Originally Posted by
emu steve
What I think will happen with the Tigers:
1). They started selling off marque players for various reasons and have descended into baseball hell [[September was just plain awful).
2). Next year, unless they go out hard in the FA market, won't win more than say 55 - 59 games.
3). In 2019, with some prospects getting ready and say some FAs, then could improve to say 70 wins.
4). By 2020, hope to finish at or above .500.
Fans love progress. Little like the weather. If it is 10 below and then 10 above, that feels much better. Then 20 above and then 40. and then 50 and folks feel comfortable [[even though 50 isn't exactly warm).
So long as the team can add 10 wins / season starting in 2019, fans will be happy with progress.
So Fulmer, Burrows, etc. just need to show progress becoming established MLB pitchers.