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Tigers DET

202177–85 (0.475)
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GM: Al Avila

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2021, 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
$87M
Surplus $M
-20
Win %
0.475
TAB
-9.0
WAB
-0.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
20.7
Dead money %
64%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-5.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2021 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

REric Haase66
RJake Rogers37
RGrayson Greiner31
RWilson Ramos⇄24
RDustin Garneau20

1B

RJonathan Schoop114
RMiguel Cabrera44
LHarold Castro15
RRenato Núñez8
REric Haase1
BNiko Goodrum1

2B

BWilli Castro91
RJonathan Schoop38
LHarold Castro33
RIsaac Paredes10
BNiko Goodrum9
RZack Short2

3B

BJeimer Candelario142
LHarold Castro12
RIsaac Paredes8
RZack Short3
RJake Rogers1
RJonathan Schoop1

SS

BNiko Goodrum66
RZack Short52
LHarold Castro43
BWilli Castro20
RIsaac Paredes5

LF

BRobbie Grossman82
LAkil Baddoo56
REric Haase22
BWilli Castro10
BNiko Goodrum7
LHarold Castro3
LJacob Robson3
RJaCoby Jones2
RDaz Cameron1
BVictor Reyes1

CF

LAkil Baddoo66
RDerek Hill45
RJaCoby Jones30
BVictor Reyes20
RDaz Cameron15
BNiko Goodrum8
LHarold Castro2
LJacob Robson1

RF

BRobbie Grossman73
BVictor Reyes43
LNomar Mazara41
RDaz Cameron18
LAkil Baddoo5

DH

RMiguel Cabrera83
RJonathan Schoop15
REric Haase11
RWilson Ramos⇄11
LNomar Mazara7
BRobbie Grossman7
BJeimer Candelario7
RRenato Núñez6
BWilli Castro6
LAkil Baddoo5
BVictor Reyes4
RDaz Cameron2
RDerek Hill2
LHarold Castro1
BNiko Goodrum1
RZack Short1

Starters

RMichael Fulmer1.5 WAR
RSpencer Turnbull1.5 WAR
LMatthew Boyd1.5 WAR
RCasey Mize1.3 WAR
LTyler Alexander1.0 WAR
RMatt Manning0.8 WAR
RWily Peralta0.7 WAR
LTarik Skubal0.6 WAR
RJose Urena0.3 WAR
LDerek Holland0.3 WAR
RKyle Funkhouser0.3 WAR
RDrew Hutchison0.1 WAR
RJulio Teheran-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ LGregory Soto18 sv
RJose Cisnero18 h
RKyle Funkhouser9 h
RMichael Fulmer9 h
RJoe Jimenez5 h
LDerek Holland4 h
RBryan Garcia3 h
LDaniel Norris⇄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 2020)

PlayerfWAR
Robbie Grossman2.6
Akil Baddoo1.7
Jake Rogers0.9
Matt Manning0.8
Wily Peralta0.7
Dustin Garneau0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2020)

Player2020 fWAR
C.J. Cron0.4
Jordan Zimmermann0.2
John Schreiber0.1
Cameron Maybin0.1
Carson Fulmer0.0
Jordy Mercer-0.0

