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Sparky Anderson Sparkplugs (52-47, 5 GB)
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Owner
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John Hula / Email Team
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| Manager |
George 'Sparky' Anderson |
| Stadium |
Detroit Riverfront |
| Mascot |
RedRobotTiger |
| Team Motto / Rallying Cry / Fight Song / Favorite Overused Cliché |
we're talkin' baseball! |
| Cash Balance* |
559 |
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Instant Messaging/Twitter: |
None listed
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Team History | | Franchise Record | 284-370 (.434) | Highest Finish: 3rd (2022, 2021) | | | Owner Record | 284-370 (.434) 5 years | Closest Finish 14 GB (2021) | | Most Wins | 69 (2021) | | | Most Losses | 88 (2022) | | |
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| Last Updated 7/31/2025 |
Player information semi-accurate as of 7/27/2025 |
Current Roster/Lineup
| Slot | Name | ML Team | Pos | Auth Pos | Salary | Status | Contract |
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| P1 | Tarik Skubal | Det | | SP | 4925 | | 2026* | | S1 | Aaron Nola | Phi | | SP | 3768 | IL | | | L9 | Nick Castellanos | Phi | OF | OF | 3480 | | | | L2 | Gleyber Torres | Det | 2B | 2B | 2809 | | 2025 | | P4 | Mitch Keller | Pit | | SP | 2620 | | 2025 | | S3 | Tyler Holton | Det | | RP | 2364 | | | | L7 | Lourdes Gurriel | Ari | OF | OF | 1968 | | 2026 | | B1 | Xander Bogaerts | SD | | 2B, SS | 1921 | | | | L6 | Riley Greene | Det | OF | OF | 1743 | | 2026 | | T | Michael Kopech | LAD | | RP | 1431 | IL | | | L4 | Spencer Torkelson | Det | 1B | 1B | 1428 | | 2026* | | B5 | Jeimer Candelario | NYY | | 1B, 3B | 1423 | m | | | L5 | Colton Cowser | Bal | DH | OF | 1270 | | | | P2 | Yu Darvish | SD | | SP | 1263 | | | | R2 | Aroldis Chapman | Bos | | RP | 1245 | | 2026* | | R1 | Kenley Jansen | LAA | | RP | 1161 | | | | S2 | Max Scherzer | Tor | | SP | 1135 | | | | B2 | Colt Keith | Det | | 2B, 1B, 3B | 1086 | | 2025 | | L1 | Javier Baez | Det | SS | SS, 3B, OF | 813 | | | | B3 | Tommy Edman | LAD | | OF, SS, 2B, 3B | 796 | | | | T | Kerry Carpenter | Det | | OF | 764 | | | | R6 | Tim Hill | NYY | | RP | 709 | | | | B6 | Jake Rogers | Det | | C | 671 | | | | P3 | Casey Mize | Det | | SP | 528 | | 2027* | | R3 | Calvin Faucher | Mia | | RP | 442 | | | | P5 | Jacob deGrom | Tex | | SP | 398 | | 2026* | | R4 | JoJo Romero | StL | | RP | 390 | | | | T | Austin Martin | Min | | OF, 2B | 283 | | | | R5 | Anthony Bender | Mia | | RP | 269 | | | | T | Emerson Hancock | Sea | | SP | 262 | m | | | IR | Matt Manning | Phi | | SP | 256 | m | | | T | Michael Fulmer | KC | | RP | 254 | m | | | B4 | Romy Gonzalez | Bos | | 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, OF | 237 | | | | M | Steven Wilson | CWS | | RP | 233 | | | | M | Max Meyer | Mia | | SP | 226 | IL | | | L3 | Junior Caminero | TB | 3B | 3B | 195 | | 2027* | | M | Ian Anderson | Atl | | SP, RP | 187 | m | | | M | Evan Carter | Tex | | OF | 172 | | | | M | Curtis Mead | CWS | | 2B, 3B, 1B | 131 | m | | | M | Jace Jung | Det | | 3B | 101 | m | | | M | Moises Ballesteros | ChC | | C | 100 | m | | | | Tyler Bremner | LAA | | SP | 100 | m | | | pr | Max Clark | Det | | OF | 100 | m | | | L8 | Dillon Dingler | Det | C | C | 100 | | | | pr | Elijah Green | Was | | OF | 100 | m | | | M | Robert Hassell | Was | | OF | 100 | m | | | M | Jackson Jobe | Det | | RP, SP | 100 | IL | | | pr | Victor Mesa Jr. | Mia | | OF | 100 | m | | | pr | Bryce Rainer | Det | | SS | 100 | m | | | M | Emiliano Teodo | Tex | | SP | 100 | m | | | pr | Jordan Yost | Det | | SS | 100 | m | |
*The salary for the current season for this player was paid in full. Cutting this player or trading this player away will earn the team a prorated salary rebate. If another team picks up this player in a trade, they will pay a prorated portion of this season's salary.
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Roster Limits
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Roster Maximums |
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| Minimum Hitters (15) |
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Hitters over 250 (21) |
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| Minimum Pitchers (14) |
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Pitchers over 250 (20) |
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| Multiposition players - can fill hitter or pitcher role |
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Players over 250 (35) |
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Players in minor league (10) |
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Total 45-man Roster Size - minimum 29 - maximum
45 |
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| These players don't count against your 40-man limit |
| Players on IR (max 1): |
Prospects (max 5): |
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