Detroit Tigers fans once again saw the bullpen struggle in 2017.
Not only did Detroit relief pitchers hemorrhaged runs (30th in ERA, FIP, xFIP and SIERA) and allowed base runners in drones (1.56 collective WHIP was also last in the league, while their 10.1 walk percentage checked in at 23rd), but the team’s relievers struggled to miss bats.
Only the Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles’ respective bullpens had a lower cumulative strikeouts per nine innings rate than Detroit’s 7.92 stat.
Elsewhere, the Tigers finished dead-last in swinging strike percentage with a 9.