With the passing of the trade deadline and less than 50 games remaining on the schedule, it has come time for rebuilding teams like the Detroit Tigers to start thinking about the season ahead. 2018 was never meant to bring playoff contention to the Motor City, and much like the previous year, the biggest prize will come the following June.
A sharp slump at the end of 2017 boosted the Tigers all the way to the top of the 2018 MLB Draft order, where they were able to snag consensus top prospect Casey Mize.