The Detroit Tigers have a chance to make 2025 a year to remember in the Motor City, but the decisions made between now and the MLB trade deadline (July 31 at 6 p.m. ET) may make it a season to forget. Detroit entered Friday with a 60-44 record and 1.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the best record in the American League. On the surface, those numbers and the eight-game lead in the AL Central seem fantastic. Nevertheless, the Tigers are just 7-12 in July and have lost six of their seven games since the All-Star break, as well as 10 of their last 11 overall. Those numbers would indicate that Detroit might look to shore up its inefficiencies with reinforcements at the deadline. With the Tigers ranked 27th in Wins Above Average (WAA) in relief pitching (minus-3.6) and 17th at third base (0.0), the path to improvement is clear. However, will Detroit take the bold steps needed to fill those gaps? According to Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free Press, the answer is no. On Friday, Petzold reported that the TiRead More
Tigers may regret their approach to MLB trade deadline
