The Detroit Tigers are certainly not as bad as the lowly Royals in the standings, but their quest to rebuild their organization back to contention appears to be stuck in neutral just like the Royals. The Tigers appear to be on their way to a seventh consecutive losing season, with setbacks to many of the young players they were counting on to bring them back.
Injuries have been a big culprit so far. The Tigers have seven pitchers on the Injured List, including former first-round pick Casey Mize and other starters like Spencer Turnbull, Tarik Skubal, Matt Manning, and Eduardo Rodriguez.