Detroit Tigers Team report

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

Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers ranks 20th in offensive quality and 4th in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 1 surge signals.

League intelligence# 6 62.1 index
Offensive quality#20
Weighted estimated wOBA 0.310
Run prevention#4
Opponent estimated wOBA 0.290
Recent form#15
1 surging signals
Bullpen readiness#6
Current state ready
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 lanesFirst base / Shortstop
CStrength

Catcher

5.1WAR#1 of 30
Top valueDillon Dingler4.8 WAR
1BNeed

First base

-0.2WAR#27 of 30
Top valueSpencer Torkelson-0.2 WAR
2BMiddle

Second base

1.8WAR#15 of 30
Top valueGleyber Torres1.1 WAR
3BStrength

Third base

3.7WAR#2 of 29
Top valueKevin McGonigle4.1 WAR
SSNeed

Shortstop

0.0WAR#26 of 28
Top valueJavier Báez0.0 WAR
OFNeed

Outfield

2.0WAR#25 of 30
Top valueRiley Greene2.6 WAR
DHNeed

Designated hitter

-0.5WAR#17 of 20
Top valueKerry Carpenter-0.5 WAR
SPStrength

Starting pitching

10.8WAR#5 of 30
Top valueCasey Mize2.7 WAR
RPNeed

Relief pitching

1.4WAR#22 of 30
Top valueEnmanuel De Jesus0.4 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 20th in offensive quality and 4th in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 1 surge signals.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Hao-Yu Lee is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.097 versus 0.678 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Tarik Skubal’s Changeup: 87.3 mph, 51.7% whiffs

    Quality score 86.0; usage 26.4%.

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.

Pitcher change profile

Keider Montero

Detroit Tigers | RHP

45.0
Season BF418OPS allowed0.587Est. wOBA allowed0.254Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate +2.7 SD

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.7 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 23rd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed91st
0.587
Est. wOBA allowed93rd
0.254
Strikeout rate23rd
18.7%
Walk rate allowed90th
5.0%
Hard-hit rate allowed54th
38.0%
Run value allowed / PA86th
-0.043
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.2 SD
Recent 0.525 baseline 0.595
Est. wOBA allowed+0.4 SD
Recent 0.218 baseline 0.258
Strikeout rate+2.7 SD
Recent 39.1% baseline 16.1%
Walk rate allowed+0.4 SD
Recent 2.2% baseline 5.4%
Hard-hit rate allowed+0.3 SD
Recent 34.6% baseline 38.3%
Run value allowed / PA-0.2 SD
Recent -0.024 baseline -0.046
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.7 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 23rd percentile. Recent sample: 46 BF; prior sample: 372 BF.
Pitcher change profile

Troy Melton

Detroit Tigers | RHP

43.2
Season BF236OPS allowed0.586Est. wOBA allowed0.257Samplemoderate
Biggest changewalk rate allowed -2.6 SD

Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.6 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 45th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed91st
0.586
Est. wOBA allowed91st
0.257
Strikeout rate55th
23.3%
Walk rate allowed45th
8.1%
Hard-hit rate allowed71st
35.6%
Run value allowed / PA98th
-0.067
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed-0.8 SD
Recent 0.746 baseline 0.548
Est. wOBA allowed-1.0 SD
Recent 0.333 baseline 0.238
Strikeout rate+0.9 SD
Recent 29.8% baseline 21.7%
Walk rate allowed-2.6 SD
Recent 17.0% baseline 5.8%
Hard-hit rate allowed+0.3 SD
Recent 32.0% baseline 36.3%
Run value allowed / PA-0.3 SD
Recent -0.047 baseline -0.072
Broadcast read: Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.6 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 45th percentile. Recent sample: 47 BF; prior sample: 189 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Separate boards keep familiar counting stats beside rate production. Rate boards require at least 30 plate appearances or batters faced in the current data snapshot.

Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Riley GreeneDetroit Tigers0.283
  2. 2Gleyber TorresDetroit Tigers0.276
  3. 3Kevin McGonigleDetroit Tigers0.275
  4. 4Hao-Yu LeeDetroit Tigers0.273
  5. 5Dillon DinglerDetroit Tigers0.270
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Dillon DinglerDetroit Tigers22
  2. 2Spencer TorkelsonDetroit Tigers19
  3. 3Riley GreeneDetroit Tigers15
  4. 4Kerry CarpenterDetroit Tigers13
  5. 5Kevin McGonigleDetroit Tigers9
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Dillon DinglerDetroit Tigers0.866
  2. 2Riley GreeneDetroit Tigers0.835
  3. 3Kevin McGonigleDetroit Tigers0.791
  4. 4Gleyber TorresDetroit Tigers0.776
  5. 5Hao-Yu LeeDetroit Tigers0.742
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Tarik SkubalDetroit Tigers110
  2. 2Jack FlahertyDetroit Tigers102
  3. 3Framber ValdezDetroit Tigers88
  4. 4Casey MizeDetroit Tigers85
  5. 5Keider MonteroDetroit Tigers78
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Tarik SkubalDetroit Tigers31.4%
  2. 2Ty MaddenDetroit Tigers28.9%
  3. 3Drew AndersonDetroit Tigers28.5%
  4. 4Kenley JansenDetroit Tigers27.0%
  5. 5Jack FlahertyDetroit Tigers26.3%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Brant HurterDetroit Tigers0.540
  2. 2Ty MaddenDetroit Tigers0.566
  3. 3Troy MeltonDetroit Tigers0.586
  4. 4Keider MonteroDetroit Tigers0.587
  5. 5Casey MizeDetroit Tigers0.590
Pitch identity

The arsenal signatures worth knowing

Offspeed identity

Tarik Skubal

Detroit Tigers | Changeup

86.0
Whiff51.7%
Chase48.9%
Usage26.4%
Average velocity87.3 mph
Offspeed identity

Drew Anderson

Detroit Tigers | Changeup

78.5
Whiff36.0%
Chase40.1%
Usage33.2%
Average velocity90.2 mph
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge75.9

Matt Vierling

Detroit Tigers

Matt Vierling is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.309
vs R0.208

Estimated wOBA: 0.309 vs L, 0.208 vs R.

hitter edge72.5

Riley Greene

Detroit Tigers

Riley Greene is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.308
vs R0.384

Estimated wOBA: 0.308 vs L, 0.384 vs R.

hitter edge72.5

Dillon Dingler

Detroit Tigers

Dillon Dingler is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.308
vs R0.392

Estimated wOBA: 0.308 vs L, 0.392 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 batter83.7

Drew Sommers

LHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability90.6%Matchup100.0%Performance50.0%
Right-handed batter85.9

Ty Madden

RHP · available · 4 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup70.0%Performance67.5%
Story leads

What this team could become next

Lane Subject Reporting lead Score
offensive_race Dillon Dingler Dillon Dingler is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 89.2
offensive_race Riley Greene Riley Greene is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 83.0
run_prevention Tarik Skubal Tarik Skubal is suppressing offense at an elite rate 83.0
pitch_identity Tarik Skubal Tarik Skubal’s Changeup: 87.3 mph, 51.7% whiffs 81.8
offensive_race Kevin McGonigle Kevin McGonigle is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 79.3
run_prevention Casey Mize Casey Mize is suppressing offense at an elite rate 78.8
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.