth1.2
Sean Douglass0.3
Carlos Pena0.3

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jeremy Bonderman 2006 +5.5 +110.7 2.3 +108.4 $0.4M 2.50× –
Carlos Guillén 2006 +5.8 +70.0 5.0 +65.0 $0.9M 1.51× –
Curtis Granderson 2006 +4.0 +57.4 0.3 +57.1 $0.1M 1.79× –
Justin Verlander 2006 +2.8 +43.6 1.0 +42.6 $0.4M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Brandon Inge 2006 +4.2 +42.0 3.0 +39.0 $0.7M 1.25× –
Joel Zumaya 2006 +2.0 +30.5 0.3 +30.1 $0.2M 1.95× –
Nate Robertson 2006 +2.2 +26.0 0.4 +25.6 $0.2M 1.49× –
Kenny Rogers 2006 +2.1 +24.6 8.0 +16.6 $3.9M 1.49× –
Marcus Thames 2006 +1.7 +16.5 0.3 +16.2 $0.2M 1.22× –
Ivan Rodriguez 2006 +2.9 +23.6 10.6 +13.0 $3.6M 1.00× –
Wilfredo Ledezma 2006 +1.0 +5.4 0.2 +5.3 $0.2M 0.67× –
Fernando Rodney 2006 +0.5 +5.4 0.4 +5.0 $0.8M 1.34× –
Todd Jones 2006 +1.0 +10.7 5.8 +4.9 $5.8M 1.34× –
Chris Shelton 2006 +1.1 +4.9 0.4 +4.5 $0.3M 0.56× –
Omar Infante 2006 +0.8 +3.6 0.4 +3.2 $0.5M 0.56× –
Vance Wilson 2006 +0.5 +2.1 0.8 +1.4 $1.5M 0.52× –
Jamie Walker 2006 +0.5 +2.5 1.2 +1.2 $2.7M 0.67× –
Jordan Tata 2006 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $8.1M 0.67× –
Jason Grilli 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Andrew Miller 2006 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Bobby Seay 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Chris Spurling↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Matt Stairs↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.69× –
Placido Polanco 2006 +0.9 +3.8 4.6 -0.8 $5.4M 0.56× –
Ramon Santiago 2006 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.61× –
Jack Hannahan 2006 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Neifi Perez↔ 2006 -0.4 -1.8 0.5 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Craig Monroe 2006 +0.1 +0.4 2.8 -2.4 $41.6M 0.83× –
Mike Maroth 2006 -0.1 -0.4 2.3 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Sean Casey↔ 2006 -0.7 -3.2 4.0 -7.2 – 0.56× –
Magglio Ordonez 2006 +1.2 +8.2 16.2 -8.0 $13.2M 0.83× –
Dmitri Young 2006 -0.5 -2.6 8.0 -10.6 – 0.69× –
Alexis Gomez 2006 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Brent Clevlen 2006 +0.4 +2.7 – – – 0.83× –
Chad Durbin 2006 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Colby Lewis 2006 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Hooper 2006 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Rabelo 2006 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.69× –
Roman Colon 2006 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Zach Miner 2006 +1.1 +8.6 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+40.4+494.781.2+400.2—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2006 · CHC / DET
CHC · Jim Hendry +$14.4M
Chris Robinson
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$14.4M
Neifi Pérez
CHC came out ahead by $14.4M
2006 · PIT / DET
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$26.4M
Brian Rogers
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$26.4M
Sean Casey
PIT came out ahead by $26.4M
2006 · NYY / DET
NYY · Brian Cashman +$26.4M
Anthony Claggett, Humberto Sánchez, Kevin Whelan
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$26.4M
Gary Sheffield
NYY came out ahead by $26.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$81.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Magglio Ordonez329.000$16.2M$13.2M$15.8M$19.0M$17.8M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Ivan Rodriguez3415.000$10.6M$10.6M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Kenny Rogers4117.000$8.0M$8.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Dmitri Young3210.000$8.0MFREE AGENT
Todd Jones3813.000$5.8M$4.8M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Guillén308.000$5.0M$5.0M$12.0M$10.0M$13.0M$12.9MFREE AGENT
Placido Polanco308.000$4.6M$4.6M$4.6M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Sean Casey319.000$4.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jamie Walker349.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Vance Wilson337.000$750kFREE AGENT
Neifi Perez3310.000$486k$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Grilli296.000$350k$395k$357kFREE AGENT
Matt Stairs3814.000$162kFREE AGENT
Chad Durbin287.000—$385kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Brandon Inge295.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Craig Monroe295.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Maroth284.000$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Bonderman233.000$2.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Spurling293.000$408kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Robertson284.000$402kARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Infante244.000$385kARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Rodney294.000$385kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Seay285.000$375kFREE AGENT
Ramon Santiago264.000$375kARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Thames294.000$342kARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilfredo Ledezma253.000$164kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colby Lewis264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Justin Verlander231.000$980kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Shelton262.000$365kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curtis Granderson252.000$335kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Zumaya210.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Hannahan260.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Tata240.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Miller210.000$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexis Gomez27–—
Kevin Hooper29–—
Roman Colon262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Rabelo260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Miner240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Clevlen22–—

Graphs

How each 2006 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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