Detroit Tigers Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Detroit Tigers.
SABRhood team report

Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers ranks 7th in run generation and 13th in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 4 recent risers.

League intelligence# 10 58.3 index
Run generation#7
Composite score 60.9
Pitching#13
Composite score 55.7
Recent play#2
4 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#20
Current state usable
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsCatcher / Third baseClearest upgrade lanesShortstop / First base
CStrength

Catcher

5.6WAR#1 of 30
Top valueDillon Dingler4.9 WAR
1BNeed

First base

0.1WAR#24 of 30
Top valueSpencer Torkelson0.1 WAR
2BStrength

Second base

2.6WAR#9 of 30
Top valueColt Keith1.4 WAR
3BStrength

Third base

4.4WAR#2 of 29
Top valueKevin McGonigle4.7 WAR
SSNeed

Shortstop

0.2WAR#25 of 28
Top valueJavier Báez0.2 WAR
OFNeed

Outfield

2.6WAR#23 of 30
Top valueRiley Greene2.5 WAR
DHNeed

Designated hitter

-0.6WAR#17 of 20
Top valueKerry Carpenter-0.6 WAR
SPStrength

Starting pitching

11.5WAR#4 of 30
Top valueCasey Mize2.9 WAR
RPNeed

Relief pitching

0.9WAR#23 of 30
Top valueTy Madden0.5 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Detroit Tigers’s analytical identity

    Detroit Tigers ranks 7th in run generation and 13th in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 4 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Eduardo Valencia is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.343 versus 0.914 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Matt Vierling is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

    Estimated wOBA: 0.327 vs L, 0.203 vs R.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

Eduardo Valencia

Detroit Tigers | RHB

51.2
Season PA119OPS1.010Est. wOBA0.425Samplemoderate
Biggest changestrikeout rate +3.36 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 3.4 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 45th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS100th
1.010
Est. wOBA100th
0.425
Strikeout rate45th
22.7%
Walk rate0th
2.5%
Hard-hit rate85th
47.7%
Run value / PA100th
0.095
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+1.83 z
Recent 1.343 baseline 0.914
Est. wOBA+2.03 z
Recent 0.568 baseline 0.383
Strikeout rate+3.36 z
Recent 3.6% baseline 28.6%
Walk rate+1.34 z
Recent 7.1% baseline 1.1%
Hard-hit rate+1.27 z
Recent 56.5% baseline 44.4%
Run value / PA+1.47 z
Recent 0.194 baseline 0.065
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 3.4 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 45th percentile. Recent sample: 28 PA; prior sample: 91 PA.
Pitcher change profile

