Detroit is continuing their run of mediocrity through the first 30 games of the season. They have not won back to back games since the Kansas City Royals series in the middle of April. That is almost a month long slump. There isnt a lot to like right now with the Tigers, but I guess the optimistic way of looking at these guys is it cant get much worse right?
Well it could, but I doubt that. The Tigers have had the best starting pitching in the month of May so far, and now have recorded 9 straight quality starts. The problem is they are averaging less than 4 runs per game so far.
Most of the things that could go wrong with the Boys of Summer has gone wrong in the young season, so maybe they will catch fire and not look back soon. The bullpen has struggled in almost every game, the hitting has been horrendous, and Raburn has fixed himself as the worst statistical 2nd basemen in the league (and it is not close).
Looking at this team though, you have to realize that they are made to hit. The lineup is just too good to not score runs over the course of the season. They will get better, and it might even happen soon. While Austin is having a career year, the rest of the lineup has been down. Miguel will not bat .270 for the season, Prince will finish with more than 10 homeruns, Avila will bat higher than .220, and even Boesch cant go through a whole season as bad as he has been.
Last week I looked through the May schedule and thought the Tigers could have close to a 20 win month. So far this looks impossible, but they have some very winable series coming up. I would be surprised if Detroit was not in first place by the end of May (and 5+ games over .500).
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