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| Yr | P | W | L | Yr | P | W | L | Yr | P | W | L | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 5 | 23 | 35 | 2023 | 2 | 78 | 84 | Decade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 3 | 77 | 85 | Click | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 66 | 96 | on Logo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titles: | Top Tigers Players of the Twenty Twenties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitchers: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BallPark: | Tarik Skubal (14.12) - 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comerica Park | Gregory Soto (1.52) - 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eduardo Rodriguez (3.67) - 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Name: | Alex Lange (1.76) - 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tigers | Michael Fulmer (1.45) - 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Jimenez (-0.78) - 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner: | Casey Mize (2.75) - 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Ilitch | Matt Manning (1.63) - 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Alexander (2.22) - 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Managers: | Spencer Turnbull (2.42) - 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Avila (2020-2022) | Jose Cisnero (1.53) - 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Harris (2022-2023) | Bryan Garcia (0.01) - 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wily Peralta (2.72) - 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managers: | Matthew Boyd (0.66) - 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ron Gardenhire (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lloyd McClendon (2020) | Catchers: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AJ Hinch (2021-2023) | Eric Haase (3.97) - 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jake Rogers (1.88) - 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Hitters: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 - Spencer Turnbull (Seattle) | First Basemen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 - Matt Manning, Alex Lange, Jason Foley | Miguel Cabrera (-1.86) - 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spencer Torkelson (-0.36) - 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | Second Basemen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Schoop (2.93) - 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rookie of the Year: | Andy Ibanez (1.9) - 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | Harold Castro (0.12) - 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP: | ShortStop: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | Javier Baez (3.27) - 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niko Goodrum (0.07) - 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cy Young: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | Third Base: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeimer Candelario (6.37) - 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willi Castro (0.87) - 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Outfield: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 - Detroit continues where they left off the previous decade - they are | Akil Baddoo (3.12) - 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a bad team, going 23-35. This extends their run of very bad teams to four | Riley Greene (3.34) - 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| seasons. Not only that, there's not much hope of improvement any time | Kerry Carpenter (2.58) - 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| soon moving forward. Tiger fans had gotten spoiled as they had an | Robbie Grossman (3.0) - 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| eleven year run ending in 2016 where they were in the mix for the | Victor Reyes (0.85) - 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division title. | Parker Meadows (0.2) - 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Meadows (0) - 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ Chris Ilitch is the owner of the team, having taken over from his father | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike in '17. Mike had purchased the team in '92. Let's hope that Chris picks | Notable Events: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| up his game and doesn't follow in his father's footsteps. It took Mike fourteen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| years to turn the Bengals from league doormat to a winner in '06. One | 2024 - Detroit's pitching was 8 runs better than league average in '23, a positive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| would hope that Chris gets it together a lot sooner than that. | sign. However, the offense was poor generating 87 runs less than league average. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Tiger run differential indicated a 73-89 mark, so the Bengals aren't quite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ Al Avila had been GM since '15. He did not have a glowing record. | as advanced as one might hope. Usually, outperforming your run differential | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Avila was fired in '22 and replaced by youthful Scott Harris, 37, who had | means that you've got a lights out bullpen that's winning you the close ones. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| had started out in the Cubs organization under Theo Epstein and then | Not the case with Detroit as they were winning the close ones but not because | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| became GM of the Giants in '19. The hiring of Harris is a good sign for Tiger | of a shutdown pen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| fans and shows that Chris Ilitch is starting to get his head in the game. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offense: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ Ron Gardenhire is a highly regarded manager who had presided over | The Tiger offense will still be anemic in '24, just not as weak as '23. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a train wreck for the three years coming into the decade. | 3B Gio Urshela via free agency and OF Mark Canha via trade are upgrades. