The Blue Jays will wrap up their quest through the Central Division this weekend with a three-game series against the Tigers in Detroit.

They aren’t quite Royals-level bad, but the Tigers are bad, as they own a 23-33 record and a run differential that indicates they could be doing even worse.
Supposedly a young team on the rise, the Tigers were active in free agency this winter, signing starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez and shortstop Javier Baez to multi-year deals that were supposed to help them be competitive. So much for that! Rodriguez has a 4.38 ERA and is currently injured while Baez is slashing a .200/.235/.309 line.
The interesting thing about the Tigers is that their pitching is actually solid, as they have a 3.61 team ERA, the issue is that they can’t score any runs. Detroit ranks dead last in baseball in runs per game by a wide margin with 2.82, while the Oakland A’s, the second-worst team at scoring runs, is scoring 3.24 runs per game.
Detroit’s leader in home runs is Jonathan Scoop, who has a .566 OPS through 55 games, which tells you all you need to know about their offence.
But enough about the Tigers! This weekend is all about Gabri …

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Author: Cam Lewis / Blue Jays Nation