Detroit Tigers: Rookies Progress Report
By Chris Brown
![DETROIT, MI - JULY 14: Casey Mize #74 of the Detroit Tigers looks on and smiles during the Detroit Tigers Summer Workouts at Comerica Park on July 14, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) DETROIT, MI - JULY 14: Casey Mize #74 of the Detroit Tigers looks on and smiles during the Detroit Tigers Summer Workouts at Comerica Park on July 14, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fmotorcitybengals-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2018-2F08-2F1227590772-850x560-b008f6d1cf26df3cf67599276f893b2a.jpg)
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.