The winless Tigers are in trouble, but I don't think it's for the reasons most people think. They're not scoring. They're not preventing scoring. They're beaten up. It's a bad start, and I'm glad I picked the Indians to win the AL Central a month ago. The Tigers will still be there, though. So will the White Sox.
The Tigers haven't hit, this much is obvious. Brandon Inge, who is playing because Curtis Granderson is not, has half the team's home runs. Clete Thomas, who is playing because Miguel Cabrera couldn't play the field, has the team's lone stolen base. From a fantasy baseball aspect, one would assume the Detroit Tigers, with fewer wins than the truly woeful San Francisco Giants, are a perfect buy-low opportunity.
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Eric Karabell
