2008 Detroit Tigers Roster

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The 2008 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 2008 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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"With an offense that had stud players at just about every position, many of them veterans, and a rotation that ranked among the best in baseball in 2006, the (2008 Detroit) Tigers came into Spring Training among the American League titans. Fans talked openly in January about World Series tickets. Opponents talked about Detroit as if it had a title to defend, not as a team trying to make a play upward. A funny thing happened on the way into the season -- just not ha-ha funny for Detroit." - Sportswriter Jason Beck on MLB.com (09/30/2008)

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52 Denny Bautista 6-05 170 Right Right 1980-08-23
40 Yorman Bazardo 6-02 200 Right Right 1984-07-11
53 Francis Beltran 6-06 255 Right Right 1979-11-29
38 Jeremy Bonderman 6-00 220 Right Right 1982-10-28
49 Eddie Bonine 6-05 220 Right Right 1981-06-06
41 Francisco Cruceta 6-02 180 Right Right 1981-07-04
32 Freddy Dolsi 6-00 160 Right Right 1983-01-09
48 Kyle Farnsworth 6-04 230 Right Both 1976-04-14
49 Casey Fossum 6-01 160 Left Left 1978-01-06
58 Armando Galarraga 6-03 230 Right Right 1982-01-15
34 Freddy Garcia 6-04 255 Right Right 1976-10-06
41 Gary Glover 6-05 205 Right Right 1976-12-03
49 Jason Grilli 6-05 235 Right Right 1976-11-11
59 Todd Jones 6-03 200 Right Left 1968-04-24
40 Chris Lambert 6-01 205 Right Right 1983-03-08
45 Aquilino Lopez 6-03 165 Right Right 1975-04-21
31 Zach Miner 6-03 225 Right Right 1982-03-12
50 Clay Rapada 6-05 195 Left Right 1981-03-09
29 Nate Robertson 6-02 215 Left Right 1977-09-03
56 Fernando Rodney 5-11 240 Right Right 1977-03-18
37 Kenny Rogers 6-01 205 Left Left 1964-11-10
44 Bobby Seay 6-02 221 Left Left 1978-06-20
35 Justin Verlander 6-05 225 Right Right 1983-02-20
21 Dontrelle Willis 6-04 225 Left Left 1982-01-12
54 Joel Zumaya 6-03 210 Right Right 1984-11-09
15 Brandon Inge 5-11 190 Right Right 1977-05-19
7 Ivan Rodriguez 5-09 205 Right Right 1971-11-30
52 Dusty Ryan 6-04 220 Right Right 1984-09-02
57 Dane Sardinha 6-00 215 Right Right 1979-04-08
24 Miguel Cabrera 6-04 267 Right Right 1983-04-18
9 Carlos Guillen 6-01 180 Right Both 1975-09-30
26 Mike Hessman 6-05 215 Right Right 1978-03-05
46 Mike Hollimon 6-01 185 Right Both 1982-06-14
19 Jeff Larish 6-02 200 Right Left 1982-10-11
14 Placido Polanco 5-09 190 Right Right 1975-10-10
8 Edgar Renteria 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-08-07
39 Ramon Santiago 5-11 175 Right Both 1979-08-31
27 Brent Clevlen 6-02 190 Right Right 1983-10-27
28 Curtis Granderson 6-01 200 Right Left 1981-03-16
19 Jacque Jones 5-10 176 Left Left 1975-04-25
20 Matt Joyce 6-02 194 Right Left 1984-08-03
30 Magglio Ordonez 6-00 215 Right Right 1974-01-28
25 Ryan Raburn 6-00 185 Right Right 1981-04-17
3 Gary Sheffield 5-11 190 Right Right 1968-11-18
33 Marcus Thames 6-02 205 Right Right 1977-03-06
36 Clete Thomas 5-11 195 Right Left 1983-11-14
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The 2008 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 88 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Comerica Park (Park Factors: 102/102) where 3,202,645 fans witnessed their 2008 Tigers finish the season with a .457 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 2008 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

