“Brace yourself: it’s year one of the rebuild.”
If you are a truly dedicated Detroit Tigers fan — those of you reading this article more than likely are — you have heard this phrase not once, not twice, but dozens upon dozens of times this year. However, this hasn’t quite felt as painful as it could have. Expectations were cut to a minuscule level when the Tigers dealt arguably their greatest player of all time, Justin Verlander, to the Astros. But this year, Detroit’s starting pitching has, for the most part, exceeded expectations. This bodes very well for the franchise moving forward.