While the Detroit Tigers were somewhat feisty out of the gate in 2018, they ultimately were who we thought they were: a mediocre team destined for another low finish — and, subsequently, a high draft pick in 2019.
The actual story of the 2018 Tigers is a little more interesting with that, but we’ll delve into what made this team tick (or, more often, did not) later on. Instead, let’s talk about what we got wrong. We knew this team would be bad, but there were some surprises along the way, both good and bad.