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Tigers vs. Athletics Preview: Let’s talk about the MLB draft again

I don’t have anything to say about this game.

Chad Bell has been the very definition of replacement level for the Tigers this season, posting unremarkable strikeout and walk rates as a rotation fill-in down the stretch. He was mildly intriguing as a long relief option out of the bullpen, but his numbers have fallen off considerably after that early honeymoon period. A’s rookie starter Daniel Gossett is your run-of-the-mill back-end starter, and we’ll discuss him a bit more below.

So, let’s talk about the 2018 MLB draft (again). The Tigers have widened the gap between themselves and others vying for the No.