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MLB
Detroit Tigers 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of Detroit Tigers 2025 player cap & cash figures.
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Total Tax
$169,621,939
Active Tax
$98,980,159
Projected Cash Payroll
$178,924,844 / 18th
2025 Active Roster
| Player (28) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Báez Javier Báez | 3B | 32 |
Free Agent
|
$23,333,333 | 9.68% | $25,050,000 | 2028 |
2 |
Flaherty Jack Flaherty | SP | 29 |
Free Agent
|
$17,500,000 | 7.26% | $25,000,000 | 2027 |
3 |
Torres Gleyber Torres | 2B | 28 |
Free Agent
|
$15,000,000 | 6.22% | $15,000,000 | 2026 |
4 |
Skubal Tarik Skubal | SP | 28 |
Arbitration 2
|
$10,150,000 | 4.21% | $10,150,000 | 2027 |
5 |
Kahnle Tommy Kahnle | RP | 35 |
Free Agent
|
$7,750,000 | 3.22% | $7,750,000 | 2026 |
6 |
Paddack Chris Paddack | RP | 29 |
Extension
Arbitration |
$2,733,597 | 1.13% | $2,733,597 | 2026 |
7 |
Rogers Jake Rogers | C | 30 |
Arbitration 2
|
$2,640,000 | 1.10% | $2,640,000 | 2027 |
8 |
Mize Casey Mize | SP | 28 |
Arbitration 2
|
$2,340,000 | 0.97% | $2,340,000 | 2027 |
9 |
Sewald Paul Sewald | RP | 35 |
Free Agent
|
$2,220,430 | 0.92% | $1,903,225 | 2027 |
10 |
Finnegan Kyle Finnegan | RP | 33 |
Free Agent
|
$1,793,249 | 0.74% | $634,408 | 2026 |
11 |
McKinstry Zach McKinstry | 3B | 30 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,650,000 | 0.68% | $1,650,000 | 2028 |
12 |
Vest Will Vest | RP | 30 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,400,000 | 0.58% | $1,400,000 | 2028 |
13 |
Ibanez Andy Ibanez | 2B | 32 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$1,016,129 | 0.42% | $1,016,129 | 2029 |
14 |
Montero Rafael Montero | RP | 34 |
Free Agent
|
$1,001,510 | 0.42% | $1,001,510 | 2026 |
15 |
Greene Riley Greene | LF | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$812,400 | 0.34% | $812,400 | |
16 |
Holton Tyler Holton | RP | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$797,700 | 0.33% | $797,700 | 2029 |
17 |
Carpenter Kerry Carpenter | RF | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$796,800 | 0.33% | $796,800 | |
18 |
Torkelson Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$785,700 | 0.33% | $785,700 | |
19 |
Meadows Parker Meadows | CF | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$781,600 | 0.32% | $781,600 | |
20 |
Perez Wenceel Perez | CF | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,700 | 0.32% | $770,700 | |
21 |
Dingler Dillon Dingler | C | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$762,600 | 0.32% | $762,600 | |
22 |
Sweeney Trey Sweeney | SS | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$694,172 | 0.29% | $694,172 | |
23 |
Hurter Brant Hurter | RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$647,498 | 0.27% | $647,498 | |
24 |
Jones Jahmai Jones | OF | 27 |
Free Agent
|
$500,806 | 0.21% | $500,806 | |
25 |
Malloy Justyn-Henry Malloy | DH | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$433,118 | 0.18% | $433,118 | |
26 |
Montero Keider Montero | SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$375,914 | 0.16% | $375,914 | |
27 |
Melton Troy Melton | RP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$236,989 | 0.10% | $236,989 | |
28 |
Rainey Tanner Rainey | RP | 32 |
Free Agent
|
$55,914 | 0.02% | $55,914 | 2026 |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (10) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Cobb Alex Cobb | SP | 37 |
Free Agent
|
$15,000,000 | - | $15,000,000 | 2026 |
2 |
Keith Colt Keith | 2B | 23 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$4,773,750 | 1.98% | $3,500,000 | 2033 |
3 |
Vierling Matt Vierling | RF | 28 |
Arbitration 1
|
$3,005,000 | 1.25% | $3,005,000 | 2028 |
4 |
Foley Jason Foley | RP | 29 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,981,451 | - | $1,981,451 | 2028 |
5 |
Olson Reese Olson | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$787,100 | - | $787,100 | |
6 |
Madden Ty Madden | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$761,400 | - | $761,400 | |
7 |
Jobe Jackson Jobe | SP | 22 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$760,900 | - | $760,900 | |
8 |
Gipson-Long Sawyer Gipson-Long | SP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$723,577 | 0.30% | $723,577 | |
9 |
Guenther Sean Guenther | RP | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$537,656 | - | $537,656 | |
10 |
Brieske Beau Brieske | RP | 27 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$518,010 | - | $518,010 | 2029 |
2025 Dead Money
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Sewald Paul Sewald | RP | 35 |
Buyout
|
- | - | $1,000,000 |
2 |
Dobnak Randy Dobnak | RP | 30 |
Buyout
|
- | - | $1,000,000 |
2025 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (16) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Maeda Kenta Maeda | RP | 37 |
Retained
|
$12,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | |
2 |
Brebbia John Brebbia | RP | 35 |
Retained
|
$2,696,882 | - | $2,696,882 | |
3 |
Morton Charlie Morton | SP | 41 |
Retained
|
$2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | |
4 |
