If you’re still wondering how the Detroit Tigers made an incredible, improbable run to the playoffs in 2024, the answer can be summarized for the most part in one word: Pitching.
The Tigers’ pitching, both from the rotation and the bullpen, was among the major league leaders in just about every important metric that you can think of. As the purpose of this exercise is to break down the performance of the team in certain areas, there just aren’t a lot of weaknesses to be found in Detroit’s pitching staff.
Certainly it was still a tale of two half seasons.