Originally Posted by
401don
Didn't post my thoughts yet because I just returned from watching the Tigers in Lakeland. By the way, half of all the vacationers in the Tampa/St. Pete area seem to be from Mich. I had a conversation with every 3rd person I ran into as everyone wears their Tigers and Wolverine stuff.
This team will score some runs as long as Miggy stays healthy. Martinez is being absolutely killed by the shift since he pulls everything when hitting left-handed and they can basically throw him out in medium depth right field. The starters will be below avg. but okay. We basically have one ace and 5 no. 4 & 5 guys. The bullpen will continue to suck and may cost us 10 games. Why they think Verhagen can pitch is totally beyond me. I'm going to look forward to seeing how Candelario progresses and Stewart, who can really rake, will be up soon. The team could win 70 games but anyone who is having a good season will be moved at the deadline resulting in a dismal second half again.