How good has the Detroit Tigers bullpen been in 2016? The answer depends on how you measure the performance of a team’s relief pitchers. On one hand, the Tigers bullpen has some brutal overall numbers which rank among the worst in the American League. However, they don’t lose a lot of games, and tend to hold the lead better than most teams.
The Tigers’ relief corps was statistically one of the worst in the American League in 2015, particularly after they traded their closer, Joakim Soria, at the end of July. In just about every category, Detroit’s bullpen ranked at or near the bottom of the pack.