
Perhaps Detroit sports fans have moved on from the Detroit Lions’ National Football League Divisional Championship loss.
It’s baseball time.
The improved Detroit Tigers resume spring training this week in Lakeland, Florida.
The Tigers concluded the 2024 season with an 86-76 record, 6.5 games behind first-place Cleveland in the Central Division.
All About the Money:
Currently, sportrac.com shows the Tigers Tax Payroll as $143, 000, 416, ranking the team 19th in Major League Baseball.
The present Tigers Tax salaries exceeds the $104-114 million spent on team salaries last season.
Cleveland’s current tax payroll is $102,987,023, ranking it 25th among MLB teams.
With the exception of the Chicago White Sox, the American League Central Division’s clubs play in small to mid-markets, as evidenced by the payrolls of the Tigers, Guardians, Minnesota Twins, and Kansas City Royals.
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