Now that we’ve had a chance to see the Tigers in spring training (20 wins/9 losses and 2nd place finish), as well as watch the first game of the regular season, what are your first impressions?
Is this a team that appears to have more talent than last year’s? And if so, how much more?
Is the team playing better baseball?
Have the young players visibly matured?
The many groups that offer their season predictions have opined about how well the Tigers will do this year.
PECOTA actually believes the Tigers will lose 3 more games than they did last year when they finished 78-84 and in second place. They forecast 75-87 for this year.
Others predict a similar record to that of 2023 while some say 81-81. A few are forecasting an above .500 and around 83-79.
Keep in mind that the team has almost an entirely new starting rotation. Only Tarik Skubal and Reese Olson (half a season) remain from last year. Overall, the Tigers have added 9 new players to the roster and they enter 2024 with the young players coming in and having a little more experience under their belts.
So what do you believe at this point in time will be Detroit’s final record? How many wins will they get?
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I think they will win 86. The first and biggest is this core has been together and are maturing together because even though culture and team play were visible in 23, they hoped to win. In 24 that hope appears to have grown to conviction which has two major causes the first being how AJ uses his team playing everyone and secondly the effect of Georgia Gilbin and Robert Lund.
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If the pitching staff stays healthy I see no reason this team won’t crack .500 and end up with around 84 wins. Maybe not the playoffs but enough to keep it interesting. If the young bats come through it would definitely be a plus.
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Health and hitting. This pitching staff should be quite good, so if the lineup does their part they should be a .500 club. I will call exceeding expectations for 88 wins.
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What the so called experts are undervaluing is the dynamic change in managerial focus and strategy for team performance. Managerial staff itself is posed for a career year and will result in many more wins as players are able to reach potential.
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Pitching and playing in the AL Central should carry them beyond .500.
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The team that started last year was quite different (and better)from the one that finished. This team will weed out some of the under performers and bring up fresh faces or possibly make some trades. Hard to predict a total but above .500 (83-85) is my expectation.
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Wow, I truly hope that everyone who has posted here is accurate in their assessment as the Tigers so often break hearts, disappoint, and usually colossally underachieve. Yet at this moment more than 85% of voters believe that a team without one player on the MLB Top 100 list will win at least 50% of their games? I’m historically a lousy prognosticator and I will now pray for that trend to continue as I simply cannot agree.
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Even if they disappoint nothing can match the “dream team” train wreck of 2008. What everyone thought was a certain playoff/WS contender finished 74-88 and in last place. It was just a plain ugly season from start to finish..
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I going with 84 wins in honor of the 40th anniversary of the 84 Tigers (can’t believe it’s been that long). The key (besides health) will be if they can duplicate their success vs the AL Slumtral, they were 35 & 17 last year with a winning record vs each team.
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The Tigers are certainly better and so are the other teams in the Central. I believe the Tigers will get off to a better start. Because of the balanced schedule, I believe they will end with an 80-82 record.
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The Tigers record will depend on how the offense comes together and if the SP avoids key injury or failures. However the offense is filled with many unknown variables and it’s how these shake out that will determine the Tigers record this year. Assuming the offense is somewhat better but doesn’t catch lightening in a bottle this year, I will go with a record of 82 – 80.
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Today’s game was a perfect example of why I’m enthused about this team going forward. I turned it off with the Tigers losing 6-4, because for years they’ve had no offense and no bullpen, so imagine my surprise to find they won! Instilling a winning attitude this spring — along with key veteran acquistions — could make for an extremely interesting summer in Detroit.
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