President of baseball ops: Scott Harris · GM: Jeff Greenberg
2025: made playoffs · 87–75. 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 | 28 | arb | 31 | 6.6 | 10.2 | +16.3 |
| Dillon Dingler | 26 | pre-arb | 126 | 4.1 | 0.8 | +15.6 |
| Zach McKinstry | 30 | arb | 144 | 3.2 | 1.6 | +11.0 |
| Riley Greene | 24 | pre-arb | 157 | 2.9 | 0.8 | +10.8 |
| Gleyber Torres | 28 | FA-elig | 145 | 2.6 | 15.0 | -4.7 |
| Jack Flaherty | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 2.5 | 25.0 | -14.9 |
| Casey Mize | 28 | arb | 28 | 2.4 | 2.3 | +7.1 |
| Spencer Torkelson | 25 | pre-arb | 155 | 2.3 | 0.8 | +8.5 |
| Will Vest | 30 | arb | 64 | 1.8 | 1.4 | +5.6 |
| Wenceel Pérez | 25 | pre-arb | 100 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +6.0 |
| Colt Keith | 23 | pre-arb | 137 | 1.6 | 3.8 | +2.7 |
| Kerry Carpenter | 27 | pre-arb | 130 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +5.2 |
| Javier Báez | 32 | FA-elig | 126 | 1.4 | 25.1 | -19.4 |
| Reese Olson | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | 1.4 | 0.8 | +4.7 |
| Jahmai Jones | 27 | pre-arb | 72 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +3.8 |
| Kyle Finnegan↔ WSN | 33 | arb | 16 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +2.2 |
| Brenan Hanifee | 27 | pre-arb | 54 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +1.9 |
| Brant Hurter | 26 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +1.8 |
| Andy Ibáñez | 32 | pre-arb | 91 | 0.4 | 1.0 | +0.5 |
| Jake Rogers | 30 | arb | 49 | 0.3 | 2.6 | -1.3 |
| Parker Meadows | 25 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.2 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Brewer Hicklen | 29 | – | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Carlos Hernández↔ CLE | 28 | – | 11 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Dietrich Enns↔ BAL | 34 | – | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Troy Melton | 24 | – | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Tomás Nido | 31 | arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Sean Guenther | 29 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Keider Montero | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Jackson Jobe | 22 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Matt Gage↔ SFG | 32 | – | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Charlie Morton↔ ATL | 41 | – | 9 | 0.0 | 3.5 | -3.4 |
| Akil Baddoo | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Rafael Montero↔ ATL | 34 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.0 | 2.9 | -2.8 |
| Justyn-Henry Malloy | 25 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Alex Lange | 29 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Luke Jackson↔ SEA | 33 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Dylan Smith | 25 | – | 7 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| José Urquidy | 30 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Tanner Rainey↔ PIT | 32 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Bailey Horn | 27 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Matt Vierling | 28 | arb | 31 | -0.0 | 3.0 | -3.1 |
| Tyler Owens | 24 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| John Brebbia↔ ATL | 35 | – | 19 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -2.6 |
| Geoff Hartlieb↔ NYY | 31 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Paul Sewald↔ CLE | 35 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
| Chase Lee | 26 | – | 32 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Kenta Maeda | 37 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 10.0 | -10.4 |
| Drew Sommers | 24 | – | 4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Codi Heuer↔ TEX | 28 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Manuel Margot | 30 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -1.9 |
| Tyler Holton | 29 | pre-arb | 70 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 35 | FA-elig | 66 | -0.2 | 7.8 | -8.7 |
| Sawyer Gipson-Long | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.8 |
| Jace Jung | 24 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Ryan Kreidler | 27 | – | 17 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| Beau Brieske | 27 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.4 |
| Chris Paddack↔ MIN | 29 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.5 | 2.1 | -4.0 |
| Trey Sweeney | 25 | pre-arb | 118 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -4.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres | 2.6 |
| Jahmai Jones | 1.1 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 0.7 |
| Brewer Hicklen | 0.2 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0.2 |
| Dietrich Enns | 0.2 |
| Player | 2024 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Carson Kelly | 1.6 |
| Andrew Chafin | 0.8 |
| Mark Canha | 0.6 |
| Bligh Madris | 0.3 |
| Buddy Kennedy | 0.2 |
| Easton Lucas | -0.0 |
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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Báez | 32 | 9.089 | $25.1M | $24.0M | $24.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jack Flaherty | 29 | 7.006 | $25.0M | $20.0MPLAYER | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gleyber Torres | 28 | 6.162 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kenta Maeda | 37 | 9.000 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tommy Kahnle | 35 | 9.131 | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Colt Keith | 23 | 1.000 | $3.8M | $4.3M | $4.3M | $5.3M | $5.3M | $10.0MCLUB | $13.0MCLUB |
| Charlie Morton | 41 | 16.010 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rafael Montero | 34 | 8.095 | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Brebbia | 35 | 7.078 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Paddack | 29 | 6.000 | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Manuel Margot | 30 | 8.012 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Sewald | 35 | 6.072 | $745k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luke Jackson | 33 | 8.019 | $71k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Skubal | 28 | 4.114 | $10.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Vierling | 28 | 3.026 | $3.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jake Rogers | 30 | 4.040 | $2.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Casey Mize | 28 | 4.111 | $2.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Zach McKinstry | 30 | 3.099 | $1.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Will Vest | 30 | 3.100 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| José Urquidy | 30 | 5.049 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kyle Finnegan | 33 | 5.000 | $390k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tomás Nido | 31 | 5.121 | $223k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Hernández | 28 | 3.099 | $154k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Codi Heuer | 28 | 3.010 | $135k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tanner Rainey | 32 | 5.127 | $35k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Ibáñez | 32 | 2.170 | $1.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Riley Greene | 24 | 2.110 | $812k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tyler Holton | 29 | 2.047 | $798k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kerry Carpenter | 27 | 2.057 | $797k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Reese Olson | 25 | 1.123 | $787k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Spencer Torkelson | 25 | 2.076 | $786k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Parker Meadows | 25 | 0.169 | $782k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wenceel Pérez | 25 | 1.000 | $771k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dillon Dingler | 26 | 0.063 | $763k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jackson Jobe | 22 | 0.006 | $761k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sawyer Gipson-Long | 27 | 1.022 | $724k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brenan Hanifee | 27 | 0.072 | $696k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trey Sweeney | 25 | 0.045 | $694k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brant Hurter | 26 | 0.057 | $647k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Lange | 29 | 2.169 | $622k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sean Guenther | 29 | 1.106 | $538k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Beau Brieske | 27 | 2.134 | $518k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jahmai Jones | 27 | 1.033 | $501k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Justyn-Henry Malloy | 25 | 0.106 | $433k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chase Lee | 26 | 0.000 | $388k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Keider Montero | 24 | 0.091 | $376k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Troy Melton | 24 | 0.000 | $237k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Kreidler | 27 | 0.122 | $206k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bailey Horn | 27 | 0.060 | $172k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jace Jung | 24 | 0.045 | $139k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Drew Sommers | 24 | 0.000 | $131k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Akil Baddoo | 26 | 2.169 | $111k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brewer Hicklen | 29 | 0.038 | $93k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Owens | 24 | – | $90k | ||||||
| Dylan Smith | 25 | 0.000 | $82k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dietrich Enns | 34 | 0.059 | $74k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Gage | 32 | 0.063 | $54k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Geoff Hartlieb | 31 | 1.158 | $21k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Tigers 2025; 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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