Detroit Tigers 2012 (Major League Roster)

last updated 10/16/12

DETROIT TIGERS 2012 
For 2012 Opening Day roster, click HERE.  For 2012-13 Offseason Team Page, click HERE.

*Players on the 40-man roster: BOLD.
*Players who are injured: +
*Baseball America '12 pre-season prospect rankings: BLUE #
*Baseball Prospectus '12 pre-season prospect rankings: GREEN # 

•Toledo (AAA)/ Erie (AA)
•Lakeland (Hi-A)/ West Michigan (Lo-A)/ Rookie Levels

'MLBDepthCharts Magazine' includes this roster projection feature but includes additional info, such as player age, 2012 stats, 2012 salary and contract info in an easy-to-read, printer-friendly pdf file and excel spreadsheet.

*40-man roster total (40) 
Click HERE to see 'How Assembled Charts'

*Estimated 2012 Payroll: est. $133,000,000 according to MLBDC Magazine

ALCS ROSTER (*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter) 
Game 1 Starting Lineup (Click HERE to see last 7 lineups)
1 CF Austin Jackson
2 2B Omar Infante 
3 3B Miguel Cabrera 
4 1B Prince Fielder*
5 DH Delmon Young  
6 SS Jhonny Peralta
7 LF Andy Dirks* 
8 RF Avisail Garcia BA#10 BP#9 vs LHP 
9 C Gerald Laird vs LHP

Bench 
C Alex Avila* vs RHP
IF Ramon Santiago**
IF Danny Worth  
IF/OF Don Kelly*
OF Quintin Berry* vs RHP 

Starting Rotation 
1 RHP Doug Fister  
2 RHP Anibal Sanchez
3 RHP Justin Verlander
4 RHP Max Scherzer 

Bullpen 
CL RHP Jose Valverde  
SU RHP Joaquin Benoit
SU LHP Phil Coke  
MID RHP Octavio Dotel 
MID RHP Al Alburquerque
MID LHP Drew Smyly BA#3 BP#4
LR RHP Rick Porcello  

Not on ALCS Roster 
Position Players
C Bryan Holaday
OF Brennan Boesch*

Pitchers
RHP Luis Marte BA#23
RHP Luke Putkonen
RHP Brayan Villarreal BA#15
LHP Darin Downs 

Disabled List
Position Players (*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter) 
•DH Victor Martinez** +  OUT FOR SEASON  UPDATE 3/12 - placed on 60-Day DL (torn ACL)
•2B/OF Ryan Raburn + UPDATE 9/13 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to September 11th (strained quad)

Pitchers
•LHP Daniel Schlereth +  REHAB  UPDATE 5/7 - option to minors voided; placed on DL, retroactive to April 21st (shoulder tendinitis) UPDATE 6/2 - transferred to 60-Day DL

Minor Leaguers on the 40-Man Roster

Position Players
2B Hernan Perez BA#30

Pitchers 
RHP Jose Ortega BA#29 

RHP Tyler Stohr BA#17

LHP Duane Below BA#21

LHP Casey Crosby BA#4 BP#3

LHP Matt Hoffman BA#16

LHP Andrew Oliver BA#5 BP#5

LHP Adam Wilk BA#22 

Prospect Corner TOP 15 Pre-Season Prospects

(*indicates left-handed hitting position player **indicates switch-hitting position player)  

1 RHP Jacob Turner MLB UPDATE 7/23 - traded to Marlins

2 3B/OF Nick Castellanos AA

3 LHP Drew Smyly AAA

4 LHP Casey Crosby AAA

5 LHP Andrew Oliver AAA

6 RHP Brenny Paulino

7 C James McCann AA 

8 OF Danry Vasquez* A

9 C Rob Brantly* AAA UPDATE 7/23 - traded to Marlins

10 1B Aaron Westlake* A

11 OF Tyler Collins* A+

12 LHP Alex Burgos  A+

13 OF Avisail Garcia MLB

14 RHP Bruce Rondon AAA

15 CF Daniel Fields AA

*Prospect Corner is the minor league edition of MLBDC Magazine. Prospects are ranked using a system that assigns points based on trusted industry rankings around the web, and tracked throughout the season. 

