President of baseball ops: Scott Harris · GM: Jeff Greenberg
2024: made playoffs · 86–76. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Skubal | 27 | arb | 31 | 6.0 | 2.6 | +22.2 |
| Riley Greene | 23 | pre-arb | 137 | 3.9 | 0.8 | +15.6 |
| Jack Flaherty↔ LAD | 28 | FA-elig | 18 | 2.5 | 9.0 | +1.5 |
| Reese Olson | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | 2.5 | 0.8 | +9.6 |
| Kerry Carpenter | 26 | pre-arb | 87 | 2.4 | 0.8 | +9.2 |
| Matt Vierling | 27 | arb | 144 | 2.3 | 0.8 | +9.0 |
| Parker Meadows | 24 | pre-arb | 82 | 2.2 | 0.7 | +8.2 |
| Jake Rogers | 29 | arb | 102 | 2.1 | 1.7 | +7.3 |
| Colt Keith | 22 | pre-arb | 148 | 1.7 | 2.8 | +4.4 |
| Carson Kelly↔ TEX | 29 | FA-elig | 60 | 1.6 | 2.3 | +4.3 |
| Tyler Holton | 28 | pre-arb | 66 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +5.5 |
| Casey Mize | 27 | arb | 22 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +4.8 |
| Will Vest | 29 | arb | 69 | 1.2 | 0.8 | +4.0 |
| Wenceel Pérez | 24 | pre-arb | 112 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +3.5 |
| Zach McKinstry | 29 | arb | 118 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +3.1 |
| Brant Hurter | 25 | – | 10 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +3.0 |
| Beau Brieske | 26 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +2.4 |
| Andrew Chafin↔ TEX | 34 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.8 | 3.1 | +0.0 |
| Andy Ibáñez | 31 | arb | 99 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +2.3 |
| Mark Canha↔ SFG | 35 | FA-elig | 93 | 0.6 | 8.6 | -5.9 |
| Brenan Hanifee | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.9 |
| Trey Sweeney | 24 | – | 36 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Sean Guenther | 28 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Bligh Madris | 28 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Jason Foley | 28 | arb | 69 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +0.5 |
| Matt Manning | 26 | arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Ty Madden | 24 | – | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Buddy Kennedy↔ PHI | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Spencer Torkelson | 24 | pre-arb | 92 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Alex Lange | 28 | arb | 21 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Jace Jung | 23 | – | 34 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Jackson Jobe | 21 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Kenta Maeda | 36 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.0 | 14.0 | -13.9 |
| Ricky Vanasco↔ LAD | 25 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Keider Montero | 23 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Easton Lucas↔ OAK | 27 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Mason Englert | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Dillon Dingler | 25 | – | 27 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Joey Wentz↔ PIT | 26 | pre-arb | 38 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Gio Urshela↔ ATL | 32 | FA-elig | 92 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| Shelby Miller | 33 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -3.7 |
| Akil Baddoo | 25 | arb | 31 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -2.7 |
| Ryan Vilade | 25 | arb | 17 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -2.1 |
| Bryan Sammons | 29 | – | 6 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Alex Faedo | 28 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -2.5 |
| Justyn-Henry Malloy | 24 | pre-arb | 71 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -2.9 |
| Ryan Kreidler | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -3.0 |
| Javier Báez | 31 | FA-elig | 80 | -0.7 | 25.0 | -28.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jack Flaherty | 2.5 |
| Colt Keith | 1.7 |
| Casey Mize | 1.3 |
| Wenceel Pérez | 1.0 |
| Brant Hurter | 0.8 |
| Andrew Chafin | 0.8 |
| Player | 2023 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 3.1 |
| Michael Lorenzen | 1.7 |
| Matthew Boyd | 0.9 |
| Jake Marisnick | 0.3 |
| Chasen Shreve | 0.2 |
| Tyler Alexander | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Báez | 31 | 8.089 | $25.0M | $25.1M | $24.0M | $24.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kenta Maeda | 36 | 8.000 | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jack Flaherty | 28 | 6.006 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Canha | 35 | 8.092 | $8.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Chafin | 34 | 9.020 | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shelby Miller | 33 | 12.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Colt Keith | 22 | 0.000 | $2.8M | $3.8M | $4.3M | $4.3M | $5.3M | $5.3M | $10.0MCLUB |
| Gio Urshela | 32 | 9.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Skubal | 27 | 3.114 | $2.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Carson Kelly | 29 | 5.161 | $2.3MCLUB | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jake Rogers | 29 | 3.040 | $1.7M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Casey Mize | 27 | 3.111 | $830k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akil Baddoo | 25 | 2.119 | $1.6M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Riley Greene | 23 | 1.110 | $766k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jason Foley | 28 | 2.033 | $766k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Andy Ibáñez | 31 | 1.170 | $766k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Vierling | 27 | 2.026 | $766k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Spencer Torkelson | 24 | 1.137 | $766k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Zach McKinstry | 29 | 2.099 | $764k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kerry Carpenter | 26 | 1.057 | $761k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Will Vest | 29 | 2.100 | $761k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Alex Lange | 28 | 2.112 | $761k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tyler Holton | 28 | 1.045 | $758k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Reese Olson | 24 | 0.123 | $752k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Parker Meadows | 24 | 0.042 | $747k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Faedo | 28 | 0.169 | $747k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Manning | 26 | 2.098 | $740k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Wenceel Pérez | 24 | 0.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Justyn-Henry Malloy | 24 | 0.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Kreidler | 26 | 0.051 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mason Englert | 24 | 1.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ryan Vilade | 25 | 0.016 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Keider Montero | 23 | 0.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Beau Brieske | 26 | 1.166 | $740k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joey Wentz | 26 | 0.166 | $617k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ricky Vanasco | 25 | 0.000 | $450k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Buddy Kennedy | 25 | 0.096 | $317k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Easton Lucas | 27 | 0.026 | $277k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dillon Dingler | 25 | 0.000 | $251k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brenan Hanifee | 26 | 0.012 | $235k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brant Hurter | 25 | 0.000 | $227k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trey Sweeney | 24 | 0.000 | $179k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jace Jung | 23 | 0.000 | $179k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sean Guenther | 28 | 1.064 | $163k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ty Madden | 24 | 0.000 | $139k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Sammons | 29 | – | $115k | ||||||
| Bligh Madris | 28 | 0.073 | $107k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jackson Jobe | 21 | 0.000 | $20k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Tigers 2024; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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