2015 Detroit Tigers salaries, options, and contract status

Every season around this time of the spring, BYB gives you everything you need to know about the 2015 Detroit Tigers' contract details. From the stars and veteran players who are signed to multi year contracts, to those eligible for arbitration, or eligible for free agency after this season, to the poor players earning only the major league minimum half million dollar salary, it's all right here.

The 2015 Detroit Tigers roster is all but set, even just a few days into spring training. The club will once again have one of the five most expensive team payrolls in the major leagues.

A player may not be optioned without his consent after he has accrued five years' service time in the major leagues, regardless of whether he has options remaining. These players will be on the 25 man major league roster for the duration of the 2015 season, unless they are traded or clear waivers before being sent outright to the minor leagues or released.

Players with five years' service time

Players with less than five years major league service time

General Rules

Options: Once a player is placed on the team's 40 man roster, he may be sent on optional assignment (optioned) to the minor leagues in three separate seasons. That includes being optioned before the start of the season. A player who has less than five years experience as a pro, excluding short season leagues, but has been optioned three times, has a fourth option. For example, Bryan Holaday would have a fourth option if he is sent down during the 2015 season.

A player may be optioned multiple times in one season, and only one option per season is used. A player who is optioned can not be recalled for at least ten days, unless another player is placed on the disabled list. A player who is optioned for a total of less than 20 days in a season is not charged with an option (and he receives major league pay for that period). Players on the major league disabled list also accrue major league service time.

Once a player has used up his options, he can not be sent to the minor leagues without first clearing waivers. If he clears waivers, he may then be taken off the 40 man roster and sent outright to the minors. A player may only be outrighted once in his career without consent. A player who is outrighted more than once may declare free agency immediately or at the end of the season.

Players are eligible for salary arbitration once they have accrued three seasons of major league service time. A player with two years and 120 days of major league service (read 2.120) is eligible for arbitration as a "super two" player, and will be eligible for arbitration in four seasons. David Price had his fourth season of arbitration this winter, and Al Alburquerque, who is in his second of four seasons of arbitration. After six years of major league service, a player is a free agent when his contract expires.