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Tigers DET

201574–87 (0.460)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$165M
Surplus $M
-74
Win %
0.460
TAB
-9.0
WAB
-11.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.8
Dead money %
27%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJames McCann112
LAlex Avila44
RBryan Holaday18
BVictor Martinez6

1B

RMiguel Cabrera107
LAlex Avila23
RJefry Marte22
BAndrew Romine17
LMarc Krauss⇄12
BVictor Martinez10
RBryan Holaday1

2B

RIan Kinsler153
RHernán Pérez⇄21
BAndrew Romine13
RJosh Wilson11
RBryan Holaday1

3B

RNick Castellanos145
BAndrew Romine59
RJosh Wilson10
RJefry Marte7

SS

RJose Iglesias119
BAndrew Romine27
RDixon Machado24
RJosh Wilson2

LF

RRajai Davis39
LTyler Collins37
BAndrew Romine2
LSteven Moya2
LDaniel Fields1

CF

LAnthony Gose137
RRajai Davis46

RF

RJ.D. Martinez148
RRajai Davis10
LTyler Collins7
LSteven Moya5

DH

BVictor Martinez104
RMiguel Cabrera11
RJ.D. Martinez10
LTyler Collins10
RRajai Davis8
RNick Castellanos7
RJefry Marte3
LSteven Moya2
RBryan Holaday2
RJames McCann1
BAndrew Romine1
LAlex Avila1
RIan Kinsler1
RHernán Pérez⇄1
RJosh Wilson1

Starters

LDavid Price⇄4.0 WAR
RJustin Verlander3.1 WAR
RAlfredo Simon1.3 WAR
RAnibal Sanchez1.3 WAR
RAlex Wilson0.8 WAR
LDaniel Norris⇄0.6 WAR
LKyle Lobstein0.5 WAR
RShane Greene0.2 WAR
LRandy Wolf0.2 WAR
LMatthew Boyd⇄-0.2 WAR
LKyle Ryan-0.2 WAR
RBuck Farmer-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RNeftali Feliz⇄10 sv
LBlaine Hardy13 h
RAl Alburquerque7 h
RAlex Wilson7 h
RBruce Rondon3 h
LTom Gorzelanny2 h
LIan Krol1 h
RJoakim Soria⇄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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Yoenis Cespedes3.3
Jose Iglesias1.5
Alfredo Simon1.3
Alex Wilson0.8
Daniel Norris0.6
Anthony Gose0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
Max Scherzer5.5
Rick Porcello3.0
Austin Jackson1.7
Torii Hunter1.1
Drew Smyly1.1
Eugenio Suárez0.9

