Baseball is a sport filled with progressions and regressions. Some trends are easier to spot than others, but with the sheer volume of advanced statistics and pitch tracking tools available, there are numerous ways to examine a player’s trajectory and predict where it will take him next.
Was the previous season a fluke? Or was it a sign of what’s to come, for better or worse?
By combining a mixture of statistical factors (and some gut feelings, too), I’ve compiled a short list of potential breakout and breakdown players for the upcoming Tigers season. With each player, I’ve included FanGraphs’ Depth Chart projections, which are a combination of ZiPS and Steamer projections.