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Tigers DET

201081–81 (0.500)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$118M
Surplus $M
-28
Win %
0.500
TAB
+4.6
WAB
-4.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.9
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LAlex Avila98
RGerald Laird87
RMax St. Pierre4

1B

RMiguel Cabrera148
LDon Kelly28
LJeff Larish⇄3
RJhonny Peralta⇄1
RRyan Raburn1

2B

LWill Rhymes53
BCarlos Guillén47
RScott Sizemore40
BRamon Santiago25
RRyan Raburn18
RDanny Worth12

3B

RBrandon Inge144
RJhonny Peralta⇄38
LDon Kelly15
RScott Sizemore6
RDanny Worth3
RRyan Raburn2

SS

BRamon Santiago85
RAdam Everett31
RDanny Worth24
RJhonny Peralta⇄17

LF

RRyan Raburn73
LDon Kelly65
LBrennan Boesch44
LJohnny Damon33
RCasper Wells8
BCarlos Guillén4
RJeff Frazier3

CF

RAustin Jackson149
LDon Kelly12
RRyan Raburn7
RCasper Wells4
LJohnny Damon4

RF

LBrennan Boesch79
RMagglio Ordonez71
RCasper Wells29
RRyan Raburn20
LDon Kelly2
RJeff Frazier1

DH

LJohnny Damon98
BCarlos Guillén16
LBrennan Boesch14
RMagglio Ordonez13
RJeff Frazier3
RRyan Raburn3
RJhonny Peralta⇄2
RMiguel Cabrera2
BRamon Santiago2
RScott Sizemore2

Starters

RJustin Verlander6.6 WAR
RMax Scherzer4.0 WAR
RRick Porcello1.9 WAR
LPhil Coke1.1 WAR
RJeremy Bonderman0.9 WAR
RArmando Galarraga0.6 WAR
LDontrelle Willis⇄0.4 WAR
LBrad Thomas0.2 WAR
RAlfredo Figaro0.1 WAR
LAndrew Oliver-0.0 WAR
REddie Bonine0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJose Valverde26 sv
RRyan Perry19 h
LPhil Coke17 h
RJoel Zumaya11 h
LBrad Thomas4 h
RRobbie Weinhardt4 h
REddie Bonine2 h
LFu-Te Ni1 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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Austin Jackson4.1
Max Scherzer4.0
Johnny Damon2.3
Casper Wells1.3
Phil Coke1.1
Will Rhymes1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Edwin Jackson3.6
Curtis Granderson3.0
Placido Polanco2.9
Clete Thomas1.2
Brandon Lyon0.8
Bobby Seay0.8