Latest Roster Moves/Projection Changes 

10/16/12

•M. Carreno traded to Cubs to complete deal for J. Baker

09/13/12

•R. Raburn placed on DL

09/04/12

•L. Putkonen recalled from minors

09/02/12

•A. Alburquerque recalled from minors

09/01/12

•B. Holaday, D. Worth, and L. Marte recalled; R. Raburn activated from DL; D. Kelly has contract purchased from minors

08/31/12

•A. Garcia recalled, J. Baker designated for assignment and traded to Braves

08/25/12

•D. Smyly recalled, L. Putkonen optioned to minors

08/22/12

•A. Alburquerque activated from 60-Day DL and optioned to minors; T. Weber lost off waivers to Padres

08/14/12

•L. Putkonen recalled, D. Below optioned to minors

08/09/12

•D. Kelly cleared waivers and outrighted to minors

08/06/12

•D. Worth optioned to minors

08/05/12

•R. Raburn placed on DL, D. Worth recalled from minors; J. Baker acquired from Cubs for PTBNL

08/03/12

•A. Dirks activated from DL, D. Kelly designated for assignment

07/29/12

•D. Smyly activated from DL and optioned to minors

07/26/12

•K. De La Cruz cleared waivers and outrighted to minors

07/24/12

•D. Worth optioned to minors

07/23/12

•O. Infante and A. Sanchez acquired from Marlins for J. Turner, R. Brantly, and B. Flynn; K. De La Cruz designated for assignment

07/17/12

•J. Turner recalled, L. Marte optioned to minors

07/14/12

•D. Smyly activated from DL, L. Marte recalled from minors 

07/13/12

•D. Worth recalled from minors

07/09/12

•J. Ortega optioned to minors

07/05/12

•M. Young cleared waivers and outrighted to minors

07/03/12

•J. Ortega recalled, D. Downs has contract purchased; D. Worth and L. Marte optioned to minors; M. Young designated for assignment

06/26/12

•D. Smyly activated from DL

06/25/12

•J. Turner optioned to minors

06/21/12

•J. Turner recalled, A. Avila activated from DL; B. Holaday and L. Putkonen optioned to minors

06/19/12

•O. Dotel activated from DL, T. Weber optioned to minors

06/16/12

•D. Fister activated from DL, T. Weber recalled, M. Young and C. Crosby optioned to minors

06/14/12

•D. Smyly placed on DL, R. Raburn recalled from minors

06/12/12

•J. Peralta reinstated from Paternity Leave List, L. Putkonen recalled; O. Dotel placed on DL, H. Perez optioned to minors

06/09/12

•A. Jackson activated from DL, H. Perez recalled; J. Peralta placed on Paternity Leave List, J. Ortega optioned to minors

06/08/12

•O. Santos cleared waivers and elected free agency

06/06/12

•A. Avila placed on DL, O. Santos designated for assignment; J. Ortega recalled, B. Holaday has contract purchased from minors

06/03/12

•M. Young has contract purchased from minors, A. Dirks placed on DL; D. Schlereth transferred to 60-Day DL

06/01/12

•C. Crosby recalled from minors

05/30/12

•O. Santos has contract purchased, R. Raburn optioned to minors; D. Fister placed on DL

05/29/12

•C. Balester cleared waivers and outrighted to minors

05/25/12

•A. Jackson placed on DL, L. Putkonen optioned, L. Marte activated from DL, R. Raburn reinstated from Bereavement List

05/23/12

•C. Balester designated for assignment, Q. Berry has contract purchased from minors

05/22/12

•R. Raburn placed on Bereavement List, D. Worth recalled from minors

05/17/12

•B. Villarreal recalled, D. Worth optioned to minors

05/07/12

•D. Fister activated from DL, B. Villarreal optioned to minors

05/05/12

•B. Eldred cleared waivers and outrighted to minors

05/04/12

•D. Young reinstated from Restricted List, B. Eldred designated for assignment

04/27/12

•D. Young placed on Restricted List, D. Worth recalled from minors

04/27/12

•D. Below moved to rotation, B. Eldred has contract purchased from minors

04/26/12

•B. Inge released, L. Putkonen has contract purchased, T. Weber optioned to minors 

04/25/12
•A. Wilk optioned to minors; B. Villarreal recalled from minors

04/14/12
•C. Thomas lost off waivers to Twins; A. Wilk recalled from minors; B. Inge activated from 15-Day DL minors

04/13/12 

•D. Worth optioned to minors; B. Villarreal optioned to minors

04/12/12 

•D. Smyly has contract purchased from minors

04/11/12 

•C. Thomas designated for assignment