clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

2015 Detroit Tigers: player salaries, options and service time

Here is the latest information on Detroit Tigers' player salaries, service time, and options remaining, through June, 2015

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Following the latest flurry of roster moves by the Detroit Tigers, here are contract details, service time, and option status for players on the 40 man roster, updated through June 14, 2015. Service time listed is through opening day, 2015.

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

Player Service Time (Years) 2015 Salary Free Agency Remaining contract
Justin Verlander 9.002 $28 Million 2020 5 years, plus option
Miguel Cabrera 11.101 $22 million 2024 9 years, plus 2 options
Victor Martinez 11.114 $17 million 2019 4 year contract
Ian Kinsler 9.000 $16 million 2018 3 years, plus 2018 option
Anibal Sanchez 8.099 $15.8 million 2018 3 years, plus 2018 option
Yoenis Cespedes
3.000
$10.5 million
2016
Free agent
Joe Nathan
13.120
$10  million
2016
2016 club option
Joakim Soria
8.000
$7 million
2016
Free agent
Rajai Davis 7.167 $5 million 2016 Free agent
Joba Chamberlain 7.055 $1.0  million 2016 Up to $2.5 million in incentives
Tom Gorzelanny
7.160
$1.0 million
2016
Free agent
David Price
5.164
$19.75 million
2016
Free agent
Alex Avila
5.061
$5.4 million
2016
Free agent
Alfredo Simon 5.142 $ 5.55 million 2016 Free agent

Players with less than five years major league service time as of opening day
Player Service Time (Years) Options Left 2015 Status Notes
Al Alburquerque
3.147
1
$1.725 million Arb 2 (of 4) in 2015
J.D. Martinez
3.036
2
$3.0 million Arb 1 in 2015
Jose Iglesias 2.036 0
$1.65 million Arb 1 in 2016
Josh Wilson
4.161***
0
Not available
Arb 3 in 2018
Andrew Romine 2.049 0
League minimum Arb 1 in 2016
Nick Castellanos
1.029
3
League minimum
Arb 1 in 2017
Bryan Holaday
1.107
1*
League minimum 4th option expires in 2015
Anthony Gose
1.082
2
League minimum Arb 1 in 2017
Ian Krol
1.082
1*
League minimum MLB debut 2013
Alex Wilson
1.038
1**
League minimum MLB debut 2013
Josh Zeid
1.017
1*
League minimum MLB debut 2013
Shane Greene
0.093
2**
League minimum MLB debut April  2014
Bruce Rondon
0.103
2
League minimum MLB debut 2013
Blaine Hardy
0.106
3**
League minimum MLB debut June 2014
Tyler Collins
0.048
1*
League minimum MLB debut April 2014
Buck Farmer
0.045
2*
League minimum MLB debut August 2014
James McCann
0.028
3
League minimum MLB debut Sept 2014
Kyle Lobstein
0.029
2**
League minimum MLB debut July 2014
Kyle Ryan
0.028
2*
League minimum MLB debut Aug 2014
Steven Moya
0.033
1*
League minimum MLB debut July 2014
Drew VerHagen
0.029
1*
League minimum MLB debut July 2014
Dixon Machado
0.00
1*
League minimum Outrighted Dec 2013
Daniel Fields 0.00 1*
League minimum On roster Nov 2013
Jose Valdez
0.00
1*
League minimum On roster Nov 2013
Angel Nesbitt
0.00
3**
League minimum On roster Nov 2014
Wynton Bernard
0.00
2*
League minimum On roster Nov 2014

* player optioned in 2015, option has been counted here

** player optioned in 2015, but less than 20 days (2015 option not yet used)

*** Josh Wilson has now accrued five years service time, and can not be optioned without his consent.


Transaction 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 has a fourth option which was used in 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. A player with about 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 four times. David Price had his fourth season of arbitration last winter, and Al Alburquerque 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.