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Few teams have drowned gamblers in red ink more consistently than the godawful Detroit Tigers. The Motor City Kitties have been one of the worst values on the board in any sport. Last year was an utter debacle both on diamond and at the betting window. Detroit finished 47-114 and lost -4125 units. It was the seventh time in eight years that the Tigers finished in the red. And this year doesn’t figure to be much better, at least on the field. Oddsmakers will have to inflate the Tigers prices to attract betting action their way, so it’s likely that the money losses will not be as severe for 2020.
With one of the most horrible records in the history of baseball last year it comes as little surprise that the Tigers had among the worst metrics in the game. Detroit ranked 30th for run production, 26th for batting average, 29th for OPS, 29th for home runs, 21st for stolen bases, 28th for staff earned run average, 24th for bullpen, 28th for WHIP, 22nd for strikeouts, 27th for quality starts and 26th for fielding.
The unfortunate Ron Gardenhire has been at the helm for the past two years. Gardenhire is best known for his managerial success with the Minnesota Twins from 2002-2014 in which he led the Twins to the playoffs six times. With the massive rebuild taking place in Detroit, he gives the franchise immediate credibility for what promises to by a very heavy lift.
General manager Al Avila has been in the Tigers organization since 2002 and was promoted to general manager and executive vice president after Dave Dombrowski was fired in 2015. Avila is the first Cuban born general manager in MLB history.
Detroit Tigers at a Glance
Manager: Ron Gardenhire
Home Stadium: Comerica Park
World Series Championships: 4 ( Last, 1984 )
League Pennants: 11 ( Last, 2012 )
Division Titles: 7 ( Last, 2014 )
Current Odds to Win World Series: +120000
Current Odds to Win American League Pennant: +50000
2020 Season Preview
Detroit enters the 2020 season with one of the youngest and least expensive rosters in the game. The Tigers rank 21st for team payroll to start the year.
Veteran designated hitter Miguel Cabrera heads that payroll as the elder statesman and marquee player of the franchise. Cabrera’s production has rapidly declined over the past three years but he remains the projected third place hitter. That, perhaps more than anything else, explains the depths of Detroit’s challenges. Last year Cabrera hit .282 with an OPS of just .744 and a slugging percentage of only .398. Cabrera finished with only 12 home runs and 59 runs batted in with 21 doubles and 41 runs scored. His last big year was in 2016 when he hit 38 home runs with 108 runs batted in. In his prime Cabrera was a two-time American League Most Valuable Player and a 11-time All Star.
First baseman CJ Cron is expected to be cleanup hitter. Last year Cron hit .253 with 24 doubles, 25 home runs, 78 runs batted in, 51 runs scored, and OPS of .780 with a .469 slugging percentage.
Left hand starter Matthew Boyd is expected to be the Tigers number one starter. He has been a regular in the Tigers rotation the past three seasons. For 2018 Boyd posted a record of 9-12 with a 4.56 earned run average, 1.23 WHIP, 238 strikeouts, 39 home runs permitted, and 185.1 innings pitched.
Right hand closer Joe Jimenez saved nine games last year to go with a record of 4-7 and a 4,37 earned run average. Jimenez struck out 82 batters in 59.2 innings of work with a 1.32 WHIP. He was a 2018 American League All Star.
2020 Detroit Tigers Schedule
March 26-29: at Cleveland Indians
March 30-April 1: Kansas City Royals
April 2-5: Cleveland Indians
April 6-8: at Kansas City Royals
April 10-12: Los Angeles Angels
April 14-16: at Cleveland Indians
April 17-19: at Minnesota Twins
April 20-23: New York Yankees
April 24-26: San Diego Padres
April 28-30: at New York Yankees
May 1-3: at Kansas City Royals
May 4-6: Colorado Rockies
May 8-10: Cleveland Indians
May 11-14: Minnesota Twins
May 15-17: at Seattle Mariners
May 19-20: at San Francisco 49ers
May 22-25: Tampa Bay Rays
May 26-28: Seattle Mariners
May 29-31: at Arizona Diamondbacks
June 2-4: at Oakland Athletics
June 5-7: at Chicago White Sox
June 9-11: Oakland Athletics
June 12-14: Toronto Blue Jays
June 16-18: Chicago White Sox
June 19-21: at Los Angeles Dodgers
June 22-25: at Chicago White Sox
June 26-28: at Baltimore Orioles
June 30-July 2: Minnesota Twins
July 3-5: Kansas City Royals
July 6-9: at Los Angeles Angels
July 10-12: at Houston Astros
July 17-19: Chicago White Sox
July 21-23: Cleveland Indians
July 24-26: at Tampa Bay Rays
July 27-29: at Chicago White Sox
July 30-August 2: Kansas City Royals
August 4-5: San Francisco Giants
August 6-9: at Texas Rangers
August 11-13: Baltimore Orioles
August 14-16: Texas Rangers
August 18-19: at Pittsburgh Pirates
August 21-23: at Minnesota Twins
August 24-27: Houston Astros
August 28-30: Boston Red Sox
September 1-3: at Toronto Blue Jays
September 4-7: at Boston Red Sox
September 8-9: Pittsburgh Pirates
September 11-13: Minnesota Twins
September 14-16: at Cleveland Indians
September 18-20: at Minnesota Twins
September 21-24: at Kansas City Royals
September 25-27: Chicago White Sox
Statistics By Year (2010)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
HOME |
AWAY |
MONEY |
O/U |
DIVISION FINISH |
| 2019 |
47-114 |
22-59 |
35-55 |
-4125 |
69-80-12 |
5th |
| 2018 |
64-98 |
38-42 |
26-55 |
-1,045 |
71-83-8 |
3rd |
| 2017 |
64-98 |
34-47 |
30-51 |
-3,128 |
87-68-7 |
5th |
| 2016 |
86-75 |
45-35 |
41-40 |
+1,087 |
80-73-8 |
2nd |
| 2015 |
74-87 |
38-43 |
36-44 |
-1,030 |
85-68-8 |
5th |
| 2014 |
90-72 |
45-36 |
45-36 |
-380 |
84-72-6 |
1st |
| 2013 |
93-69 |
51-30 |
42-39 |
-1,150 |
81-75-6 |
1st |
| 2012 |
88-74 |
50-31 |
38-43 |
-1,074 |
67-86-9 |
1st |
| 2011 |
95-67 |
50-31 |
45-36 |
+1,888 |
84-66-12 |
1st |
| 2010 |
81-81 |
52-29 |
29-52 |
-229 |
80-72-10 |
3rd |
Year-By-Year History (2010)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
STANDING |
POSTSEASON |
| 2019 |
47-114 |
5th |
- |
| 2018 |
64-98 |
3rd |
- |
| 2017 |
64-98 |
5th |
- |
| 2016 |
86-75 |
2nd |
- |
| 2015 |
74-87 |
5th |
- |
| 2014 |
90-72 |
1st |
Lost ALDS |
| 2013 |
93-69 |
1st |
Lost ALCS |
| 2012 |
88-74 |
1st |
Lost World Series |
| 2011 |
95-67 |
1st |
Lost ALCS |
| 2010 |
81-81 |
3rd |
- |
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