2018 Contracts
I was looking up details of the Tigers guaranteed contracts for next year. I am assuming a continued payroll cut, so this is what they will be working with:
Verlander, Justin 7 yr/$180M (13-19)+20 opt $28,000,000
| Cabrera, Miguel |
8 yr/$248M (16-23)+24-25 opts
|
$28,000,000 |
| Upton, Justin | 6 yr/$132.75M (16-21) | $22,125,000 |
|
Zimmermann, Jordan
|
5 yr/$110M (16-20) | $18,000,000 |
| Martinez, Victor | 4 yr/$68M (15-18) | $18,000,000 |
| Sanchez, Anibal | 5 yr/$80M (13-17)+18 opt | $16,800,000 |
| Kinsler, Ian |
5 yr/$75M (13-17)+18 cl opt
|
$11,000,000 |
Kinsler is a club option, and I assume he will be back. There is a $5 million club buy out to end Sanchez contract. Upton has an opt-out after 2017 and could walk, but with his numbers right now, I don't think he will leave $100 million on the table.
We also have $6 million to Prince Fielder and $2 million differed to K-Rod. That is $154 million before any arbitration or free agent signings.
It looks like it might be a dark couple of years to come.