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The Tigers ranked 12th among the 30 MLB teams with a .730 OPS, and 11th with 4.68 runs per game. That's a top-15 offense for the first time since 2016, thanks to above-average performances from their young position players: Kerry Carpenter, Dillon Dingler, Riley Greene, Colt Keith and Spencer Torkelson. Five of nine lineup spots produced above average, though shortstop, third base, center field and designated hitter were below average. The addition of second baseman Gleyber Torres - an on-base machine on a one-year contract - stabilized everything. He carried the Tigers in two key categories that define a healthy offense: walk rate (13.5%) and strikeout rate (16.1%).
The Tigers ranked 17th among the 30 MLB teams with a 3.97 ERA. The starting rotation ranked 11th with a 3.91 ERA, while the bullpen ranked 17th with a 4.05 ERA. Only five of the 39 players who pitched in at least one game were clear positives: starters Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize and relievers Troy Melton, Will Vest and Kyle Finnegan. Everyone else fell short of expectations. Skubal anchored the Tigers with a 2.21 ERA across 195⅓ innings over 31 starts. The Tigers had a 21-10 record in Skubal starts (and a 66-65 record in non-Skubal starts). The pitching staff would've had a 4.25 ERA without Skubal, compared to a 3.97 ERA with Skubal - a gap that separates average from below average. Evan Petzold (Detroit Free Press 2025)
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