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Tigers DET

201686–75 (0.534)
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GM: Al Avila

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$197M
Surplus $M
-72
Win %
0.534
TAB
-1.0
WAB
-1.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
38.4
Dead money %
7%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJames McCann99
BJarrod Saltalamacchia68
BVictor Martinez11
RBobby Wilson⇄5

1B

RMiguel Cabrera147
BAndrew Romine20
BJarrod Saltalamacchia11
BVictor Martinez5
RCasey McGehee1
RJohn Hicks1

2B

RIan Kinsler151
BAndrew Romine12
RMike Aviles10
BErick Aybar⇄2
RDixon Machado2

3B

RNick Castellanos108
BAndrew Romine44
RCasey McGehee27
RMike Aviles9
RJaCoby Jones6
BErick Aybar⇄3
RMiguel Cabrera1

SS

RJose Iglesias136
BErick Aybar⇄25
BAndrew Romine14
RDixon Machado6
RMike Aviles6

LF

RJustin Upton146
LTyler Collins13
RMike Aviles8
LSteven Moya8
LAlex Presley⇄2
BAndrew Romine1

CF

RCameron Maybin91
LAnthony Gose30
LTyler Collins29
BAndrew Romine22
RJustin Upton6
RJaCoby Jones5
LAlex Presley⇄1
RMike Aviles1

RF

RJ.D. Martinez118
RMike Aviles32
LSteven Moya18
LTyler Collins8
BAndrew Romine2

DH

BVictor Martinez138
RMiguel Cabrera8
RJames McCann5
BAndrew Romine4
LSteven Moya3
RJustin Upton2
RJaCoby Jones2
RCameron Maybin1
RIan Kinsler1
RJ.D. Martinez1
BJarrod Saltalamacchia1
RNick Castellanos1
LTyler Collins1

Starters

RJustin Verlander5.4 WAR
RMichael Fulmer3.1 WAR
RJordan Zimmermann1.4 WAR
RShane Greene1.3 WAR
LDaniel Norris1.2 WAR
LMatthew Boyd1.1 WAR
RAnibal Sanchez0.9 WAR
RMike Pelfrey0.6 WAR
RBuck Farmer-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrancisco Rodriguez44 sv
LJustin Wilson25 h
RShane Greene16 h
RAlex Wilson14 h
RMark Lowe8 h
RBruce Rondon6 h
LKyle Ryan4 h
LBlaine Hardy0 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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Michael Fulmer3.1
Cameron Maybin2.0
Justin Upton1.7
Jordan Zimmermann1.4
Justin Wilson1.1
Francisco Rodríguez0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
David Price4.0
Yoenis Cespedes3.3
Alfredo Simon1.3
Rajai Davis1.0
Kyle Lobstein0.5
Al Alburquerque0.4