Troy Melton

Detroit Tigers | RHP

39.1
Season BF470OPS allowed0.664Est. wOBA allowed0.290Samplestrong
Biggest changewalk rate allowed -2.47 z

Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 55th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed66th
0.664
Est. wOBA allowed68th
0.290
Strikeout rate34th
20.0%
Walk rate allowed55th
7.9%
Hard-hit rate allowed46th
38.3%
Run value allowed / PA81st
-0.035
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed-0.82 z
Recent 0.901 baseline 0.644
Est. wOBA allowed-1.05 z
Recent 0.404 baseline 0.280
Strikeout rate-0.05 z
Recent 19.4% baseline 20.0%
Walk rate allowed-2.47 z
Recent 19.4% baseline 6.9%
Hard-hit rate allowed-0.49 z
Recent 42.9% baseline 37.9%
Run value allowed / PA-1.02 z
Recent 0.070 baseline -0.043
Broadcast read: Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 55th percentile. Recent sample: 36 BF; prior sample: 434 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Riley GreeneDetroit Tigers110
  2. 2Dillon DinglerDetroit Tigers107
  3. 3Kevin McGonigleDetroit Tigers91
  4. 4Spencer TorkelsonDetroit Tigers86
  5. 5Colt KeithDetroit Tigers78
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Riley GreeneDetroit Tigers31.5%
  2. 2Eduardo ValenciaDetroit Tigers31.4%
  3. 3Ben MalgeriDetroit Tigers31.1%
  4. 4Dillon DinglerDetroit Tigers26.3%
  5. 5Spencer TorkelsonDetroit Tigers26.0%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Jackson JobeDetroit Tigers4
  2. 2Yilber DíazDetroit Tigers0
  3. 3Troy MeltonDetroit Tigers0
  4. 4Drew AndersonDetroit Tigers0
  5. 5Tanner RaineyDetroit Tigers0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Jackson JobeDetroit Tigers0.6%
  2. 2Yilber DíazDetroit Tigers0.0%
  3. 3Troy MeltonDetroit Tigers0.0%
  4. 4Drew AndersonDetroit Tigers0.0%
  5. 5Tanner RaineyDetroit Tigers0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Eduardo ValenciaDetroit Tigers0.354
  2. 2Riley GreeneDetroit Tigers0.281
  3. 3Max ClarkDetroit Tigers0.275
  4. 4Kevin McGonigleDetroit Tigers0.273
  5. 5Hao-Yu LeeDetroit Tigers0.268
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Dillon DinglerDetroit Tigers27
  2. 2Spencer TorkelsonDetroit Tigers25
  3. 3Riley GreeneDetroit Tigers21
  4. 4Kevin McGonigleDetroit Tigers17
  5. 5Kerry CarpenterDetroit Tigers13
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Eduardo ValenciaDetroit Tigers1.010
  2. 2Riley GreeneDetroit Tigers0.841
  3. 3Kevin McGonigleDetroit Tigers0.793
  4. 4Max ClarkDetroit Tigers0.788
  5. 5Hao-Yu LeeDetroit Tigers0.757
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Framber ValdezDetroit Tigers129
  2. 2Drew AndersonDetroit Tigers109
  3. 3Keider MonteroDetroit Tigers107
  4. 4Jack FlahertyDetroit Tigers102
  5. 5Troy MeltonDetroit Tigers94
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Drew SommersDetroit Tigers36.4%
  2. 2Kenley JansenDetroit Tigers28.3%
  3. 3Jack FlahertyDetroit Tigers26.3%
  4. 4Drew AndersonDetroit Tigers25.1%
  5. 5Jackson JobeDetroit Tigers24.9%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Jacob WaguespackDetroit Tigers0.518
  2. 2Brant HurterDetroit Tigers0.546
  3. 3Kenley JansenDetroit Tigers0.589
  4. 4Ty MaddenDetroit Tigers0.610
  5. 5Keider MonteroDetroit Tigers0.626
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Casey Mize

86.2 IP · 2.70 ERA · 2.9 WAR

1,924 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
Four-Seam FastballFF · 702 pitches 36.5% 93.326th pct 17.6%49th pct 22.8%21st pct 49.4%27th pct 0.0%100th pct 46.3%37th pct
SliderSL · 556 pitches 28.9% 87.465th pct 22.9%17th pct 22.1%5th pct 56.1%98th pct 0.0%100th pct 38.9%37th pct
SplitterFS · 476 pitches 24.7% 87.769th pct 29.3%34th pct 40.8%76th pct 35.1%53rd pct 0.0%100th pct 28.9%61st pct
SinkerSI · 190 pitches 9.9% 93.540th pct 14.0%74th pct 39.0%97th pct 59.5%72nd pct 0.0%100th pct 43.1%45th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge77.3

Matt Vierling

Detroit Tigers

Matt Vierling is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.327
vs R0.203

Estimated wOBA: 0.327 vs L, 0.203 vs R.

hitter edge76.5

Dillon Dingler

Detroit Tigers

Dillon Dingler is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.262
vs R0.351

Estimated wOBA: 0.262 vs L, 0.351 vs R.

hitter edge74.7

Kevin McGonigle

Detroit Tigers

Kevin McGonigle is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.292
vs R0.371

Estimated wOBA: 0.292 vs L, 0.371 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter89.2

Drew Sommers

LHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability87.8%Matchup100.0%Performance76.2%
Right-handed batter84.7

Kenley Jansen

RHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability94.4%Matchup70.0%Performance71.6%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Riley Greene Riley Greene is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 88.5
Eduardo Valencia Eduardo Valencia is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 85.1
Kevin McGonigle Kevin McGonigle is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 84.1
Drew Sommers Drew Sommers is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 79.1
Kenley Jansen Kenley Jansen is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 78.0
Ty Madden Ty Madden is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 76.0
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.