Hernandez Carlos Hernandez | RP | 28 |
Retained
|
$286,882 | - | $286,882 | |
5 |
Kreidler Ryan Kreidler | SS | 27 |
Retained
|
$205,633 | - | $205,633 | |
6 |
Heuer Codi Heuer | RP | 28 |
Retained
|
$202,419 | - | $202,419 | |
7 |
Manning Matt Manning | SP | 27 |
Retained
|
$169,333 | - | $169,333 | |
8 |
Hicklen Brewer Hicklen | OF | 29 |
Retained
|
$92,949 | - | $92,949 | |
9 |
Owens Tyler Owens | RP | 24 |
Retained
|
$90,050 | - | $90,050 | |
10 |
Gage Matt Gage | RP | 32 |
Retained
|
$74,032 | - | $74,032 | |
11 |
Jackson Luke Jackson | RP | 33 |
Retained
|
$65,376 | - | $65,376 | |
12 |
Enns Dietrich Enns | RP | 34 |
Retained
|
$54,839 | - | $54,839 | |
13 |
Davidson Logan Davidson | 1B | 27 |
Retained
|
$26,645 | - | $26,645 | |
14 |
Poulin P.J. Poulin | RP | 28 |
Retained
|
$9,667 | - | $9,667 | |
15 |
Cusick Ryan Cusick | SP | 25 |
Retained
|
$1,667 | - | $1,667 | |
16 |
Rodriguez Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | 32 |
Retained
|
- | - | - |
2025 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Tax Payroll | $188,162,067 | - |
|
Tax Bill
This team was a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$0 | - |
|
Projected Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$0 | - |
Glossary
First-Time Payor:
- 20% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 32% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 62.5% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 80% for exceeding by $60M+
Second-Time Payor:
- 30% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 42% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 75% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 90% for exceeding by $60M+
Third-Time (or more) Payor:
- 50% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 62% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 95% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 110% for exceeding by $60M+
Teams are considered “tax repeaters” when they exceed the threshold in consecutive seasons. They revert back to First-Time status after completing one season below the threshold.
Luxury Tax salaries are based on the Average Annual Value of all 40-man roster contracts, guaranteed contracts on the 60-day IL, retained salary from trades or releases, buried contracts in the minor leagues, a player benefits stipend, and the required pre-arbitration bonus pool contribution.
Players who are acquired or have contracts purchased during the season are calculated at a rate based on the amount of league days remaining in the season. If multiple years remain on the contract at the time of acquisition, the AAV is recalculated based on the total guaranteed money remaining.
Pre-Arbitration Players (0-3 years of service) are currently estimated at $820,000 ($40k above the $780,000 MLB minimum) Arbitration Salaries (3-6 years of service) are currently estimated based on the level of service (Arbitration 1-4), and Spotrac’s current Market Valuation for that player.
Player Benefits account for insurance, room & board stipends, transportation fees, etc…
The MLB Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool is a $50 million pot of money created in the 2022 CBA to reward top-performing young players (under three years of service time) who are not yet eligible for salary arbitration. It's funded by all 30 teams, split into award bonuses and a statistical pool based on a version of Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (16) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Salary | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Manuel Margot
|
CF | 30 |
Free Agent
|
$1,300,000 | - | $1,300,000 | 2026 | |
|
2 José Urquidy
|
RP | 30 |
Free Agent
|
$1,000,000 | 0.41% | $1,000,000 | 2027 | |
|
3 Randy Dobnak
|
RP | 30 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$999,998 | - | $999,998 | 2029 | |
|
4 Ricky Vanasco
|
RP | 26 |
Free Agent
|
$925,000 | - | $925,000 | ||
|
5 Gage Workman
|
3B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$760,000 | - | - | ||
|
6 Brenan Hanifee
|
RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$695,989 | 0.29% | $695,989 | ||
|
7 Alex Lange
|
RP | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$622,395 | 0.26% | $622,395 | 2029 | |
|
8 Chase Lee
|
RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$388,172 | 0.16% | $388,172 | ||
|
9 Tomás Nido
|
C | 31 |
Free Agent
|
$222,581 | - | $222,581 | 2026 | |
|
10 Bailey Horn
|
RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$171,612 | 0.07% | $171,612 | ||
|
11 Jace Jung
|
3B | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$138,924 | 0.06% | $138,924 | ||
|
12 Drew Sommers
|
RP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$130,752 | 0.05% | $130,752 | ||
|
13 Akil Baddoo
|
LF | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$110,753 | - | $110,753 | ||
|
14 Dylan Smith
|
RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$81,720 | 0.03% | $81,720 | ||
|
15 Tyler Mattison
|
RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$62,000 | 0.03% | $62,000 | ||
|
16 Geoff Hartlieb
|
RP | 31 |
Free Agent
|
$25,000 | - | $25,000 |
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