SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 27: Mike Leake #8 of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitches against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on August 27, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
The Detroit Tigers need bats. You know it, I know it, the waiter sneaking a peek of the ball club from the top of The Detroit Athletic Club knows it.
As my mind wanders further down the path to what the 2021 season for the Detroit Tigers is going to look like and I am jotting down season projections, a number keeps coming back to the forefront of my mind: 850.