The Detroit Tigers entered the 2020 baseball season with a payroll of just over $100 million for their 40 man roster, but that is reduced to $37.3 million prorated for 60 games. Add one final $6 million payment for Prince Fielder, bringing the total payroll to $43.3 million. The club will pay about another $1.2 million for payments of $400 per week to minor league players across four levels, not counting rookie leagues.
The Tigers’ 2020 payroll was about $14 million lower than it was on Opening Day in 2019, before salaries were cut to a prorated 37 percent of full value.