Payroll Difference

[Peter Welch]

Tigers have a $217 million payroll, Cleveland has an $88 million payroll.

It's funny how individually on paper you'd probably take the Tigers over the Guardians, but the Guardians outperform us and their whole is usually larger than the sum of the parts.  

Peter

[Michael W]

A big part of the difference is just from Skubal and Baez.  They aren’t playing right now

Moreover, the Tigers signed their young players Keith and McGonigle to long term deals which make them more expensive than Cleveland’s young players.  That’s a strategy difference which the Tigers have to pay for now, but the Gaurdians will have to pay for later.

Skill, these four don’t account for the whole discrepancy.

Michael 

[Peter Welch]

Guardians will just sign some other role players and develop some pitchers when their current younger players become too expensive, and they'll still outperform the Tigers.

Peter

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[Peter Welch]

And they'll still have J-Ram.

Peter

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Guardians will just sign some other role players and develop some pitchers when their current younger players become too expensive, and they'll still outperform the Tigers.

Peter

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A big part of the difference is just from Skubal and Baez.  They aren’t playing right now

Moreover, the Tigers signed their young players Keith and McGonigle to long term deals which make them more expensive than Cleveland’s young players.  That’s a strategy difference which the Tigers have to pay for now, but the Gaurdians will have to pay for later.

Skill, these four don’t account for the whole discrepancy.

Michael 

On Monday, May 18, 2026 at 9:05:14 PM UTC-5 Peter Welch wrote:

Tigers have a $217 million payroll, Cleveland has an $88 million payroll.

It's funny how individually on paper you'd probably take the Tigers over the Guardians, but the Guardians outperform us and their whole is usually larger than the sum of the parts.  

Peter

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