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Sparky Anderson Sparkplugs (39-60, 17 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* |
2086 |
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Instant Messaging/Twitter: |
None listed
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Team History | | Franchise Record | 363-441 (.451) | Highest Finish: 3rd (2025, 2022, 2021) | | | Owner Record | 363-441 (.451) 6 years | Closest Finish 3.5 GB (2025) | | Most Wins | 79 (2025) | | | Most Losses | 88 (2022) | | Bottom Feeder Champ: 2025 |
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| Last Updated 7/30/2026 |
Player information semi-accurate as of 7/29/2026 |
Current Roster/Lineup
| Slot | Name | ML Team | Pos | Auth Pos | Salary | Status | Contract |
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| | Andrew Kittredge | Bal | | RP | 699 | | | | L1 | Kevin McGonigle | Det | DH | SS, 3B | 100 | | 2027* | | L2 | Xander Bogaerts | SD | SS | SS | 1666 | | | | L3 | Junior Caminero | TB | 3B | 3B | 3564 | | 2028 | | L4 | Spencer Torkelson | Det | 1B | 1B | 2561 | | 2026 | | L5 | Dillon Dingler | Det | C | C | 992 | | 2028* | | L6 | Riley Greene | Det | OF | OF | 3652 | | 2027 | | L7 | Lourdes Gurriel | Ari | OF | OF | 1771 | IL | 2026 | | L8 | Colton Cowser | Bal | OF | OF | 909 | | | | L9 | Gleyber Torres | Det | 2B | 2B | 2808 | | | | B1 | Hao-Yu Lee | Det | | 2B, 3B | 100 | | | | B2 | James Outman | Det | | OF | 300 | | | | B3 | Javier Baez | Det | | 3B, SS, OF, 2B | 1097 | | | | B4 | Colt Keith | Det | | 2B, 3B, 1B | 1200 | | 2027* | | B5 | Matt Vierling | Det | | OF, 3B | 603 | | | | B6 | Yainer Diaz | Hou | | C | 2041 | | | | P1 | Tarik Skubal | Det | | SP | 7371 | | 2026 | | P2 | Jacob deGrom | Tex | | SP | 2860 | | 2026 | | P3 | Casey Mize | Det | | SP | 1749 | | 2027 | | P4 | Mitch Keller | Pit | | SP | 2580 | | | | P5 | Aaron Nola | Phi | | SP | 1610 | | | | S1 | David Peterson | ChC | | SP, RP | 2033 | | | | S2 | Max Scherzer | Tor | | SP | 739 | | | | S3 | Drey Jameson | Ari | | RP | 115 | IL | | | R1 | Kenley Jansen | Det | | RP | 2177 | | | | R2 | Aroldis Chapman | Bos | | RP | 5286 | | 2026 | | R3 | Camilo Doval | NYY | | RP | 1282 | | | | R4 | Cam Booser | TB | | RP | 152 | | | | R5 | Brenan Hanifee | Det | | RP | 395 | | | | R6 | Jonathan Loaisiga | Ari | | RP | 114 | | | | T | Kerry Carpenter | Det | | OF | 1284 | IL | 2027* | | T | Evan Carter | Tex | | OF | 279 | | | | T | Michael Kopech | FA | | RP | 544 | | | | T | Anthony Bender | Mia | | RP | 486 | IL | | | M | Austin Martin | Min | | OF, 2B | 245 | | | | M | Robert Hassell | Pit | | OF | 217 | m | | | M | Thayron Liranzo | Det | | C | 100 | m | | | M | Moises Ballesteros | ChC | | 1B, C | 100 | m | | | M | Victor Mesa Jr. | TB | | OF | 100 | | | | M | Jace Jung | Det | | 3B | 100 | m | | | M | Harry Ford | Was | | C | 100 | | | | M | Jackson Jobe | Det | | SP | 200 | IL | | | M | Matt Manning | Jap/Kor | | SP, x | 152 | | | | M | Jackson Flora | SF | | SP | 100 | m | | | pr | Jordan Yost | Det | | SS | 100 | m | | | pr | Max Clark | Det | | OF | 100 | m | | | pr | Bryce Rainer | Det | | SS | 100 | m | | | pr | Elijah Green | Was | | OF | 100 | m | | | pr | Cameron Flukey | Det | | SP | 100 | m | | | IR | Justin Steele | ChC | | SP | 677 | IL | |
*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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| 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
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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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