Coming off an abysmal first 40 games of the 2021 baseball season where the Detroit Tigers were were on pace to lose 105 games after the first quarter, with the worst run differential in the major leagues. ranking dead last in more categories than not, the club needed to make some changes to improve. That, they did, and it showed, with a 22-19 record for the next 41 games through the end of June. What changed?
We’ll break down every category and each position to find the Tigers’ secret of success- if you can call it that- and we’ll look at where the weak points are that still need to be improved.