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardenhire was mercifully fired and replaced by AJ Hinch. | A pair of highly touted youngsters may be ready to emerge some time during | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hinch is the excellent ex Houston Astros manager who presided over | the year to provide a boost to the offense: OF Max Clark, the 3rd overall pick in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| the Astro mini-dyanasty. Hinch had been suspended for the '20 season | 23 draft and IF Colt Keith. The hope is that youngsters Spencer Torkelson, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| due to his participation in the Astros sign-stealing scandal and the | Riley Greene, Parker Meadows and Kerry Carpenter take a step forward. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tigers grabbed him for the '21 season. This was an excellent move | □ C Jake Rogers, 29, '17 Trade from Houston, 21-49-.221 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| by Illitch / Avila and showed that Detroit was getting serious about | □ C Dillon Dingler, 25, '20 2nd round pick, (16-58-.256 A/AA/AAA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| turning things around. | Catcher of the future, still a couple of years away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ 1B Spencer Torkelson, 24, #1 overall pick in '20 draft, 31-94-.233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 - FA 2B Jonathan Schoop,28, is signed from the Twins. He's a good | □ 2B Colt Keith, 22, '20 draft 5th round, top prospect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hitter, but that fades as time goes on in Detroit | □ 2B Andy Ibanez, 31, '23 Obtained from Texas, 11-41-.264 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ SS Javier Baez, 31, '22 FA from Cubs, 9-59-.222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 - The Bengals appear to be moving in the right direction as they win | □ 3B Gio Urshela, 32 '24 FA from Anaheim, 2-24-.299 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 games. | □ OF Kerry Carpenter, 26, '19 19th round pick, 20-64-.278 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ OF Riley Greene, 23, #5 overall pick in '19 draft, 11-37-.288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 - FA SS Javier Baez, 29, is signed from the Cubs. He's a good hitter | □ OF Mark Canha, 35, '24 Trade from Milwaukee, 5-33-.287 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| in Chicago, but completely loses his plate discipline in Detroit. | □ OF Matt Vierling, 27, '23 trade from Phillies, 10-44-.261 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ OF Max Clark, 19, '23 3rd overall pick, top prospect | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 - Detroit stumbles a bit and drops eleven games in the standings to an | □ OF Parker Meadows, 24, '18 2nd round pick, 3-13.232 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ugly 66-96 mark. Lots of injuries to young pitchers sabotages the season. | □ IF Zach McKinstry, 29, '23 Trade from Cubs, 9-35-.231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 - Detroit loses 3B Jeimer Candelario to Washington in free agency | Pitchers : | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| for not a lot of money. Not a good fielder, Jeimer, 29, was one of the better | The loss of FA lefthander Eduardo Rodriguez to Arizona is a big blow to the staff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bats in the Tigers lineup. The Bengals trade for Phillies 3B Nick Maton, 26. | The additions of Kenta Maeda, Jack Flaherty and Shelby Miller don't come close | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A lateral move, at best. Detroit also gets OF Matt Vierling, 26, in the deal. | to making up for the loss. The Tigers had been amassing a bunch of promising | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt's not a long term answer at the position. They give up lefty closer | young arms, but injuries have sabotaged them. Casey Mize a former #1 pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gregory Soto, 27, for these guys, which seems like a lot. | had TJ surgery, Tarik Skubal has been battling injuries as has Matt Manning. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What was hoped to be a studly rotation hasn't materialized. Jackson Jobe, a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 - Detroit is building, but not nearly there yet. | twenty one year old righty and third overall pick in the '21 draft is the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| They gained twelve games in the standings in '23 to 78-84 and are on their way. | latest big time mound prospect who may make it to the big club in '24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| They've got some serious pitching talent, but most of it is battling with injuries. | The bullpen is not special and you wouldn't expect the Tigers to be winning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The offense needs a massive infusion of talent. | all of the close ones again in '24. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ LHP Tarik Skubal, 27, '18 9th round pick. 7-3 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 - Future HOF third baseman Miguel Cabrera retires after the season. | □ RHP Reese Olson, 24, '21 Trade from Milwaukee, 5-7 3.99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ RHP Kenta Maeda, 36, '24 FA from Twins, 6-8 4.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 - OF Austin Meadows released after the season | □ RHP Jack Flaherty, 28, '24 FA from Baltimore,1-3 6.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ RHP Casey Mize, 27, #1 overall pick in '18 draft, TJ surgery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ RHP Matt Manning, 26, 1st round pick in '16, 5-4 3.58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ Closer Jason Foley, 28, '16 FA out of High School, 3-3 2.61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ Closer Alex Lange, 27, '20 trade from Cubs, 7-5 3.68 26 saves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ RHP Shelby Miller, 33, '24 FA from LA, 3-1 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ LHP Tyler Holton, 27, '23 Obtained from Arizona, 3-2 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ RHP Andrew Chafin, 25, '24 FA from Twins, 3-4 4.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||