By now, the Tigers' reboot has been well-publicized to even the most casual of baseball fans. And while it's readily apparent how the moves affect the team in 2015 -- the team has a 6.2-percent chance at the AL Wildcard, per Fangraphs -- the moves were made with the future, not the present, in mind.
So, we'll gaze into our crystal ball and take a look at the future. We'll look at who the Tigers control, for how long, and for how much. It's a State of the Franchise Report, if you will.
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Payroll: $130-135 million (includes rough arbitration estimates).