The Detroit Tigers find themselves just one half game behind the Toronto Blue Jays and two games behind the Minnesota Twins for the final playoff spots in the American league, with just 27 games to play in the 2020 baseball season. Oddsmakers don’t fancy their chances to make the playoffs, but let’s dig a little deeper and see what it will take for the Tigers to make the post season for the first time since 2014.
Granted, a playoff spot in 2020 for teams seeded 5th through 8th in each league means playing a three game series on the road in the first round, barring any last minute bubble solutions.