Special to Detroit Free Press
Matthew Boyd, Spencer Turnbull, Jose Urena and Julio Teheran were supposed to be the stabilizers on the Detroit Tigers’ starting staff. Prized rookies Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal were expected to be complementary pieces and gain valuable lessons along the way.
Instead, Mize and Skubal have become the foundation of a staff beset by injuries. Boyd, Turnbull and Teheran are on the injured list. Urena has been ineffective since a short stint on the injured list.