Detroit Tigers: Let’s Talk About the Bullpen

Potential Solutions

At this point, there aren’t many obvious bullpen solutions for the Detroit Tigers.

The team has plenty of talented relievers. However, the bullpen has yet to put it all together.

Moving forward, one strategy would be to mix and match with different combinations until something works.

Detroit should be trying out as many relievers as possible, as the team’s current crop of bullpen arms simply haven’t gotten it done.

In addition to calling pitchers up, the Tigers should be taking fliers on players hitting the open market.

Major League-caliber pitchers are designated for assignment with frequency throughout the course of the season.

If Detroit takes enough fliers on pitchers some are eventually going to stick with the organization.

As of now, the Tigers currently have a full 40-man roster. However, the team could easily free up space by designating Sanchez or Cuevas for assignment.

This is purely speculative, but considering Cuevas struggled in his only outing with the Tigers and has a 5.73 ERA with Toledo, he could conceivably make it through waivers and stay in the organization.

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Elsewhere, if Sanchez continues to allow runs, it wouldn’t be a shock to see Detroit move on from him. The pitcher has struggled mightily since the end of the 2014 season.