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A Santander signing would have cost the White Sox Jaden Fauske's draft slot. 

 

 

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Tigers' payroll now pushing $230 million, although $11/$13 million to Verlander deferred.

 

Meanwhile, the entire AL Central minus Detroit is standing still or going backwards.

Might end up with 3 or even 4 teams under $100 million in the next couple of years, depending on the ramifications of the lookout resolution.

 

Simultaneously, KC ownership appears more concerned with making empty relocation threats in their new stadium standoff.

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And that was before Verlander's $13 million...making it $236 million.

"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 $68 million."

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/detroit-tigers/news/tigers-al-central-version-dodgers-100-million-payroll/88cd484e37add19f7412a28a&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiu0LeRytCSAxX3npUCHWxwDbcQFnoECAcQAg&usg=AOvVaw3jLWSMwaw5ABnewXxsmX8h

 

That's the highest in the AL Central, and 11th overall. The next closest team from the AL Central isn't all that close.

Down at 18th overall, the Kansas City Royals come in at $180,075,858 (other sites have them at $145-150, another $168 projected). The Royals are very far off from the Tigers' mark, with a $42 million difference (and as much as $91 million). While not the massive gap that Gleeman mentioned, Spotrac.com still has the two far apart.

But, after the Royals, the next closest team is the Minnesota Twins at $110,787,380.

Yikes.

 

 

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7 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

 

And that was before Verlander's $13 million...making it $236 million.

"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 $68 million."

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/detroit-tigers/news/tigers-al-central-version-dodgers-100-million-payroll/88cd484e37add19f7412a28a&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiu0LeRytCSAxX3npUCHWxwDbcQFnoECAcQAg&usg=AOvVaw3jLWSMwaw5ABnewXxsmX8h

 

That's the highest in the AL Central, and 11th overall. The next closest team from the AL Central isn't all that close.

Down at 18th overall, the Kansas City Royals come in at $180,075,858 (other sites have them at $145-150, another $168 projected). The Royals are very far off from the Tigers' mark, with a $42 million difference (and as much as $91 million). While not the massive gap that Gleeman mentioned, Spotrac.com still has the two far apart.

But, after the Royals, the next closest team is the Minnesota Twins at $110,787,380.

Yikes.

 

 

And the league rewards the Tigers with competitive balance picks. 

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