Detroit Tigers: 3 goals for the second half of the 2022 season

3. Get healthy and stay healthy

We’ve gone over this time and time again this season. This team has some of the worst injury luck known to man. It’s crazy some of the stuff that’s happened this season. Guys like Beau Brieske and Alex Faedo, that should probably be in the minors, have had to come up and develop in the big leagues.

The pitching staff in particular needs to stay healthy. This team can’t afford to go through any more arms. At this point, Wilmer Flores or Reese Olson will have to make their debut at some point this year.

Jose Cisnero will finally make his season debut after the All-Star break. That’s a start. Hopefully Matt Manning and Austin Meadows aren’t too far behind. Unfortunately, the likelihood of seeing Kyle Funkhouser pitch this season just got a bit slimmer, as his throwing program was recently shut down and he will be seeing a specialist.

The Tigers have stated that they’d like to have both Spencer Turnbull and Jake Rogers play this season as both have been recovering from Tommy John surgery. Rogers seems to be a bit closer than Turnbull at the moment, but I wouldn’t hold your breath on either on them.

The last thing this team needs is more injuries. Getting healthy and staying healthy should be a top priority for the Detroit Tigers the rest of the way.