2008 Detroit Tigers

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W-L Record: 74-88 -- 5th in American League Central Manager: Jim Leyland Location: Detroit,MI Baseball Stadium: Comerica Park Top Draft Pick: Ryan Perry (#21) Attendance: 3,202,654 Payroll $137,685,196 Youngest Player: Joel Zumaya (23) Oldest Player: Kenny Rogers (43) Longest Tenure: Brandon Inge (8)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 2008 Detroit Tigers

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
52	Denny Bautista	P	25	R	R	6-5	170	10/23/1982	Sanchez,Dominican Republic	MLB	2004-2010	395,000
40	Yorman Bazardo	P	23	R	R	6-2	170	7/11/1984	Maracay,Venezuela	MLB	2005-2009	395,000
53	Francis Beltran	P	28	R	R	6-5	220	11/29/1979	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2002-2008	min
38	Jeremy Bonderman	P	25	R	R	6-0	210	10/28/1982	Pasco,Washington	MLB	2003-2010	8,500,000
73	Eddie Bonine	P	27	R	R	6-5	205	6/6/1981	Columbus,Georgia	MLB	2008-2010	min
24	Miguel Cabrera	LF-RF	25	R	R	6-2	218	4/18/1983	Maracay,Venezuela	MLB	2003-2011	11,300,000
27	Brent Clevlen	OF	24	R	R	6-2	190	10/27/1983	Austin,Texas	MLB	2006-2010	min
41	Francisco Cruceta	P	26	R	R	6-2	173	7/4/1981	Rancho Viejo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2004-2008	min
32	Freddy Dolsi	P	25	R	R	6-0	160	1/6/1983	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	2008-2009	min
48	Kyle Farnsworth	P	32	R	R	6-4	215	4/14/1976	Wichita,Kansas	MLB	1999-2011	5,916,666
49	Casey Fossum	P	30	B	L	6-1	160	1/9/1978	Cherry Hill,New Jersey	MLB	2001-2009	min
58	Armando Galarraga	P	26	R	R	6-3	170	1/15/1982	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	2007-2011	min
34	Freddy Garcia	P	31	R	R	6-4	235	10/6/1976	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1999-2011	min
41	Gary Glover	P	31	R	R	6-5	205	12/3/1976	Cleveland,Ohio	MLB	1999-2008	1,075,000
28	Curtis Granderson	CF	27	L	R	6-1	180	3/16/1981	Blue Island,Illinois	MLB	2004-2011	1,000,000
49	Jason Grilli	P	31	R	R	6-4	185	11/11/1976	Royal Oak,Michigan	MLB	2000-2011	420,000
9	Carlos Guillen	SS	32	B	R	6-1	180	9/30/1975	Maracay,Venezuela	MLB	1998-2011	12,000,000
26	Mike Hessman	1B-LF	30	R	R	6-5	215	3/5/1978	Fountain Valley,California	MLB	2003-2010	min
46	Michael Hollimon	SS	26	B	R	6-1	185	6/14/1982	Dallas,Texas	MLB	2008-2008	min
15	Brandon Inge	C-3B	31	R	R	5-11	185	5/19/1977	Lynchburg,Virginia	MLB	2001-2011	6,200,000
19	Jacque Jones	LF-RF	33	L	L	5-10	176	4/25/1975	San Diego,California	MLB	1999-2008	6,333,333
59	Todd Jones	P	40	L	R	6-3	230	4/24/1968	Marietta,Georgia	MLB	1993-2008	7,000,000
20	Matt Joyce	OF	23	L	R	6-2	185	8/3/1984	Riverview,Florida	MLB	2008-2011	min
40	Chris Lambert	P	25	R	R	6-1	205	3/8/1983	Burlingame,California	MLB	2008-2009	min
19	Jeff Larish	OF-1B	25	L	R	6-2	195	10/11/1982	Iowa City,Iowa	MLB	2008-2010	min
45	Aquilino Lopez	P	33	R	R	6-3	165	4/21/1975	Villa Altragracia,Dominican Republic	MLB	2003-2008	400,000
31	Zach Miner	P	26	R	R	6-3	190	3/12/1982	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	2006-2009	410,000
30	Magglio Ordonez	RF	34	R	R	6-0	200	1/28/1974	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1997-2011	15,768,174
14	Placido Polanco	2B-3B	32	R	R	5-10	168	10/10/1975	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1998-2011	4,600,000
25	Ryan Raburn	2B	27	R	R	6-0	180	4/17/1981	Tampa,Florida	MLB	2004-2011	396,000
50	Clay Rapada	P	27	R	L	6-5	180	3/9/1981	Portsmouth,Virginia	MLB	2007-2011	min
8	Edgar Renteria	SS	32	R	R	6-1	180	8/7/1975	Barranquilla,Colombia	MLB	1996-2011	10,000,000
29	Nate Robertson	P	30	L	R	6-2	215	9/3/1977	Wichita,Kansas	MLB	2002-2010	4,250,000
56	Fernando Rodney	P	27	R	R	5-11	170	3/17/1981	Samana,Dominican Republic	MLB	2002-2011	1,700,000
7	Ivan Rodriguez	C	36	R	R	5-9	205	11/30/1971	Vega Baja,Puerto Rico	MLB	1991-2011	12,379,883
37	Kenny Rogers	P	43	L	L	6-1	205	11/10/1964	Plant City,Florida	MLB	1989-2008	8,000,000
52	Dusty Ryan	C	23	R	R	6-4	230	9/2/1984	Merced,California	MLB	2008-2009	min
39	Ramon Santiago	SS-2B	28	B	R	5-11	150	8/31/1979	Las Matas de Farfan,Dominican Republic	MLB	2002-2011	575,000
57	Dane Sardinha	C	29	R	R	5-11	215	4/8/1979	Honolulu,Hawaii	MLB	2003-2011	min
44	Bobby Seay	P	30	L	L	6-2	221	6/20/1978	Sarasota,Florida	MLB	2001-2009	780,000
3	Gary Sheffield	RF-OF	39	R	R	5-11	205	11/18/1968	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1988-2009	13,326,306
33	Marcus Thames	LF-RF	31	R	R	6-2	205	3/6/1977	Louisville,Mississippi	MLB	2002-2011	1,275,000
36	Clete Thomas	OF	24	L	R	5-11	205	11/14/1983	Jacksonville,Florida	MLB	2008-2009	390,000
35	Justin Verlander	P	25	R	R	6-5	200	2/20/1983	Manakin-Sabot,Virginia	MLB	2005-2011	1,130,000
21	Dontrelle Willis	P	26	L	L	6-4	250	1/12/1982	Oakland,California	MLB	2003-2011	7,000,000
54	Joel Zumaya	P	23	R	R	6-3	210	11/9/1984	Chula Vista,California	MLB	2006-2010	420,000

Team Personnel

Rod Allen (Broadcaster)
Rafael Belliard (Assistant Coach)
Bill Buck (Scout)
Dan Dickerson (Broadcaster)
Dave Dombrowski (General Manager)
Dick Egan (Special Assistant to GM)
Glenn Ezell (Director of Player Development)
Chuck Hernandez (Pitching Coach)
Mario Impemba (Broadcaster)
Jeff Jones (Bullpen Coach)
Gene Lamont (Third Base Coach)
Jim Leyland (Manager)
Lloyd McClendon (Hitting Coach)
Tim McWilliams (Scout)
Jim Price (Broadcaster)
Brian Reid (Scout)
Mike Rojas (Minor League Field Coordinator)
Gene Roof (Minor League Outfield and Baserunning Coordinator)
Andy Van Slyke (First Base Coach)

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