What is the Detroit Tigers payroll this year?
The Tigers aren’t spending as much money as they used to.
How do they compare to the rest of MLB’s competitors?
Written by Curt Mensing | April 12, 2024 Detroit Tigers Chairman and CEO Chris Ilitch and Chairman of Baseball Operations Scott Harris look on.
Detroit Tigers Chairman and CEO Chris Ilitch and President of Baseball Operations Scott Harris look on/Jung Hoo Han/USA TODAY NETWORK Facebook Twitter Reddit Keep Watching x Detroit Tigers Tigers owner Mike Ilitch, who approved bringing superstar player Dave Dombrowski to Comerica Park as a good idea, is long gone.
We’re now in the era of budget-minded Chris Ilitch, who took over as the face of ownership after Mike passed away in 2017.
That doesn’t mean the team has completely stopped making big contracts (though Tigers fans would probably be very happy if one of those big contracts didn’t materialize).
However, they have definitely left the era of abundance.
Detroit Tigers His 2024 Salary Detroit Tigers Effective Salary is $107,934,961 per Spotrac.
Current salary includes injured list, pending salary and minor league salary reserves.
(If you’re keeping track, the withholding is $8 million to buy out Miguel Cabrera’s contract.
) This number ranks the Tigers 22nd in MLB, with the league average of 164.
That’s significantly less than $1,000.
The team has the second-lowest amount in the American League Central Division, behind only the Cleveland Guardians, with less money ($100 million).
What is the luxury tax threshold in MLB?
According to Spotrac, the Detroit Tigers’ luxury tax salary is $117,398,066.
This includes average annual value plus benefits and minor league salary (burial or otherwise).
This would give the Tigers about $120 million under the luxury tax threshold of $237 million.
This is probably not necessary.
Who will have the highest contract with the Detroit Tigers in 2024?
The Tigers have only four players with annual salaries over $10 million in 2024.
Javy Baez is currently under contract with Detroit and is expected to make $25 million.
Baez alone accounts for 23.
(Then he has three years left until he makes $25 million in 2025, followed by $24 million in 2026 and 2027.
) After him he has 1 Pitcher Jack Flaherty is on a $14 million a year contract and pitcher Kenta Maeda is on a $14 million contract.
On a two-year, $24 million contract that includes $14 million this year, Mark Canna will earn $11.
5 million in the final year of his contract after being transferred from the Mets.
Relief pitcher Andrew Chafin is the fifth highest-paid player on the team, earning $4.
25 million this year.
So, it’s a significant drop.
The good news is that despite Baez’s mistakes, the Tigers have room to work.
They are expected to commit just $52 million in 2025 and have several club options to choose from (including Chafin, Shelby Miller, and Casey Mize).
