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Tigers DET

200788–74 (0.543)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$90M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.543
TAB
+6.5
WAB
+4.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.8
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RIvan Rodriguez127
BMike Rabelo49

1B

LSean Casey131
BCarlos Guillén36
RMarcus Thames33
RMike Hessman12

2B

RPlacido Polanco141
ROmar Infante20
RRyan Raburn10
BNeifi Perez7

3B

RBrandon Inge150
ROmar Infante9
RMike Hessman4
BNeifi Perez3
RRyan Raburn3

SS

BCarlos Guillén132
BRamon Santiago31
BNeifi Perez24
ROmar Infante14

LF

RMarcus Thames37
LTimo Perez21
RRyan Raburn10
RCameron Maybin10
RBrent Clevlen8
RGary Sheffield7
LCurtis Granderson2
ROmar Infante1
RMike Hessman1

CF

LCurtis Granderson157
RRyan Raburn13
ROmar Infante12
RCameron Maybin5
RBrent Clevlen1

RF

RMagglio Ordonez143
RRyan Raburn16
RMarcus Thames9
RGary Sheffield7
ROmar Infante6
RBrent Clevlen4
LTimo Perez4

DH

RGary Sheffield119
RMagglio Ordonez14
LSean Casey7
RMarcus Thames6
BCarlos Guillén3
LTimo Perez2
ROmar Infante2
RCameron Maybin2
RBrent Clevlen1
RCraig Monroe⇄1
RIvan Rodriguez1
BMike Rabelo1
RPlacido Polanco1

Starters

RJustin Verlander3.6 WAR
RJeremy Bonderman2.8 WAR
LNate Robertson1.8 WAR
RZach Miner0.5 WAR
LKenny Rogers0.4 WAR
RYorman Bazardo0.3 WAR
LAndrew Miller0.2 WAR
RJair Jurrjens0.2 WAR
RJordan Tata0.1 WAR
RChad Durbin-0.3 WAR
LMike Maroth⇄-0.4 WAR
RVirgil Vasquez-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTodd Jones38 sv
RFernando Rodney12 h
RJason Grilli11 h
LBobby Seay10 h
RZach Miner9 h
LTim Byrdak8 h
RJoel Zumaya7 h
LWil Ledezma⇄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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Gary Sheffield3.0
Tim Byrdak0.5
Timo Perez0.5
Ryan Raburn0.3
Yorman Bazardo0.3
Jair Jurrjens0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Chris Shelton1.1
Vance Wilson0.5
Jamie Walker0.5
Alexis Gomez0.3
Roman Colon0.1
Kevin Hooper0.0

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Curtis Granderson 2007 +7.9 +129.4 0.4 +128.9 $0.1M 2.05× –
Magglio Ordonez 2007 +8.0 +131.7 13.2 +118.5 $1.6M 2.05× –
Justin Verlander 2007 +3.6 +62.8 1.0 +61.8 $0.3M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Placido Polanco 2007 +5.3 +58.6 4.6 +54.0 $0.9M 1.38× –
Jeremy Bonderman 2007 +2.8 +43.4 4.5 +38.9 $1.6M 1.96× –
Carlos Guillén 2007 +3.3 +30.8 5.0 +25.8 $1.5M 1.18× –
Gary Sheffield 2007 +3.0 +31.8 10.9 +20.9 $3.7M 1.33× –
Nate Robertson 2007 +1.8 +21.8 3.3 +18.5 $1.8M 1.49× –
Brandon Inge 2007 +1.7 +11.6 4.9 +6.7 $2.9M 0.85× –
Bobby Seay 2007 +0.9 +4.9 0.5 +4.4 $0.5M 0.67× –
Marcus Thames 2007 +0.5 +3.6 0.4 +3.1 $0.8M 0.83× –
Todd Jones 2007 +0.7 +7.9 4.8 +3.1 $6.5M 1.34× –
Jason Grilli 2007 +0.6 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Ramon Santiago 2007 +0.7 +3.2 0.5 +2.7 $0.8M 0.61× –
Fernando Rodney 2007 +0.6 +3.0 1.0 +2.0 $1.8M 0.67× –
Joel Zumaya 2007 +0.2 +2.4 0.4 +2.0 $1.8M 1.34× –
Ryan Raburn 2007 +0.3 +1.9 0.2 +1.7 $0.7M 0.83× –
Andrew Miller 2007 +0.2 +1.7 0.1 +1.5 $0.6M 1.02× –
Mike Rabelo 2007 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Jose Mesa↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Macay McBride↔ 2007 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Omar Infante 2007 -0.2 -0.7 1.3 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Wilfredo Ledezma↔ 2007 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Cameron Maybin 2007 -0.4 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.83× –
Chad Durbin 2007 -0.3 -2.3 0.4 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Sean Casey 2007 +0.1 +0.3 4.0 -3.7 $64.8M 0.56× –
Neifi Perez 2007 -0.3 -1.4 2.5 -3.9 – 0.61× –
Ivan Rodriguez 2007 +1.5 +6.2 10.6 -4.4 $7.1M 0.52× –
Kenny Rogers 2007 +0.4 +3.1 8.0 -4.9 $20.7M 1.02× –
Mike Maroth↔ 2007 -0.4 -3.6 1.4 -5.0 – 1.02× –
Craig Monroe↔ 2007 -0.9 -4.8 3.9 -8.7 – 0.69× –
Aquilino Lopez 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Brent Clevlen 2007 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Clay Rapada↔ 2007 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Frankie De La Cruz 2007 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jair Jurrjens 2007 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 1.02× –
Jordan Tata 2007 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Jose Capellan↔ 2007 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Hessman 2007 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Tim Byrdak 2007 +0.5 +2.9 – – – 0.67× –
Timo Perez 2007 +0.5 +3.1 – – – 0.83× –
Virgil Vasquez 2007 -0.5 -4.3 – – – 1.02× –
Yorman Bazardo 2007 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Zach Miner 2007 +0.5 +2.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+41.8+548.289.8+453.8—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 12 total.

