Detroit Tigers 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the Detroit Tigers 2020 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (27) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Cabrera | 37 | 1B | Vet | $30,000,000 | - | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | 32.39 | 29,200,000 | |
| Jordan Zimmermann | 34 | SP | Vet | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 26.99 | 22,000,000 | |
| C.J. Cron | 30 | 1B | Arb 3 | $6,100,000 | - | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 6.58 | 6,100,000 | |
| Jonathan Schoop | 28 | 2B | Vet | 2 | $6,100,000 | - | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 6.58 | 6,100,000 |
| Matt Boyd | 29 | SP | Arb 2 | $5,300,000 | - | $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | 5.72 | 5,300,000 | |
| Austin Romine | 31 | C | Vet | $4,150,000 | - | $4,150,000 | $4,150,000 | 4.48 | 4,150,000 | |
| Daniel Norris | 27 | SP | Arb 2 | 1 | $2,960,000 | - | $2,960,000 | $2,960,000 | 3.20 | 2,960,000 |
| Michael Fulmer | 27 | SP | Arb 2 | 2 | $2,800,000 | - | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 3.02 | 2,800,000 |
| Jacoby Jones | 28 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $1,575,000 | - | $1,575,000 | $1,575,000 | 1.70 | 1,575,000 |
| Ivan Nova | 33 | SP | Vet | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.62 | 1,500,000 | |
| Buck Farmer | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | $1,150,000 | - | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | 1.24 | 1,150,000 | |
| Jeimer Candelario | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Harold Castro | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Jose Cisnero | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Travis Demeritte | 25 | LF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Bryan Garcia | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Rony Garcia | 0 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Niko Goodrum | 28 | LF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Grayson Greiner | 27 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Joe Jimenez | 25 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Dawel Lugo | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| David McKay | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Victor Reyes | 25 | LF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| John Schreiber | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Gregory Soto | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Christin Stewart | 26 | LF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Spencer Turnbull | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
2020 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Fielder | 36 | DH | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 6.48 | 0 |
2020 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (23) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Godley | AAA | 30 | SP | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | |
| Tim Adleman | AAA | 32 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Dario Agrazal | AAA | 25 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sergio Alcantara | AAA | 23 | 2B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Tyler Alexander | AAA | 25 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | AAA | 27 | RF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Beau Burrows | AAA | 23 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Daz Cameron | AAA | 23 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Anthony Castro | AAA | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Willi Castro | AAA | 23 | SS | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Shao-Ching Chiang | AAA | 26 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Brandon Dixon | AAA | 28 | 1B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Kyle Funkhouser | AAA | 26 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Eric Haase | AAA | 27 | C | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Derek Hill | AA | 24 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes | AAA | 21 | INF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Franklin Perez | AA | 22 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nick Ramirez | AAA | 30 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jake Rogers | AAA | 25 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Hector Santiago | AAA | 32 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Frank Schwindel | AAA | 28 | 1B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Troy Stokes | AAA | 24 | OF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Alex Wilson | AAA | 33 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $86,635,000 |
| Retained Salary | $6,000,000 |
| Total Payroll | $92,635,000 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $86,635,000 | - | - | $86,635,000 | $86,635,000 | |
| Retained Salary | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $92,635,000 | - | - | $92,635,000 | $92,635,000 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $92,171,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $109,671,000 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $98,329,000 | ||||||