A player who is productive, makes things happen, and comes up big in the clutch deserves to make the big bucks.

But some players just get lucky to not have to do any of that and make a hefty salary, and the Detroit Tigers seem to have a lot of those type of players.

On the other hand, many players can produce and come up big for their teams, but still have yet to find their payday. The Detroit Tigers seem to have a lot of those type of players too.

After getting hyped up about contracts over the past few weeks, I did some research on the best and worst, the good and ugly, of the Detroit Tigers' payroll.

First off, after the additions of Jarrod Washburn and Aubrey Huff this season, the Tigers will cash out with around a $140 million payroll. That ranks them with the fifth-highest checkbook in the Major Leagues.

Here are the worst contracts of the Tigers 2009 payroll:

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