Rosternomics

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GM: Dave Dombrowski (since 2003)

2010 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-4.4
WAB — wins above budget
+4.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
81–81 (0.500)
record
-30M
surplus $M (value/$)
41.9
roster fWAR
$116.8M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Justin Verlander 27 arb 33 6.6 6.8 +8.5
Miguel Cabrera 27 FA-elig 150 6.0 20.0 -6.1
Austin Jackson 23 pre-arb 151 4.1 0.4 +9.0
Max Scherzer 25 pre-arb 31 4.0 1.5 +7.8
Magglio Ordonez 36 FA-elig 84 2.4 17.8 -12.3
Johnny Damon 36 FA-elig 145 2.3 8.0 -2.6
Ryan Raburn 29 FA-elig 113 2.3 0.4 +4.9
Ramon Santiago 30 FA-elig 112 2.0 1.2 +3.4
Rick Porcello 21 pre-arb 27 1.9 1.9 +2.6
Brandon Inge 33 FA-elig 144 1.9 6.6 -2.3
Don Kelly 30 arb 119 1.3 0.4 +2.7
Casper Wells 25 36 1.3
Joel Zumaya 25 arb 31 1.1 0.9 +1.7
Phil Coke 27 pre-arb 74 1.1 0.4 +2.2
Will Rhymes 27 54 1.0
Jeremy Bonderman 27 FA-elig 30 0.9 12.5 -10.5
Brennan Boesch 25 133 0.7
Armando Galarraga 28 25 0.6
Jose Valverde 32 FA-elig 60 0.6 6.9 -5.5
Jhonny Peralta↔ CLE 28 FA-elig 57 0.6 1.9 -0.6
Danny Worth 24 39 0.5
Dontrelle Willis↔ ARI 28 FA-elig 10 0.4 7.5 -6.5
Alex Avila 23 pre-arb 104 0.3 0.4 +0.3
Robbie Weinhardt 24 28 0.3
Ryan Perry 23 pre-arb 60 0.3 0.4 +0.2
Carlos Guillén 34 FA-elig 68 0.2 13.0 -12.6
Brad Thomas 32 FA-elig 49 0.2 1.0 -0.6
Jeff Frazier 27 9 0.1
Alfredo Figaro 25 8 0.1
Daniel Schlereth 24 18 0.0
Eddie Bonine 29 pre-arb 47 0.0 0.4 -0.4
Andy Oliver 22 5 -0.0
Max St. Pierre 30 6 -0.0
Jay Sborz 25 1 -0.0
Fu-Te Ni 27 pre-arb 22 -0.0 0.4 -0.5
Jeff Larish↔ OAK 27 3 -0.1
Casey Fien 26 2 -0.1
Adam Everett 33 FA-elig 31 -0.3 1.6 -2.2
Enrique Gonzalez 27 18 -0.3
Scott Sizemore 25 pre-arb 48 -0.3 0.4 -1.2
Gerald Laird 30 FA-elig 89 -2.3 4.0 -9.1

41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 of them (63%). 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