Regardless, does the wild-card race change anything about how the Tigers plan to approach the offseason?
To get to this point, the Tigers utilized their pitching depth to win games in August despite having just two traditional starts, thanks to the strategy created by president of baseball operations Scott Harris.
Manager A.J. Hinch explains the role of the bulk reliever, as well as how it helps the Tigers win games.
As for one of the starters, Tarik Skubal is running away with the AL Cy Young Award, but how dominant has he been compared to pitchers of the past? (Hint: It’s one of the best seasons in nearly 60 years.)
It’s an exciting time for the Detroit Tigers right now as they close out this year fully embracing a youth movement.
Giving their young stars an opportunity to play every day at the Major League level has resulted in this team performing the best they have all season, turning into one of the hottest clubs in the league coming down the stretch.
When it comes to the short-term, there isn’t much to be gained from this because they are longshots to get into the playoffs, but when building towards the future and attempting to put their rebuild behind them, this is an even greater result than they might have expected.
