Detroit Tigers analysis
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Congrats to Riley Greene & Dillon Dingler for being named to The Sporting News AL All-Star Team, chosen in a vote of more than 260 of their fellow players!
Preseason World Series Winner Odds per FanGraphs:
Tigers 4.0%
Brewers 2.1%
Rays 1.1%
#Postseason #WorldSeries
Five teams have never won a World Series:
Brewers
Rays
Padres
Mariners
Rockies
The Brewers or Rays look to make history in 2026. #Postseason
14 players had 700+ PA this season. Of those, only 1 had 100 or fewer strikeouts.
Kevin McGonigle
The AL ROTY impressed in so many different facets of the game. #RepDetroit
Remarkably, Dingler’s wRC+ by season:
2025: 108
2026: 107
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Dillon Dingler’s wRC+ by month:
Mar/Apr: 124
May: 107
June: 174
July: 138
Aug: 45
Sep/Oct: 37
2027 could be a MVP caliber season if he can put it together for a full 162. #RepDetroit
Dillon Dingler’s wRC+ by month:
Mar/Apr: 124
May: 107
June: 174
July: 138
Aug: 45
Sep/Oct: 37
2027 could be a MVP caliber season if he can put it together for a full 162. #RepDetroit
Eduardo Valencia’s Savant page supports the early signs of success. #RepDetroit
Eduardo Valencia was one of the leagues best hitters in his first 138 PA with the Tigers!
.341/.380/.636
8 HR
15.5 Barrel % (7.6% MLB avg)
49.5 HardHit % (37.1% MLB avg)
His 182 wRC+ led all hitters since his debut.
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Eduardo Valencia was one of the leagues best hitters in his first 138 PA with the Tigers!
.341/.380/.636
8 HR
15.5 Barrel % (7.6% MLB avg)
49.5 HardHit % (37.1% MLB avg)
His 182 wRC+ led all hitters since his debut.
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Zyhir Hope had 6 HR & 8 SB with a .822 OPS in 30 games with the Tigers. #RepDetroit
Zyhir Hope’s 2026 AA ranks:
🔸29 HR (7th)
🔸86 R (9th)
🔸111 RBI (1st)
🔸.880 OPS (13th)
🔸127 wRC+ (16th)
The Tigers got a good one at the deadline. #RepDetroit
Zyhir Hope’s 2026 AA ranks:
🔸29 HR (7th)
🔸86 R (9th)
🔸111 RBI (1st)
🔸.880 OPS (13th)
🔸127 wRC+ (16th)
The Tigers got a good one at the deadline. #RepDetroit
Spencer Torkelson finished the season as one of the leagues hottest hitters
In Sep:
88 PA
.296/.432/.648
6 HR
12 R
14 RBI
.457 wOBA
His 199 wRC+ was tied for 5th best among all qualified hitters. 🔥
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Just how good was Kevin McGonigle’s rookie season?!
Rookie fWAR Leaders by Season:
2022: Julio Rodríguez (5.7)
2023: Corbin Carroll (5.4)
2024: Jackson Merrill (5.4)
2025: Nick Kurtz (4.3)
2026: Kevin McGonigle (5.4)
Elite talent. #RepDetroit
Max Clark played like a Top 25 hitter in baseball ⚡️
1.4 fWAR in 51 G = 4.4 fWAR in 162 G
4.4 fWAR would be T-25th best this season.
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Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle is BA's 2026 MLB Rookie of the Year 🎖️
McGonigle authored one of the strongest debut seasons of any player in baseball history. In his age 21 season, the former first-rounder posted an AL-leading 7.1 bWAR, slashing .278/.376/.430 and adding his first MLB All-Star Game appearance.
McGonigle is the first Detroit Tiger since Justin Verlander (2006) to win BA's MLB Rookie of the Year.
More on McGonigle:
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The Tigers had some strong on base skills this season.
Leaders (OBP, MLB rank):
McGonigle (.376, 15th)
Greene (.370, 20th)
Torres (.364, 30th)
Clark (.350, 69th)
Detroit’s .320 OBP as a team was 9th best in baseball. #RepDetroit
Spencer Torkelson was CLUTCH all season long.
His stats with RISP:
153 PA
.303/.418/.607
9 HR
53 RBI
His 181 wRC+ was 4th best in all of baseball. #RepDetroit
2027 Tigers
C Dingler
1B Torkelson
2B Lee
SS McGonigle
3B Anderson
LF Greene
CF Clark
RF Carpenter
DH Valencia
Valdez
Melton
Olson
Montero
Ryan
Jobe
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