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Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers 2021 Payroll

Tigers 2021 Payroll

An updated look at the Detroit Tigers 2021 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.

 

Tigers – The Athletic

Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Qual. Offer
Estimate
Active Players (26) Age Pos. Status Waiver Options Base Salary Signing Bonus Payroll Salary Adj.
Salary		 Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Cabrera Miguel Cabrera 38 DH Vet $30,000,000 - $30,000,000 $30,000,000 34.58 29,200,000
Grossman Robbie Grossman 31 LF Vet $5,000,000 - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 5.76 5,000,000
Schoop Jonathan Schoop 29 2B Vet $4,500,000 - $4,500,000 $4,500,000 5.19 4,500,000
Norris Daniel Norris 28 RP Arb 3 $3,475,000 - $3,475,000 $3,475,000 4.01 3,475,000
Candelario Jeimer Candelario 27 1B Arb 1 $2,850,000 - $2,850,000 $2,850,000 3.29 2,850,000
Farmer Buck Farmer 30 RP Arb 2 $1,850,000 - $1,850,000 $1,850,000 2.13 1,850,000
Jimenez Joe Jimenez 26 RP Arb 1 2 $1,500,000 - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 1.73 1,500,000
Cisnero Jose Cisnero 32 RP Arb 1 1 $970,000 - $970,000 $970,000 1.12 970,000
Holland Derek Holland 34 RP Vet $925,000 - $925,000 $925,000 1.07 925,000
Peralta Wily Peralta 32 SP Vet $1,500,000 - $1,500,000 $887,150 1.02 887,150
Ramirez Erasmo Ramirez 31 RP Vet $800,000 - $800,000 $640,849 0.74 640,849
Castro Harold Castro 27 3B Pre-Arb 2 $581,700 - $581,700 $581,700 0.67 581,700
Soto Gregory Soto 26 RP/CL Pre-Arb 1 $579,600 - $579,600 $579,600 0.67 579,600
Alexander Tyler Alexander 26 SP Pre-Arb 2 $578,800 - $578,800 $578,800 0.67 578,800
Skubal Tarik Skubal 24 SP Pre-Arb 3 $574,300 - $574,300 $574,300 0.66 574,300
Mize Casey Mize 24 SP Pre-Arb 3 $574,100 - $574,100 $574,100 0.66 574,100
Baddoo Akil Baddoo 22 OF Pre-Arb 3 $570,500 - $570,500 $570,500 0.66 570,500
Castro Willi Castro 24 SS Pre-Arb 1 $578,500 - $578,500 $559,800 0.65 559,800
Reyes Victor Reyes 26 RF Pre-Arb 2 $587,100 - $587,100 $511,272 0.59 511,272
Greiner Grayson Greiner 28 C Pre-Arb 2 $583,100 - $583,100 $485,925 0.56 485,925
Funkhouser Kyle Funkhouser 27 RP Pre-Arb 2 $570,500 - $570,500 $460,050 0.53 460,050
Haase Eric Haase 28 C Pre-Arb $570,500 - $570,500 $441,648 0.51 441,648
Hill Derek Hill 25 OF Pre-Arb 2 $570,500 - $570,500 $337,370 0.39 337,370
Short Zack Short 26 2B Pre-Arb 2 $570,500 - $570,500 $334,303 0.39 334,303
Manning Matt Manning 23 SP Pre-Arb 3 $570,500 - $570,500 $303,633 0.35 303,633
Krol Ian Krol 30 RP Vet $570,500 - $570,500 $269,896 0.31 269,896


2021 Injured List

Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.

Player (10) Age Pos. Status Waiver Options Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary		 Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Boyd Matt Boyd
(10-day, Arm) 		30 SP Arb 3 $6,500,000 - $6,500,000 $6,500,000 7.49 6,500,000
Urena Jose Urena
(10-day, Groin) 		29 SP Arb 3 $3,250,000 - $3,250,000 $3,250,000 3.75 3,250,000
Fulmer Michael Fulmer
(10-day, Back) 		28 RP Arb 3 2 $3,100,000 - $3,100,000 $3,100,000 3.57 3,100,000
Teheran Julio Teheran
(60-day, Shoulder)		 30 SP Vet $3,000,000 - $3,000,000 $3,000,000 3.46 3,000,000
Goodrum Niko Goodrum
(10-day, Calf) 		29 2B Arb 1 3 $2,100,000 - $2,100,000 $2,100,000 2.42 2,100,000
Turnbull Spencer Turnbull
(60-day, Arm)		 28 SP Pre-Arb 2 $586,900 - $586,900 $586,900 0.68 586,900
Rogers Jake Rogers
(10-day, Arm) 		26 C Pre-Arb 2 $570,500 - $570,500 $456,983 0.53 456,983
Garcia Rony Garcia
(60-day, Knee)		 23 RP Pre-Arb 3 $575,000 - $575,000 $435,831 0.50 435,831
Cameron Daz Cameron
(10-day, Toe) 		24 OF Pre-Arb 2 $570,500 - $570,500 $352,705 0.41 352,705
Paredes Isaac Paredes
(10-day, Hip) 		22 3B Pre-Arb 2 $570,500 - $570,500 $285,231 0.33 285,231


