Detroit Tigers - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)  
   
 
Detroit
Home
Click
on Logo		                                                    
        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   2024 2 86 76                         Click  
        2022 4 66 96                                   on Logo  
                                                     
                                                       
   
  Titles:  Top Tigers Players of the Twenty Twenties  
  2024 - Won WC over Houston; Lost ALDS to Cleveland  
    Pitchers:  
  BallPark: Tarik Skubal (14.12) -   34  
  Comerica Park   Gregory Soto (1.52) -   16  
    Eduardo Rodriguez (3.67) -  14  
  Team Name:  Alex Lange (1.76) -  11  
  Tigers Jason Foley (3.34) -  11  
    Casey Mize (2.75)  -   8  
  Owner:  Tyler Holton (6.1) -  7  
  Chris Ilitch  Michael Fulmer (1.45) -   7  
    Reese Olson (2.7) -  6  
  General Managers: Joe Jimenez (-0.78) -   6  
  Al Avila (2020-2022) Matt Manning (1.63) -  5  
  Scott Harris (2022-2023) Tyler Alexander (2.22) -   5  
    Spencer Turnbull (2.42) -   5  
  Managers: Jack Flaherty (2.4) -   5  
  Ron Gardenhire (2020)    
  Lloyd McClendon (2020) Catchers:  
  AJ Hinch (2021-2023) Eric Haase (3.97) -  14  
    Jake Rogers (2.88) - 13  
  No Hitters:     
  2021 - Spencer Turnbull (Seattle) First Basemen:  
  2023 - Matt Manning, Alex Lange, Jason Foley Spencer Torkelson (-0.06) -  10  
    Miguel Cabrera (-1.86) -   7  
  Hall of Famers:    
  None Second Basemen:  
    Jonathan Schoop (2.93) -   15  
  Rookie of the Year: Colt Keith (1.1) -  7  
  None Andy Ibanez (1.9) - 6  
    Harold Castro (0.12) -   5  
  MVP:    
  None ShortStop:  
    Javier Baez (3.27) -  11  
  Cy Young: Niko Goodrum (0.07)  -   5  
  None    
    Third Base:  
    Jeimer Candelario (6.37) -   17  
  Notable Events: Willi Castro (0.87) -   5  
       