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Justin Verlander 2016 +5.4 +107.6 28.0 +79.6 $5.2M 2.50× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Michael Fulmer 2016 +3.1 +48.3 0.4 +47.9 $0.1M 1.96× –
Ian Kinsler 2016 +5.4 +59.6 14.0 +45.6 $2.6M 1.38× –
Miguel Cabrera 2016 +5.3 +58.5 28.0 +30.5 $5.2M 1.37× –
J.D. Martinez 2016 +2.5 +32.3 6.8 +25.6 $2.7M 1.60× –
Nick Castellanos 2016 +2.3 +15.8 0.5 +15.3 $0.2M 0.85× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Cameron Maybin 2016 +2.0 +19.3 8.0 +11.3 $4.0M 1.22× –
Justin Wilson 2016 +1.1 +12.0 1.5 +10.5 $1.4M 1.34× –
Jose Iglesias 2016 +1.7 +12.2 2.1 +10.1 $1.2M 0.89× –
Daniel Norris 2016 +1.2 +9.7 0.5 +9.1 $0.4M 1.02× –
Matthew Boyd 2016 +1.1 +8.9 0.3 +8.6 $0.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $14.5M AAV
Shane Greene 2016 +1.3 +7.0 0.5 +6.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Alex Wilson 2016 +1.0 +5.3 0.5 +4.8 $0.5M 0.67× –
Kyle Ryan 2016 +0.6 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
James McCann 2016 +0.6 +2.5 0.5 +2.0 $0.9M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.8M AAV
Bruce Rondón 2016 +0.4 +2.1 0.3 +1.9 $0.7M 0.67× –
Tyler Collins 2016 +0.3 +1.9 0.5 +1.4 $1.8M 0.83× –
Andrew Romine 2016 +0.4 +2.0 0.9 +1.1 $2.1M 0.58× –
Warwick Saupold 2016 +0.2 +0.9 0.0 +0.9 $0.0M 0.67× –
Dixon Machado 2016 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.6M 0.61× –
Dustin Molleken 2016 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.8M 0.67× –
Blaine Hardy 2016 +0.1 +0.8 0.5 +0.2 $3.6M 0.67× –
John Hicks 2016 +0.1 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $1.7M 0.56× –
Alex Presley↔ 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Joe Mantiply 2016 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Bobby Wilson↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 – 0.52× –
JaCoby Jones 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.58× –
Bobby Parnell 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Buck Farmer 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Casey McGehee 2016 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Erick Aybar↔ 2016 +0.2 +0.9 2.0 -1.1 $11.1M 0.61× –
Drew VerHagen 2016 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Anthony Gose 2016 -0.3 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Steven Moya 2016 -0.4 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Mike Pelfrey 2016 +0.6 +4.6 8.0 -3.4 $14.1M 1.02× –
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2016 -1.1 -4.8 0.5 -5.3 – 0.52× –
Justin Upton 2016 +1.7 +16.3 22.1 -5.8 $13.2M 1.22× –
Jordan Zimmermann 2016 +1.4 +11.8 18.0 -6.2 $12.4M 1.02× –
Mark Lowe 2016 -0.4 -2.0 5.5 -7.5 – 0.67× –
Aníbal Sánchez 2016 +0.9 +7.1 16.8 -9.7 $19.2M 1.02× –
Mike Aviles 2016 -1.3 -8.6 1.5 -10.1 – 0.83× –
Victor Martinez 2016 +0.9 +5.2 18.0 -12.8 $19.1M 0.69× –
Francisco Rodríguez 2016 +0.7 +7.5 7.5 +0.0 $10.6M 1.34× –
Logan Kensing 2016 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.0 $3.2M 0.67× –
Total—+38.3+440.6196.5+243.7—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2016 · TEX / DET
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.8M
Bryan Holaday
DET · Al Avila −$0.8M
Bobby Wilson, Myles Jaye
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · ATL / DET
ATL · John Hart +$2.4M
Mike Aviles, Kade Scivicque
DET · Al Avila −$2.4M
Erick Aybar
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · DET / ANA
DET · Al Avila +$4.0M
Kody Eaves
ANA · Billy Eppler −$4.0M
Jefry Marte
DET came out ahead by $4.0M
2016 · ANA / DET
ANA · Billy Eppler +$1.6M
Cameron Maybin
DET · Al Avila −$1.6M
Victor Alcántara
ANA came out ahead by $1.6M
2016 · TEX / DET
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Bobby Wilson
DET · Al Avila −$1.6M
Chad Bell
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$196.8M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Miguel Cabrera3312.101$28.0MFREE AGENT
Justin Verlander3310.002$28.0MFREE AGENT
Justin Upton288.060$22.1MFREE AGENT
Victor Martinez3712.114$18.0MFREE AGENT
Jordan Zimmermann306.154$18.0MFREE AGENT
Aníbal Sánchez329.099$16.8MFREE AGENT
Ian Kinsler3410.000$14.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Pelfrey328.122$8.0MFREE AGENT
Cameron Maybin296.073$8.0MFREE AGENT
Francisco Rodríguez3412.115$7.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Lowe337.159$5.5MFREE AGENT
Erick Aybar329.086$2.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Aviles357.091$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jarrod Saltalamacchia318.031$507kFREE AGENT
Casey McGehee336.028$144kFREE AGENT
Bobby Parnell316.132$47kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
J.D. Martinez284.036$6.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Iglesias263.036$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Wilson283.035$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Romine303.049$900kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Kensing334.086$42kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Wilson334.058$21kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Presley303.016$11kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Nick Castellanos242.029$536kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Gose252.082$525kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Wilson292.038$522kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaine Hardy291.106$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James McCann261.028$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Greene271.075$517kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Norris230.122$514kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Collins261.080$510kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Ryan240.113$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Buck Farmer250.128$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew VerHagen250.029$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Fulmer230.000$435kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Rondón252.103$294kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matthew Boyd250.067$280kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Moya240.055$211kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JaCoby Jones240.000$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dixon Machado240.038$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Molleken310.034$94kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Hicks260.038$89kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Mantiply250.000$83kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Warwick Saupold261.035$8kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 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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