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Detroit Tigers: Staff preseason predictions

By Andy Patton

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 23: Victor Martinez #41 of the Detroit Tigers hits an RBI single against the Minnesota Twins during the ninth inning of the game on July 23, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Tigers 9-6. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 23: Victor Martinez #41 of the Detroit Tigers hits an RBI single against the Minnesota Twins during the ninth inning of the game on July 23, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Tigers 9-6. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – AUGUST 14: Miguel Cabrera #24 of the Detroit Tigers reacts to the homerun by Ian Kinsler in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington on August 14, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – AUGUST 14: Miguel Cabrera #24 of the Detroit Tigers reacts to the homerun by Ian Kinsler in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington on August 14, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

The staff at Motor City Bengals makes their preseason predictions regarding the Detroit Tigers in 2018.

The Detroit Tigers are no longer perennial contenders for the AL pennant. After shipping away most of their premier talent at the trade deadline, the Tigers have geared up for a potentially lengthy rebuild.

With rebuilds comes a lot of uncertainty. The 2018 team has a lot of older, veteran talent still remaining. However, the majority of their future is still in the minor leagues, and the rest of the roster is filled with cheap veterans whose job it is to bridge the gap until the team can be competitive again.

That could make for an ugly couple of seasons in the Motor City. However, that does not mean there won’t be some fun to be had this season.

Here at Motor City Bengals, our staff set out to make predictions for the upcoming season. Each of us made a handful of predictions, and we will see how we did at the end of the year.

With such a young, volatile team, virtually anything can happen. Regardless, it should be a fun, albeit trying, season.

We will start with staff co-expert Andy Patton:

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