2021 Retained Salaries

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (3) Age Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary		 Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Ramos Wilson Ramos 33 C $2,000,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.31 2,000,000
Mazara Nomar Mazara 26 RF $1,750,000 - $1,750,000 $1,750,000 2.02 1,750,000
Burrows Beau Burrows 24 SP $6,134 - $6,134 $6,134 0.01 6,134


2021 Minor/In the System

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (21) League Age Pos. Waiver Options Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary		 Lux. Tax Salary
Garcia Bryan Garcia 26 RP 3 $576,600 - $576,600 $288,300 288,300
Del Pozo Miguel Del Pozo 28 RP 2 $570,500 - $570,500 $21,469 21,469
Foley Jason Foley 0 RP 3 $570,500 - $570,500 $27,603 27,603
Lange Alex Lange 25 RP 3 $570,500 - $570,500 $144,149 144,149
Faedo Alex Faedo 25 P 3 - - -0 -0 0
Wentz Joey Wentz 23 P 3 - - -0 -0 0
Jones Jacoby Jones 29 CF 2 $2,650,000 - $2,650,000 $2,650,000 2,650,000
Nunez Renato Nunez 27 3B $570,500 - $570,500 $30,670 30,670
Vest Will Vest 26 RP 3 $570,500 - $570,500 $570,500 570,500
Coshow Cale Coshow 28 P - - -0 -0 0
Garneau Dustin Garneau 33 C - - -0 -0 0
Hutchison Drew Hutchison 30 SP - - -0 -0 0
Leiter Mark Leiter 30 RP 2 - - -0 -0 0
Markey Brad Markey 29 P - - -0 -0 0
Moore Andrew Moore 27 SP - - -0 -0 0
Perez Franklin Perez 23 SP 1 - - -0 -0 0
Rodriguez Aderlin Rodriguez 29 3B - - -0 -0 0
Ross Robbie Ross 32 RP - - -0 -0 0
St. John Locke St. John 28 P 2 - - -0 -0 0
Stewart Christin Stewart 27 LF 3 - - -0 -0 0
Taylor Ben Taylor 28 RP 1 - - -0 -0 0


2021 Signing Bonus

Does not count against team payroll.

Player (3) Age Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary		 Payroll %
JobeJackson Jobe 18 P - $6,900,000 $6,900,000 $6,900,000 7.95
SantanaCristian Santana 0 SS - $2,975,000 $2,975,000 $2,975,000 3.43
PachecoIzaac Pacheco 18 SS - $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $2,750,000 3.17
MaddenTy Madden 21 P - $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 2.88
BastidasAbel Bastidas 0 SS - $1,175,000 $1,175,000 $1,175,000 1.35
CastilloRayner Castillo 0 SS - $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 0.69
PelegrinCarlos Pelegrin 0 OF - $550,000 $550,000 $550,000 0.63
KohlheppTanner Kohlhepp 22 P - $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 0.46
MattisonTyler Mattison 21 P - $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 0.46
DiazYimmy Diaz 0 SS - $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 0.35
HurterBrant Hurter 22 P - $241,000 $241,000 $241,000 0.28
MurrAustin Murr 22 OF - $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 0.23
BurhennGarrett Burhenn 21 P - $160,800 $160,800 $160,800 0.19
MarksJordan Marks 22 P - $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 0.17
SchultzAustin Schultz 21 OF - $148,900 $148,900 $148,900 0.17
HaaseAaron Haase 21 P - $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 0.14
MalgeriBen Malgeri 21 OF - $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 0.14
RothenbergMike Rothenberg 22 C - $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 0.14


2021 Payroll Totals

 
Payroll Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Total Salary Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll $62,000,700 - - $62,000,700 $59,760,896
Injured Reserve Money $20,823,400 - - $20,823,400 $20,067,650
Retained Salary $3,756,134 - - $3,756,134 $3,756,134
Buried Minor Salary $5,508,600 - - $5,508,600 $3,162,191
Total Payroll $92,088,834 - - $92,088,834 $86,746,871

 

2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals

Payroll Type Total
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold $210,000,000
Total AAV/Payroll $85,946,871
Estimated Player Benefits $15,500,000
Estimated Minor League Contracts $2,500,000
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll $103,946,871
Comp. Balance Tax Space $106,053,129