Detroit Tigers: Rookies Progress Report

By Chris Brown

Kyle Funkhouser
(ranks out of 116 rookies)
GIPBB%K%BABIPEVERAFIPWARStat11
14.1
12.1
15.2
.362
90.5
6.28
4.32
0.0
Rank46th
66th
78th
101st
108th
101st
103rd
60th
71st
Grade: D
Analysis: Funkhouser has been worse than Schreiber in nearly every way, but he avoids a failing grade because bad batted-ball luck has inflated his ERA. On the plus side, Funkhouser’s stuff looks very good at times. He’s hit the upper-90s with a lively fastball , and he can occasionally unleash a plus slider. There’s late-inning potential here, but Funkhouser still needs to take big steps in terms of developing better control and consistency.