The Detroit Tigers will soon have a "way." I was unaware that the Tigers did not already have a "way," or that it was of any real importance, but I am now wiser on both counts. In a recent Detroit News column, general manager Al Avila was quoted as saying, "This is basic, sound baseball stuff that we feel is necessary [in order] for the organization to have some continuity and consistency in the system ... 'The Tigers Way.'"
You've heard of The Cardinals Way? The Dodger Way? The Yankee Way? The Tigers, who by Avila's own admission are now playing catch-up in the analytics game, are also apparently playing catch-up when it comes to developing a "way," a unified approach to the game at all levels of the farm system.