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202587–75 (0.537)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Scott Harris · GM: Jeff Greenberg

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2025, 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
$138M
Surplus $M
+10
Win %
0.537
TAB
+4.4
WAB
+6.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.2
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2025 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDillon Dingler118
RJake Rogers41
RTomás Nido10

1B

RSpencer Torkelson145
LColt Keith18
RAndy Ibáñez4
RJustyn-Henry Malloy1
LZach McKinstry1

2B

RGleyber Torres134
LColt Keith26
RAndy Ibáñez11
RJavier Báez10
LZach McKinstry6
RJahmai Jones1

3B

LZach McKinstry85
RAndy Ibáñez68
LColt Keith37
RJavier Báez23
LJace Jung19
RMatt Vierling3

SS

LTrey Sweeney112
RJavier Báez62
LZach McKinstry40
RAndy Ibáñez1

LF

LRiley Greene124
LKerry Carpenter24
LZach McKinstry15
RJahmai Jones10
RMatt Vierling6
LAkil Baddoo5
RJustyn-Henry Malloy3
RAndy Ibáñez1
BWenceel Pérez1

CF

LParker Meadows57
RJavier Báez53
BWenceel Pérez31
RMatt Vierling20
RRyan Kreidler17
LRiley Greene16
LAkil Baddoo1
RBrewer Hicklen1

RF

BWenceel Pérez81
LKerry Carpenter55
LZach McKinstry30
RJahmai Jones18
RJustyn-Henry Malloy17
RManuel Margot6
RMatt Vierling3
LAkil Baddoo2
LRiley Greene1

DH

LColt Keith51
LKerry Carpenter47
RJahmai Jones33
RJustyn-Henry Malloy25
LRiley Greene23
RGleyber Torres10
RSpencer Torkelson10
LZach McKinstry3
RDillon Dingler3
RAndy Ibáñez2
RJake Rogers1
RMatt Vierling1
BWenceel Pérez1

Starters

LTarik Skubal6.7 WAR
RJack Flaherty2.6 WAR
RCasey Mize2.4 WAR
RReese Olson1.4 WAR
LBrant Hurter0.6 WAR
RKeider Montero0.2 WAR
RTroy Melton0.2 WAR
LDietrich Enns⇄0.2 WAR
LSean Guenther0.1 WAR
RJackson Jobe0.1 WAR
RCharlie Morton⇄0.0 WAR
LTyler Holton-0.1 WAR
RSawyer Gipson-Long-0.3 WAR
RBeau Brieske-0.4 WAR
RChris Paddack⇄-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKyle Finnegan⇄24 sv
RTommy Kahnle16 h
RBrenan Hanifee10 h
RRafael Montero⇄8 h
RBeau Brieske5 h
LBrant Hurter5 h
RChase Lee4 h
RWill Vest3 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 2024)

PlayerfWAR
Gleyber Torres2.5
Jahmai Jones1.1
Kyle Finnegan0.7
Brewer Hicklen0.2
Carlos Hernández0.2
Troy Melton0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2024)