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
J.D. Martinez 2015 +5.2 +84.8 3.0 +81.8 $0.6M 2.05× –
David Price↔ 2015 +4.0 +70.3 13.0 +57.3 $3.2M 2.19× –
Yoenis Cespedes↔ 2015 +3.3 +41.9 6.7 +35.1 $2.1M 1.60× –
Miguel Cabrera 2015 +4.6 +43.9 22.0 +21.9 $4.8M 1.20× –
Ian Kinsler 2015 +3.9 +37.5 16.0 +21.5 $4.1M 1.20× –
Justin Verlander 2015 +3.1 +49.1 28.0 +21.1 $8.9M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Jose Iglesias 2015 +1.5 +11.0 1.4 +9.5 $0.9M 0.89× –
Blaine Hardy 2015 +1.2 +6.7 0.5 +6.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Alfredo Simon 2015 +1.3 +10.6 5.5 +5.1 $4.2M 1.02× –
Daniel Norris↔ 2015 +0.6 +5.2 0.3 +4.9 $0.5M 1.02× –
Kyle Lobstein 2015 +0.5 +4.4 0.5 +3.9 $0.9M 1.02× –
Alex Wilson 2015 +0.8 +4.2 0.5 +3.7 $0.6M 0.67× –
Anthony Gose 2015 +0.6 +4.0 0.5 +3.5 $0.9M 0.83× –
Tyler Collins 2015 +0.4 +2.5 0.3 +2.2 $0.7M 0.83× –
Rajai Davis 2015 +1.0 +7.0 5.0 +2.0 $4.8M 0.83× –
Andrew Romine 2015 +0.5 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.0M 0.58× –
Nick Castellanos 2015 +0.5 +2.2 0.5 +1.7 $1.1M 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Randy Wolf 2015 +0.2 +1.8 0.1 +1.7 $0.6M 1.02× –
Shane Greene 2015 +0.2 +1.9 0.5 +1.4 $2.2M 1.02× –
Bruce Rondón 2015 +0.1 +1.3 0.5 +0.8 $4.1M 1.34× –
Al Alburquerque 2015 +0.4 +2.3 1.7 +0.6 $4.0M 0.67× –
Josh Wilson 2015 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.3M 0.56× –
Dixon Machado 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.2M 0.61× –
Drew VerHagen 2015 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $26.6M 0.67× –
Neftalí Feliz↔ 2015 +0.2 +2.5 2.6 -0.1 $11.0M 1.34× –
Angel Nesbitt 2015 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Steven Moya 2015 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Daniel Fields 2015 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Jeff Ferrell 2015 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Jefry Marte 2015 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Tom Gorzelanny 2015 -0.0 -0.2 1.0 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Ian Krol 2015 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Kyle Ryan 2015 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Matthew Boyd↔ 2015 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 -1.7 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $14.5M AAV
Guido Knudson 2015 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Marc Krauss↔ 2015 -0.5 -2.2 0.0 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Joba Chamberlain↔ 2015 -0.3 -1.7 0.8 -2.5 – 0.67× –
James McCann 2015 -0.6 -2.3 0.5 -2.9 – 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.8M AAV
Buck Farmer 2015 -0.5 -2.9 0.2 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Hernán Pérez↔ 2015 -0.7 -3.9 0.1 -4.0 – 0.69× –
Joakim Soria↔ 2015 -0.3 -1.7 4.2 -5.9 – 0.67× –
Aníbal Sánchez 2015 +1.3 +10.3 16.8 -6.5 $13.2M 1.02× –
Alex Avila 2015 -0.5 -2.1 5.4 -7.5 – 0.52× –
Joe Nathan 2015 +0.0 +0.1 10.0 -9.9 $518.3M 0.67× –
Victor Martinez 2015 -2.0 -11.0 14.0 -25.0 – 0.69× –
Bryan Holaday 2015 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.0 $3.5M 0.52× –
José A. Váldez 2015 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+28.6+371.1164.7+206.8—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2015 · NYY / DET
NYY · Brian Cashman +$50.4M
Chad Green, Luis Cessa
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$50.4M
Justin Wilson
NYY came out ahead by $50.4M
2015 · TBR / DET
TBR · Matt Silverman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Alexi Casilla
Even trade
2015 · DET / ATL
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$4.0M
Cameron Maybin
ATL · John Hart −$4.0M
Ian Krol, Gabe Speier
DET came out ahead by $4.0M
2015 · PIT / DET
PIT · Neal Huntington +$5.6M
Joakim Soria
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$5.6M
JaCoby Jones
PIT came out ahead by $5.6M
2015 · MIL / DET
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$35.2M
Javier Betancourt, Manny Piña
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$35.2M
Francisco Rodríguez
MIL came out ahead by $35.2M
2015 · DET / TOR
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$79.2M
Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd, Jairo Labourt
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$79.2M
David Price
DET came out ahead by $79.2M
2015 · DET / NYM
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$87.2M
Michael Fulmer, Luis Cessa
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$87.2M
Yoenis Céspedes
DET came out ahead by $87.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$165.0M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Justin Verlander329.002$28.0MFREE AGENT
Miguel Cabrera3211.101$22.0MFREE AGENT
Aníbal Sánchez318.099$16.8MFREE AGENT
Ian Kinsler339.000$16.0MFREE AGENT
Victor Martinez3611.114$14.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Nathan4013.120$10.0MFREE AGENT
Rajai Davis347.167$5.0MFREE AGENT
Joakim Soria318.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Tom Gorzelanny327.160$1.0MFREE AGENT
Joba Chamberlain297.055$833kFREE AGENT
Randy Wolf3813.151$125kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
David Price295.164$13.0MFREE AGENT
Yoenis Cespedes293.000$6.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Simon345.142$5.5MFREE AGENT
Alex Avila285.061$5.4MFREE AGENT
J.D. Martinez273.036$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neftalí Feliz274.151$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Alburquerque293.147$1.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Wilson345.031$166kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Jose Iglesias252.036$1.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Castellanos231.029$525kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Romine292.049$520kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Krol241.082$515kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Greene260.093$515kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Gose241.082$515kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Rondón241.103$510kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaine Hardy280.106$508kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James McCann250.028$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Lobstein250.033$502kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Wilson281.038$455kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Norris221.000$313kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Collins251.080$269kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Holaday271.107$241kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Buck Farmer240.045$222kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Ryan230.029$216kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jefry Marte241.146$202kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Nesbitt240.000$189kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matthew Boyd240.000$141kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew VerHagen240.029$136kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guido Knudson250.015$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ferrell240.000$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hernán Pérez240.093$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dixon Machado230.000$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Moya230.028$72kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Krauss272.108$35kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Fields240.003$6kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José A. Váldez25–—

Graphs

How each 2015 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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