Before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, we’re checking in to see how each team has fared thus far this off-season, acknowledging that there’s still time for that evaluation to change. Teams will be presented in reverse order of finish from 2016. Next up: the Detroit Tigers.
2016 Results
86–75 (.531), second place in American League Central
Key Departures
SS Erick Aybar*, OF Cameron Maybin, C Jarrod Saltalamachia
Key Arrivals
C Alex Avila, 2B Omar Infante, OF Mikie Mahtook
(*free agent, still unsigned)
Off-season In Review
After coming up just short of a playoff spot (Detroit finished just 2 1/2 games out of the second wild card and was alive going into the season's final weekend), the Tigers entered the off-season with two possible directions to choose.