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kalinecountry said:
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The most overpaid and underpaid players on Tigers' 2025 roster

The Tigers are stuck with another albatross contract, but they've gotten away with highway robbery in other places.
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The most overpaid and underpaid players on Tigers' 2025 roster.
The Tigers are stuck with another albatross contract, but they've gotten away with highway robbery in other places.
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I don't mind where we are with payroll, hopefully not signing Bregman will free up money in 27 and beyond to sign Skubal and Greene. There were no realistic options that made sense in free agency, unless Bregman signed and opted out after 1 or 2 years. He was projected to be a 2 WAR player making 30+ million by year 3 and he was a horrible park fit.
 
Sbee said:
I don't mind where we are with payroll, hopefully not signing Bregman will free up money in 27 and beyond to sign Skubal and Greene. There were no realistic options that made sense in free agency, unless Bregman signed and opted out after 1 or 2 years. He was projected to be a 2 WAR player making 30+ million by year 3 and he was a horrible park fit.
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I don't think there is a chance in hell that they sign Skubal
 
Sbee said:
I don't mind where we are with payroll, hopefully not signing Bregman will free up money in 27 and beyond to sign Skubal and Greene. There were no realistic options that made sense in free agency, unless Bregman signed and opted out after 1 or 2 years. He was projected to be a 2 WAR player making 30+ million by year 3 and he was a horrible park fit.
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Bregman's replacement on the Astros, a former Tiger, is projected to have higher OBP, wOBA wRC+ and WAR than Bregman, and he makes $33.5 million less a season.
 

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I don't think there is a chance in hell that they sign Skubal
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Maybe not but when Boras said the offer wasn't serious, I took that as him negotiating in public to put pressure on the franchise. The CBA ends in late 2026, would he risk free agency and signing between the end of the season and December 26? What would the contract situation be after a long lockout or strike?
 
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Maybe not but when Boras said the offer wasn't serious, I took that as him negotiating in public to put pressure on the franchise. The CBA ends in late 2026, would he risk free agency and signing between the end of the season and December 26? What would the contract situation be after a long lockout or strike?
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Since you appeared to imply (correctly) that this next CBA will be and already is especially contentious, and since Boros is looking for 10+ years, 40+ million a year for Skubal (spitballing here) and the owners want a salary cap because the Dodgers are spending money more recklessly than Congress, I think that the only team that would sign Skubal is the Dodgers.

This deferred-money ponzi scheme would certainly be procribed in the new CBA if the owners get their way. My .02.

EDIT: But with that slimeball Manfred at the head of the table, we know he'll say one thing and think another.
 
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Since you appeared to imply (correctly) that this next CBA will be and already is especially contentious, and since Boros is looking for 10+ years, 40+ million a year for Skubal (spitballing here) and the owners want a salary cap because the Dodgers are spending money more recklessly than Congress, I think that the only team that would sign Skubal is the Dodgers.

This deferred-money ponzi scheme would certainly be procribed in the new CBA if the owners get their way. My .02.

EDIT: But with that slimeball Manfred at the head of the table, we know he'll say one thing and think another.
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I know the dodgers don't operate like other teams, but they currently have 5 starters under contract in 2027 and beyond. They're paying Glasnow 32m, Yamamoto 27m, Shohei 70m, 31m, and Roki Sasaki (minimum).

The big fight in 2026 isn't really going to be players vs owners, it's going to be the Dodgers and Mets vs the other 28 teams
 
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the process of buying up every decent free agent available. They have effectively cornered the market and capable of outbidding every other team. To summar…
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WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the process of buying up every decent free agent available. They have effectively cornered the market and capable of outbidding every other team.
To summarize the huge wealth disparity between teams, they are now paying a free agent over $57 mill per year. A player who has never hit .300 or more than 30 HRs in a season.
The nearest competition is with the Mets but there is over a $100 mill difference between the 2 teams’ payrolls.
What the Dodgers are doing has renewed the call for baseball to incorporate a salary cap. Limiting what teams can pay but also putting a floor on how low they can go.
It has gotten so bad that the Dodgers’ payroll – $429 mill – is more than the entire payroll of the 5 AL Central teams put together. It is also more than the entire sum of NL Central teams.
Not unnoticed are the last 6 teams to win the World Series. The Dodgers, 3 times. Two teams ranking with the 6th and 7th highest payrolls and the last with the 12th highest.
There are 7 teams with payrolls under $100 mill. Thirteen teams with salaries ranging from $100 mill – $200 mill. Eight teams from $200 mill to just under $300. One team (Mets) in the 300’s and the Dodgers at $429 mill.
For the record, the Detroit Tigers sit squarely in the middle with an estimated $161 mill. Their payroll is the highest in the AL Central.
The idea of a salary cap has gone back decades and resulted in work stoppages. Owners, for the most part, want one. Players do not.
It is expected to be the main topic of contention as the sport gears up for another CBA battle. The issue is so divisive that it is expected to create another shortened season at best.
MLB is the only professional sport that does not have a salary cap.
We’ve gotten to the point that the system is rigged for teams who want to sign free agents. Almost every team cannot afford to do what the Dodgers and Mets are doing. And it’s making the game unfair and unbalanced for fans who want to see their teams play into October.
Owners are expected to take a hard line in the CBA negotiations.
Which leads us to asking fans a very challenging question.
Are you willing to see a significantly shortened or cancelled season in 2027 if it means a salary cap will take effect?
Or do you want to see a season no matter what and are willing to continue to put up with what is an increasingly unfair system?

How strongly do you feel about baseball implementing a salary cap?

1. It's a must and I'm willing to sacrifice part of the 2027 season to see it happen.

2. A salary cap is not worth losing part of the 2027 season.

VOTE
 
Tigers are now outspending the other four AL Central teams by an average of $97 million in 2026 payroll. And no one else in the division is within $55 million.
 
If Skubal wins his arb case, the Tigers would be up around $230M, about $14M short of the CBT. Normal regular season roster moves usually add a couple million or so, trade deadline additions could move things pretty close.
E Bajek
 
AL Central Projected Payrolls Entering 2026:
Tigers: $220M
Royals: $146M
Twins: $105M
White Sox: $85M
Guardians: $82M
 
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Complete breakdown of Tigers' 2026 payroll after Justin Verlander, Framber Valdez deals

It took a little while but the Tigers finally got their offseason going. In the final days leading up to Spring Training, they signed Framber Valdez, the final
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Complete breakdown of Tigers' 2026 payroll after Justin Verlander, Framber Valdez deals.
Detroit is finally returning to their big money ways.
MCBTB

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Detroit Tigers 2026 Financial Summary

A current summary of Detroit Tigers 2026 player cap & cash figures.
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A current summary of Detroit Tigers 2026 player cap and cash figures.
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