Player2024 fWAR
Carson Kelly1.6
Andrew Chafin0.8
Mark Canha0.6
Bligh Madris0.3
Buddy Kennedy0.2
Easton Lucas-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 2025; everyone else is shown as a 2025 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tarik Skubal 2025 +6.7 +134.0 10.2 +123.8 $1.5M 2.50× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $32.0M AAV
Riley Greene 2025 +2.9 +36.8 0.8 +36.0 $0.3M 1.60× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.0M AAV
Dillon Dingler 2025 +4.1 +36.3 0.8 +35.5 $0.2M 1.12× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Casey Mize 2025 +2.4 +28.9 2.3 +26.6 $1.0M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.2M AAV
Will Vest 2025 +1.8 +28.0 1.4 +26.6 $0.8M 1.95× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Zach McKinstry 2025 +3.1 +28.1 1.6 +26.4 $0.5M 1.12× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.2M AAV
Colt Keith 2024–2025 +3.3 +24.4 6.7 +17.7 $2.0M 0.92× Pre-arb extension · 2024–2032 · $4.8M AAV
Jack Flaherty 2025 +2.6 +40.7 25.0 +15.7 $9.6M 1.96× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $17.5M AAV
Wenceel Pérez 2025 +1.7 +16.3 0.8 +15.6 $0.5M 1.22× –
Spencer Torkelson 2025 +2.3 +14.9 0.8 +14.1 $0.3M 0.81× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.1M AAV
Reese Olson 2025 +1.4 +11.4 0.8 +10.6 $0.6M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Kerry Carpenter 2025 +1.5 +9.8 0.8 +9.0 $0.5M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.3M AAV
Gleyber Torres 2025 +2.5 +21.8 15.0 +6.8 $5.9M 1.07× Qualifying Offer · 2026–2026 · $22.0M AAV
Kyle Finnegan↔ 2025 +0.7 +7.1 0.4 +6.7 $0.6M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $9.5M AAV
Jahmai Jones 2025 +1.1 +5.9 0.5 +5.4 $0.5M 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brenan Hanifee 2025 +0.7 +3.5 0.7 +2.8 $1.1M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brant Hurter 2025 +0.6 +3.3 0.6 +2.7 $1.0M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brewer Hicklen 2025 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.5M 0.83× –
Keider Montero 2025 +0.2 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $2.3M 1.02× –
Dietrich Enns↔ 2025 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.5M 0.67× –
Andy Ibáñez 2025 +0.4 +1.7 1.0 +0.7 $2.8M 0.58× –
Carlos Hernández↔ 2025 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $0.9M 0.67× –
Troy Melton 2025 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.6 $1.4M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Parker Meadows 2025 +0.2 +1.3 0.8 +0.5 $3.9M 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tomás Nido 2025 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.6M 0.52× –
Matt Gage↔ 2025 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.0M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Sean Guenther 2025 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $3.9M 0.67× –
Dylan Smith 2025 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Luke Jackson↔ 2025 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Tanner Rainey↔ 2025 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Tyler Owens 2025 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Bailey Horn 2025 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Geoff Hartlieb↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Justyn-Henry Malloy 2025 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.5 – 0.69× –
Alex Lange 2025 +0.0 +0.0 0.6 -0.6 $1315.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Drew Sommers 2025 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Chase Lee 2025 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Codi Heuer↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
José Urquidy 2025 -0.0 -0.0 1.0 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Paul Sewald↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.2 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Jake Rogers 2025 +0.3 +1.4 2.6 -1.3 $8.0M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Jace Jung 2025 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.6 – 0.58× –
Sawyer Gipson-Long 2025 -0.3 -1.4 0.7 -2.1 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tyler Holton 2025 -0.1 -1.3 0.8 -2.1 – 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Manuel Margot 2025 -0.1 -1.0 1.3 -2.3 – 0.83× –
John Brebbia↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.3 2.3 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Rafael Montero↔ 2025 +0.0 +0.1 2.9 -2.8 $170.2M 0.67× –
Beau Brieske 2025 -0.4 -2.4 0.5 -2.9 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Ryan Kreidler 2025 -0.4 -2.8 0.2 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Charlie Morton↔ 2025 +0.0 +0.4 3.5 -3.2 $79.0M 1.02× –
Matt Vierling 2025 -0.0 -0.2 3.0 -3.2 – 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.3M AAV
Trey Sweeney 2025 -0.9 -4.5 0.7 -5.2 – 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Chris Paddack↔ 2025 -0.5 -3.7 2.1 -5.8 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tommy Kahnle 2025 -0.2 -2.3 7.8 -10.0 – 1.34× –
Kenta Maeda 2025 -0.1 -0.5 10.0 -10.5 – 0.67× –
Javier Báez 2022–2025 +3.3 +16.2 92.0 -75.8 $27.8M 0.61× Free Agent · 2022–2027 · $23.3M AAV
Akil Baddoo 2025 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $6.8M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Jackson Jobe 2025 +0.1 +0.7 0.8 -0.0 $8.7M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Total—+41.1+455.4208.0+246.9—

Trades

Every graded 2025 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 15 total.