  2020 - Detroit continues where they left off the previous decade - they are Outfield:  
  a bad team, going 23-35. This extends their run of very bad teams to four Riley Greene (8.74) -  23  
  seasons. Not only that, there's not much hope of improvement any time Kerry Carpenter (4.78) - 17  
  soon moving forward. Tiger fans had gotten spoiled as they had an Akil Baddoo (3.12) -  14  
  eleven year run ending in 2016 where they were in the mix for the  Matt Vierling (4.4) -  14  
  Division title. Robbie Grossman (3.0) -  10  
    Victor Reyes (0.85) -   6  
  □   Chris Ilitch is the owner of the team, having taken over from his father Parker Meadows (3.1)  -  7  
  Mike in '17. Mike had purchased the team in '92. Let's hope that Chris picks Austin Meadows (0) -  0  
  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  Notable Events:  
  would hope that Chris gets it together a lot sooner than that.   
    2024 - Detroit's pitching was 8 runs better than league average in '23, a positive  
  □   Al Avila had been GM since '15. He did not have a glowing record.  sign. However, the offense was poor generating 87 runs less than league average.  
  Avila was fired in '22 and replaced by youthful Scott Harris, 37, who had The Tiger run differential indicated a 73-89 mark, so the Bengals aren't quite  
  had started out in the Cubs organization under Theo Epstein and then  as advanced as one might hope. Usually, outperforming your run differential  
  became GM of the Giants in '19. The hiring of Harris is a good sign for Tiger means that you've got a lights out bullpen that's winning you the close ones.  
  fans and shows that Chris Ilitch is starting to get his head in the game. Not the case with Detroit as they were winning the close ones but not because  
    of a shutdown pen.  
  □  Ron Gardenhire is a highly regarded manager who had presided over     
  a train wreck for the three years coming into the decade.  Offense:  
  Gardenhire was mercifully fired and replaced by AJ Hinch. The Tiger offense will still be anemic in '24, just not as weak as '23.  
  Hinch is the excellent ex Houston Astros manager who presided over 3B Gio Urshela via free agency and OF Mark Canha via trade are upgrades.  
  the Astro mini-dyanasty. Hinch had been suspended for the '20 season A pair of highly touted youngsters may be ready to emerge some time during  
  due to his participation in the Astros sign-stealing scandal and the the year to provide a boost to the offense: OF Max Clark, the 3rd overall pick in   
  Tigers grabbed him for the '21 season. This was an excellent move  23 draft and IF Colt Keith. The hope is that youngsters Spencer Torkelson,  
  by Illitch / Avila and showed that Detroit was getting serious about Riley Greene, Parker Meadows and Kerry Carpenter take a step forward.  
  turning things around. □ C Jake Rogers, 29, '17 Trade from Houston, 21-49-.221  
    □ C Dillon Dingler, 25, '20 2nd round pick, (16-58-.256 A/AA/AAA)  
  2020 - FA 2B Jonathan Schoop,28, is signed from the Twins. He's a good Catcher of the future, still a couple of years away   
  hitter, but that fades as time goes on in Detroit □ 1B Spencer Torkelson, 24, #1 overall pick in '20 draft, 31-94-.233  
    □ 2B Colt Keith, 22, '20 draft 5th round, top prospect  
  2021 - The Bengals appear to be moving in the right direction as they win □  2B Andy Ibanez, 31, '23 Obtained from Texas, 11-41-.264  
  77 games. □  SS Javier Baez, 31, '22 FA from Cubs, 9-59-.222  
    □ 3B Gio Urshela, 32 '24 FA from Anaheim, 2-24-.299  
  2022 - FA SS Javier Baez, 29, is signed from the Cubs. He's a good hitter □ OF Kerry Carpenter, 26,  '19 19th round pick, 20-64-.278  
  in Chicago, but completely loses his plate discipline in Detroit. □ OF Riley Greene, 23, #5 overall pick in '19 draft, 11-37-.288  
    □ OF Mark Canha, 35, '24 Trade from Milwaukee, 5-33-.287  
  2022 - Detroit stumbles a bit and drops eleven games in the standings to an □ OF Matt Vierling, 27, '23 trade from Phillies, 10-44-.261  
  ugly 66-96 mark. Lots of injuries to young pitchers sabotages the season. □ OF Max Clark, 19,  '23 3rd overall pick, top prospect  
    □ OF Parker Meadows, 24,  '18 2nd round pick, 3-13.232  
  2023 - Detroit loses 3B Jeimer Candelario to Washington in free agency □ IF Zach McKinstry, 29,  '23 Trade from Cubs, 9-35-.231  
  for not a lot of money. Not a good fielder, Jeimer, 29, was one of the better    
  bats in the Tigers lineup. The Bengals trade for Phillies 3B Nick Maton, 26. Pitchers :  
  A lateral move, at best. Detroit also gets OF Matt Vierling, 26, in the deal. The loss of FA lefthander Eduardo Rodriguez to Arizona is a big blow to the staff  
  Matt's not a long term answer at the position. They give up lefty closer  The additions of Kenta Maeda, Jack Flaherty and Shelby Miller don't come close  
  Gregory Soto, 27, for these guys, which seems like a lot. to making up for the loss. The Tigers had been amassing a bunch of promising  
    young arms, but injuries have sabotaged them. Casey Mize a former #1 pick  
  2023 - Detroit is building, but not nearly there yet. had TJ surgery, Tarik Skubal has been battling injuries as has Matt Manning.  
  They gained twelve games in the standings in '23 to 78-84 and are on their way. What was hoped to be a studly rotation hasn't materialized. Jackson Jobe, a  
  They've got some serious pitching talent, but most of it is battling with injuries. twenty one year old righty and third overall pick in the '21 draft is the   
  The offense needs a massive infusion of talent.  latest big time mound prospect who may make it to the big club in '24  
    The bullpen is not special and you wouldn't expect the Tigers to be winning   
  2023 - Future HOF third baseman Miguel Cabrera retires after the season. all of the close ones again in '24.  
    □ LHP Tarik Skubal, 27, '18 9th round pick. 7-3 2.80  
  2023 - OF Austin Meadows released 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  
    □ 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  
    □ LHP Tyler Holton, 27, '23 Obtained from Arizona, 3-2  2.11  
    □ RHP Andrew Chafin, 25, '24 FA from Twins, 3-4 4.73