2007 · DET / STL
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$6.4M
Chris Lambert
STL · John Mozeliak −$6.4M
Mike Maroth
DET came out ahead by $6.4M
2007 · COL / DET
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.8M
José Capellán
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Denny Bautista
COL came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · OAK / DET
OAK · Billy Beane +$7.2M
Jack Hannahan
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$7.2M
Jason Perry
OAK came out ahead by $7.2M
2007 · ATL / DET
ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.8M
Wil Ledezma
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Macay McBride
ATL came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · DET / KCR
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Danny Christensen
KCR · Dayton Moore −$2.4M
Román Colón
DET came out ahead by $2.4M
2007 · SEA / DET
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.8M
Jeff Frazier
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Yorman Bazardo
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · MIL / DET
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$2.4M
Chris Cody
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$2.4M
José Capellán
MIL came out ahead by $2.4M
2007 · DET / TEX
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$0.8M
Freddy Guzmán
TEX · Jon Daniels −$0.8M
Chris Shelton
DET came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · DET / CHC
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$8.8M
Clay Rapada
CHC · Jim Hendry −$8.8M
Craig Monroe
DET came out ahead by $8.8M
2007 · MIA / DET
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$35.2M
Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller, Frankie De La Cruz, Mike Rabelo, Burke Badenhop, Dallas Trahern
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$35.2M
Miguel Cabrera, Dontrelle Willis
MIA came out ahead by $35.2M
2007 · CHC / DET
CHC · Jim Hendry +$15.2M
Omar Infante
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$15.2M
Jacque Jones
CHC came out ahead by $15.2M
2007 · ATL / DET
ATL · John Schuerholz +$92.0M
Jair Jurrjens, Gorkys Hernández
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$92.0M
Édgar Rentería
ATL came out ahead by $92.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$89.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Magglio Ordonez3310.000$13.2M$15.8M$19.0M$17.8M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Gary Sheffield3819.000$10.9M$13.3MFREE AGENT
Ivan Rodriguez3516.000$10.6M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Kenny Rogers4218.000$8.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Guillén319.000$5.0M$12.0M$10.0M$13.0M$12.9MFREE AGENT
Brandon Inge306.000$4.9M$6.2M$6.3M$6.6M$5.5M$4.9MFREE AGENT
Todd Jones3914.000$4.8M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Placido Polanco319.000$4.6M$4.6M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Sean Casey3210.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Craig Monroe306.000$3.9MFREE AGENT
Neifi Perez3411.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa4120.000$714kFREE AGENT
Bobby Seay296.000$450k$780k$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jason Grilli307.000$395k$357kFREE AGENT
Chad Durbin298.000$385kFREE AGENT
Tim Byrdak339.000—FREE AGENT
Timo Perez327.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Jeremy Bonderman244.000$4.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Robertson295.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Maroth295.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Omar Infante255.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Fernando Rodney305.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ramon Santiago275.000$500kFREE AGENT
Marcus Thames305.000$432kFREE AGENT
Curtis Granderson263.000$410kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilfredo Ledezma264.000$217kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Raburn263.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hessman294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aquilino Lopez324.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Capellan263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Justin Verlander242.000$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Zumaya221.000$410kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Rabelo271.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Macay McBride242.000$211kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Miller221.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cameron Maybin200.000$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yorman Bazardo222.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Miner251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Virgil Vasquez25–—
Frankie De La Cruz230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Rapada260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Tata251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jair Jurrjens210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Clevlen23–—

Graphs

How each 2007 acquisition stacked onto Tigers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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