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Justin Verlander 2010 +6.6 +132.7 6.8 +125.9 $1.0M 2.50× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Max Scherzer 2010 +4.0 +70.4 1.5 +68.9 $0.4M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Austin Jackson 2010 +4.1 +58.4 0.4 +58.0 $0.1M 1.79× –
Miguel Cabrera 2010 +6.0 +66.1 20.0 +46.1 $3.3M 1.37× –
Ryan Raburn 2010 +2.3 +22.3 0.4 +21.9 $0.2M 1.22× –
Rick Porcello 2010 +1.9 +23.1 1.9 +21.2 $1.0M 1.49× –
Ramon Santiago 2010 +2.0 +14.3 1.2 +13.0 $0.6M 0.89× –
Johnny Damon 2010 +2.3 +18.9 8.0 +10.9 $3.4M 1.01× –
Don Kelly 2010 +1.3 +8.9 0.4 +8.5 $0.3M 0.83× –
Brandon Inge 2010 +1.9 +12.7 6.6 +6.1 $3.5M 0.85× –
Phil Coke 2010 +1.1 +6.1 0.4 +5.6 $0.4M 0.67× –
Magglio Ordonez 2010 +2.4 +23.2 17.8 +5.4 $7.5M 1.22× –
Joel Zumaya 2010 +1.1 +6.1 0.9 +5.2 $0.8M 0.67× –
Armando Galarraga 2010 +0.6 +5.0 0.5 +4.6 $0.8M 1.02× –
Ryan Perry 2010 +0.3 +2.8 0.4 +2.3 $1.6M 1.34× –
Alex Avila 2010 +0.3 +1.3 0.4 +0.9 $1.3M 0.52× –
Jhonny Peralta↔ 2010 +0.6 +2.6 1.9 +0.8 $3.3M 0.58× –
Jose Valverde 2010 +0.6 +6.6 6.9 -0.3 $11.2M 1.34× –
Eddie Bonine 2010 +0.0 +0.0 0.4 -0.4 $228.9M 0.67× –
Fu-Te Ni 2010 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Casey Fien 2010 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Scott Sizemore 2010 -0.3 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Adam Everett 2010 -0.3 -1.4 1.6 -2.9 – 0.61× –
Dontrelle Willis↔ 2010 +0.4 +3.4 7.5 -4.1 $17.7M 1.02× –
Jeremy Bonderman 2010 +0.9 +7.2 12.5 -5.3 $14.1M 1.02× –
Carlos Guillén 2010 +0.2 +0.8 13.0 -12.2 $68.4M 0.56× –
Gerald Laird 2010 -2.3 -9.4 4.0 -13.3 – 0.52× –
Brad Thomas 2010 +0.2 +1.0 1.0 -0.0 $5.5M 0.67× –
Alfredo Figaro 2010 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Andy Oliver 2010 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 1.02× –
Brennan Boesch 2010 +0.7 +4.8 – – – 0.83× –
Casper Wells 2010 +1.3 +8.6 – – – 0.83× –
Daniel Schlereth 2010 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Danny Worth 2010 +0.5 +2.6 – – – 0.61× –
Enrique Gonzalez 2010 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jay Sborz 2010 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Frazier 2010 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.69× –
Jeff Larish↔ 2010 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Max St. Pierre 2010 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Robbie Weinhardt 2010 +0.3 +1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Will Rhymes 2010 +1.0 +4.6 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+41.7+501.5117.6+363.2—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2010 · DET / ARI
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$24.8M
Billy Buckner
ARI · Jerry Dipoto −$24.8M
Dontrelle Willis
DET came out ahead by $24.8M
2010 · DET / BOS
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Pedro Perez
BOS · Theo Epstein +$0.0M
Brent Dlugach
Even trade
2010 · DET / CLE
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$60.0M
Jhonny Peralta
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$60.0M
Giovanni Soto
DET came out ahead by $60.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$117.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Miguel Cabrera277.000$20.0M$20.0M$21.0M$21.0M$22.0M$22.0M$28.0M
Magglio Ordonez3613.000$17.8M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Guillén3412.000$13.0M$12.9MFREE AGENT
Jeremy Bonderman277.000$12.5MFREE AGENT
Johnny Damon3615.000$8.0MFREE AGENT
Dontrelle Willis287.000$7.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Valverde327.000$6.9M$7.0M$9.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon Inge339.000$6.6M$5.5M$4.9MFREE AGENT
Gerald Laird307.000$4.0MFREE AGENT$1.0M
Jhonny Peralta287.000$1.9M$5.2M$5.5M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Everett339.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Ramon Santiago308.000$1.2M$1.4M$2.1M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Brad Thomas329.000$1.0M$800kFREE AGENT
Ryan Raburn296.000$438k$1.3M$2.1MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Justin Verlander275.000$6.8MFREE AGENT
Joel Zumaya254.000$915kARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Galarraga283.000$480kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Don Kelly303.000$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enrique Gonzalez274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Rick Porcello211.000$1.9MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Scherzer252.000$1.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Coke272.000$425kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Perry231.000$408kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fu-Te Ni271.000$408kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Avila231.000$405kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Bonine292.000$404kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Jackson230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Sizemore250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Fien261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max St. Pierre30–—
Jay Sborz25–—
Alfredo Figaro251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brennan Boesch250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Frazier27–—
Jeff Larish272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Rhymes270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casper Wells252.040—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Oliver220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Schlereth241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Weinhardt24–—
Danny Worth241.049—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 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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