2025 · TBR / DET Feb 12, 2025
TBR · Erik Neander +$1.6M
Mason Englert
DET · Scott Harris −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PHI / DET Jul 26, 2025
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Brewer Hicklen
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CLE / DET Jul 31, 2025
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Scott Harris −$2.4M
Paul Sewald
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TBR / DET Feb 3, 2025
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Alex Faedo
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Enderson Delgado
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · MIN / DET Jul 28, 2025
MIN · Derek Falvey +$8.0M
Enrique Jimenez
DET · Scott Harris −$8.0M
Chris Paddack, Randy Dobnak
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TEX / DET Jul 31, 2025
TEX · Chris Young +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Scott Harris −$0.8M
Codi Heuer
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TBR / DET Mar 25, 2025
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Haden Erbe
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · DET / TOR Dec 12, 2025
DET · Scott Harris +$4.0M
Johan Simon
TOR · Ross Atkins −$4.0M
Chase Lee
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BAL / DET Jul 31, 2025
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Dietrich Enns
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · DET / MIL Mar 28, 2025
DET · Scott Harris +$0.8M
Brewer Hicklen
MIL · Matt Arnold −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BAL / DET Jul 31, 2025
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.8M
Micah Ashman
DET · Scott Harris −$0.8M
Charlie Morton
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · DET / STL Mar 13, 2025
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Bailey Horn
STL · John Mozeliak +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · ATL / DET Jul 31, 2025
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$8.8M
Jim Jarvis
DET · Scott Harris −$8.8M
Rafael Montero
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PHI / DET Jul 31, 2025
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Matt Manning
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Josueth Quinonez
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · WSN / DET Jul 31, 2025
WSN · Mike DeBartolo +$9.6M
R.J. Sales, Josh Randall
DET · Scott Harris −$9.6M
Kyle Finnegan
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2025 payroll
$138.3M
2026 guaranteed
$48.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2025, 2025–2031. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2025; 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Javier Báez329.089$25.1M$24.0M$24.0MFREE AGENT
Jack Flaherty297.006$25.0M$20.0MPLAYERFREE AGENT
Gleyber Torres286.162$15.0MFREE AGENT
Kenta Maeda379.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Tommy Kahnle359.131$7.8MFREE AGENT
Colt Keith231.000$3.8M$4.3M$4.3M$5.3M$5.3M$10.0MCLUB$13.0MCLUB
Charlie Morton4116.010$3.5MFREE AGENT
Rafael Montero348.095$2.9MFREE AGENT
John Brebbia357.078$2.3MFREE AGENT
Chris Paddack296.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Manuel Margot308.012$1.3MFREE AGENT
Paul Sewald356.072$745kFREE AGENT
Luke Jackson338.019$71kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Tarik Skubal284.114$10.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Vierling283.026$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Rogers304.040$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Mize284.111$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach McKinstry303.099$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Vest303.100$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Urquidy305.049$1.0MFREE AGENT
Kyle Finnegan335.000$390kFREE AGENT
Tomás Nido315.121$223kFREE AGENT
Carlos Hernández283.099$154kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Codi Heuer283.010$135kARB 2FREE AGENT
Tanner Rainey325.127$35kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Andy Ibáñez322.170$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Riley Greene242.110$812kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Holton292.047$798kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kerry Carpenter272.057$797kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reese Olson251.123$787kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Spencer Torkelson252.076$786kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Parker Meadows250.169$782kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wenceel Pérez251.000$771kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dillon Dingler260.063$763kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackson Jobe220.006$761kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sawyer Gipson-Long271.022$724kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brenan Hanifee270.072$696kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trey Sweeney250.045$694kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brant Hurter260.057$647kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Lange292.169$622kARB 1FREE AGENT
Sean Guenther291.106$538kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Beau Brieske272.134$518kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jahmai Jones271.033$501kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justyn-Henry Malloy250.106$433kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase Lee260.000$388kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keider Montero240.091$376kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Melton240.000$237kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Kreidler270.122$206kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bailey Horn270.060$172kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jace Jung240.045$139kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Sommers240.000$131kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Akil Baddoo262.169$111kARB 1FREE AGENT
Brewer Hicklen290.038$93kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Owens24–$90k
Dylan Smith250.000$82kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dietrich Enns340.059$74kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Gage320.063$54kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geoff Hartlieb311.158$21kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2025 acquisition stacked onto Tigers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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