With a top six payroll and a bottom 10 winning percentage, the Tigers are not getting much bang for their buck.
The Detroit Tigers had the sixth highest payroll in Major League Baseball in 2015. Detroit also had the ninth-worst win- loss record, finishing in last place in the American League's Central Division. That's not a good combination. The essentially paid $2.188 million per victory in 2015, the fifth-highest total in baseball according to Peter Gammons.
The Tigers have had a top six payroll for the past few years, but won their division in four consecutive seasons from 2011 to 2014, averaging 91.