Detroit Tigers fans have seen plenty of bullpen units struggle over the last few seasons. Much of this has been with the team’s failed acquisitions.
Joe Nathan, Joakim Soria, Mark Lowe, Joba Chamberlain and Tom Gorzelanny all struggled in the Motor City.
In other deals, Detroit traded away quality relief pitchers in Jose Alvarez and Corey Knebel in a pair of separate transactions.
Hindsight is 20-20, and those deals helped the Tigers net Andrew Romine and JaCoby Jones, but it still doesn’t take away from the fact that Detroit has struggled to find fits in the bullpen.