| Player | Salary | | Al Alburquerque | $837,500 | | Alex Avila | $4,150,000 | | Miguel Cabrera | $22,000,000 | | Nick Castellanos | $500,000 | | Joba Chamberlain | $2,500,000 | | Phil Coke | $1,900,000 | | Rajai Davis | $5,000,000 | | Alex Gonzalez | $1,100,000 | | Bryan Holaday | $502,000 | | Torii Hunter | $14,000,000 | | Don Kelly | $1,000,000 | | Ian Kinsler | $16,000,000 | | Ian Krol | $504,000 | | Victor Martinez | $12,000,000 | | Joe Nathan | $9,000,000 | | Rick Porcello | $8,500,000 | | Luke Putkonen | $510,000 | | Evan Reed | $503,000 | | Andrew Romine | $504,000 | | Anibal Sanchez | $15,800,000 | | Max Scherzer | $15,525,000 | | Drew Smyly | $520,000 | | Justin Verlander | $20,000,000 | | Career | $152,855,500 |
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