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 2021; everyone else is shown as a 2021 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jeimer Candelario 2021 +3.9 +38.7 2.9 +35.8 $0.7M 1.25× –
Robbie Grossman 2021 +2.6 +32.8 5.0 +27.8 $2.0M 1.60× –
Michael Fulmer 2021 +1.5 +23.8 3.1 +20.7 $2.0M 1.95× –
Akil Baddoo 2021 +1.7 +16.8 0.6 +16.2 $0.3M 1.22× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Spencer Turnbull 2021 +1.5 +12.2 0.6 +11.6 $0.4M 1.02× –
Casey Mize 2021 +1.3 +10.3 0.6 +9.8 $0.5M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.2M AAV
Jonathan Schoop 2021 +2.2 +14.1 4.5 +9.6 $2.1M 0.81× –
Matt Manning 2021 +0.8 +6.5 0.3 +6.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Matthew Boyd 2021 +1.5 +12.0 6.5 +5.5 $4.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $14.5M AAV
José Cisnero 2021 +0.5 +5.7 1.0 +4.7 $1.8M 1.34× –
Tyler Alexander 2021 +1.0 +5.1 0.6 +4.6 $0.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
Derek Hill 2021 +0.7 +4.9 0.3 +4.5 $0.5M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Tarik Skubal 2021 +0.6 +4.9 0.6 +4.4 $0.9M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $32.0M AAV
Wily Peralta 2021 +0.7 +5.6 1.5 +4.1 $2.2M 1.02× –
Eric Haase 2021 +1.0 +4.3 0.4 +3.9 $0.4M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Gregory Soto 2021 +0.4 +4.3 0.6 +3.7 $1.4M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $7.8M AAV
Jake Rogers 2021 +0.9 +3.9 0.5 +3.4 $0.5M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Niko Goodrum 2021 +1.0 +5.0 2.1 +2.9 $2.1M 0.61× –
Kyle Funkhouser 2021 +0.3 +3.1 0.5 +2.7 $1.6M 1.34× –
Dustin Garneau 2021 +0.5 +2.1 0.1 +2.0 $0.2M 0.52× –
Victor Reyes 2021 +0.3 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $1.9M 0.83× –
Derek Holland 2021 +0.3 +1.7 0.9 +0.8 $2.9M 0.67× –
Drew Hutchison 2021 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Miguel Del Pozo 2021 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.3 $1.4M 0.67× –
Ian Krol 2021 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.9M 0.67× –
Alex Lange 2021 +0.1 +0.3 0.3 +0.1 $4.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Beau Burrows↔ 2021 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Grayson Greiner 2021 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $3.3M 0.52× –
Isaac Paredes 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.56× Arbitration · 2026–2027 · $9.3M AAV
Daniel Norris↔ 2021 +0.3 +1.9 2.4 -0.5 $6.8M 0.67× –
Daz Cameron 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Erasmo Ramírez 2021 +0.0 +0.2 0.8 -0.6 $18.4M 0.67× –
José Ureña 2021 +0.3 +2.6 3.2 -0.6 $10.1M 1.02× –
Jason Foley 2021 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Drew Carlton 2021 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Jacob Robson 2021 -0.2 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Rony García 2021 -0.1 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Renato Núñez 2021 -0.2 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Joe Jiménez 2021 -0.2 -1.0 1.5 -2.5 – 0.67× Extension · 2024–2026 · $8.7M AAV
Harold Castro 2021 -0.5 -2.6 0.6 -3.2 – 0.61× –
Julio Teheran 2021 -0.0 -0.2 3.0 -3.2 – 1.02× –
Nomar Mazara 2021 -0.2 -1.5 1.8 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Zack Short 2021 -0.8 -4.0 0.3 -4.3 – 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Wilson Ramos↔ 2021 -0.5 -2.8 1.6 -4.4 – 0.69× –
Buck Farmer 2021 -0.5 -2.8 1.9 -4.7 – 0.67× –
Bryan Garcia 2021 -0.9 -4.9 0.4 -5.3 – 0.67× –
JaCoby Jones 2021 -0.7 -4.8 2.6 -7.4 – 0.83× –
Miguel Cabrera 2021 -0.5 -2.5 30.0 -32.5 – 0.69× –
Willi Castro 2021 +0.1 +0.5 0.6 -0.0 $4.8M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $6.4M AAV
Total—+20.9+195.587.1+108.8—

Trades

Every graded 2021 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2021 · DET / MIL
DET · Al Avila +$43.2M
Reese Olson
MIL · David Stearns −$43.2M
Daniel Norris
DET came out ahead by $43.2M
2021 · CIN / DET
CIN · Dick Williams +$4.8M
Nick Quintana
DET · Al Avila −$4.8M
Tucker Barnhart
CIN came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2021 payroll
$86.8M
2022 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Miguel Cabrera3817.101$30.0MFREE AGENT
Robbie Grossman316.060$5.0MFREE AGENT
Jonathan Schoop297.027$4.5MFREE AGENT
Julio Teheran308.062$3.0MFREE AGENT
Buck Farmer307.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Wilson Ramos3310.047$1.6MFREE AGENT
Derek Holland3411.105$925kFREE AGENT
Erasmo Ramírez319.000$800kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Matthew Boyd304.136$6.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
José Ureña295.040$3.2MFREE AGENT
Michael Fulmer284.157$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeimer Candelario273.038$2.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JaCoby Jones293.125$2.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Norris285.073$2.4MFREE AGENT
Niko Goodrum293.031$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nomar Mazara265.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Wily Peralta325.166$1.5MFREE AGENT
Joe Jiménez263.077$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Cisnero323.020$970kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Renato Núñez275.000$570kFREE AGENT
Zack Short263.070$267kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Krol303.162$221kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Hutchison304.130$100kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Spencer Turnbull282.020$587kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Harold Castro271.141$582kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregory Soto261.102$580kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Alexander261.058$579kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tarik Skubal240.114$574kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Mize240.111$574kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Akil Baddoo220.000$570kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willi Castro240.170$560kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Reyes262.084$511kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Funkhouser270.136$460kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Rogers260.062$457kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Haase280.099$442kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rony García231.000$436kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grayson Greiner282.083$370kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Garcia261.029$369kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Hill250.072$337kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Manning230.000$304kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daz Cameron240.053$291kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Lange250.000$273kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Isaac Paredes220.117$190kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Del Pozo28–$126k
Dustin Garneau332.140$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Foley250.000$95kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Carlton250.000$46kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Robson26–$18k
Beau Burrows240.061$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2021 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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