2008 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters

Miguel Cabrera
Carlos Guillen
Brandon Inge
Jacque Jones
Magglio Ordonez
Placido Polanco
Edgar Renteria
Ivan Rodriguez
Gary Sheffield
Justin Verlander

2008 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Ivan Rodriguez (81)
1B Miguel Cabrera (143)
2B Placido Polanco (141)
3B Carlos Guillen (89)
SS Edgar Renteria (138)
LF Marcus Thames (73)
CF Curtis Granderson (140)
RF Magglio Ordonez (135)
  
SP Armando Galarraga
SP Nate Robertson
SP Kenny Rogers
SP Justin Verlander
  
RP Freddy Dolsi
RP Casey Fossum
RP Aquilino Lopez
RP Clay Rapada
RP Fernando Rodney
RP Bobby Seay
RP Joel Zumaya
CL Todd Jones

2008 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Magglio Ordonez $15,768,174.00
Gary Sheffield $13,326,306.00
Ivan Rodriguez $12,379,883.00
Carlos Guillen $12,000,000.00
Miguel Cabrera $11,300,000.00
Edgar Renteria $10,000,000.00
Jeremy Bonderman $8,500,000.00
Kenny Rogers $8,000,000.00
Todd Jones $7,000,000.00
Dontrelle Willis $7,000,000.00
Jacque Jones $6,333,333.00
Brandon Inge $6,200,000.00
Placido Polanco $4,600,000.00
Nate Robertson $4,250,000.00
Freddy Garcia $3,250,000.00
Fernando Rodney $1,700,000.00
Marcus Thames $1,275,000.00
Justin Verlander $1,130,000.00
Curtis Granderson $1,000,000.00
Bobby Seay $780,000.00
Ramon Santiago $575,000.00
Jason Grilli $420,000.00
Joel Zumaya $420,000.00
Zach Miner $410,000.00
Mike Hessman $405,000.00
Aquilino Lopez $400,000.00
Ryan Raburn $396,000.00
Denny Bautista $395,000.00
Eddie Bonine $390,000.00
Brent Clevlen $390,000.00
Freddy Dolsi $390,000.00
Armando Galarraga $390,000.00
Mike Hollimon $390,000.00
Matt Joyce $390,000.00
Chris Lambert $390,000.00
Jeff Larish $390,000.00
Clay Rapada $390,000.00
Dusty Ryan $390,000.00
Clete Thomas $390,000.00

2008 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#3 Gary Sheffield
#7 Ivan Rodriguez
#8 Edgar Renteria
#9 Carlos Guillen
#14 Placido Polanco
#15 Brandon Inge
#19 Jacque Jones
#19 Jeff Larish
#20 Matt Joyce
#21 Dontrelle Willis
#24 Miguel Cabrera
#25 Ryan Raburn
#26 Mike Hessman
#27 Brent Clevlen
#28 Curtis Granderson
#29 Nate Robertson
#30 Magglio Ordonez
#31 Zach Miner
#32 Freddy Dolsi
#33 Marcus Thames
#34 Freddy Garcia
#35 Justin Verlander
#36 Clete Thomas
#37 Kenny Rogers
#38 Jeremy Bonderman
#39 Ramon Santiago
#40 Yorman Bazardo
#40 Chris Lambert
#41 Francisco Cruceta
#41 Gary Glover
#44 Bobby Seay
#45 Aquilino Lopez
#46 Mike Hollimon
#48 Kyle Farnsworth
#49 Eddie Bonine
#49 Casey Fossum
#49 Jason Grilli
#50 Clay Rapada
#52 Denny Bautista
#52 Dusty Ryan
#53 Francis Beltran
#54 Joel Zumaya
#56 Fernando Rodney
#57 Dane Sardinha
#58 Armando Galarraga
#59 Todd Jones

Did you know that a 2008 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?