Attention was largely focused on the Detroit Tigers’ lack of impactful bats and struggles in the pitching staff this season. That just makes good sense. Until a team has the bats and arms to compete, their fielding seems less consequential. As a result, the defense didn’t get a lot of attention this year, other than the ongoing struggle to find a positional home for Nicholas Castellanos. Still, it was painfully obvious at times how many sub-par defenders the Tigers had on the field. It may surprise you to find that they actually graded out respectably as a group.
Ron Gardenhire and the Tigers did a fine job with positioning in 2018.
