The Detroit Tigers have too many pitchers right now. More precisely, they have too many mediocre pitchers without options. At the same time, teams in need of starting pitching are faced with the worst crop of available free agents in recent memory. This may explain the run on relief pitchers, as teams try to work around the traditional conception of a pitching staff to shore up their run prevention. But it also leaves the Tigers in an interesting position to fulfill one of their few imperatives this offseason.
As things stand, Mark Lowe, Anibal Sanchez, and Mike Pelfrey will all be pitching for the Tigers when the 2017 season begins.