The Detroit Tigers didn’t stay in the playoffs as long as they would have liked as they were eliminated in the ALDS for the second straight year.
But what their run showed was the ability to preserve as the ballclub had a second half demise which lost them the AL Central division title.
The ballclub barely clawed its way into the postseason but it felt like they were going home early after drawing the Cleveland Guardians in the wild card round (who had beaten them five times in the two weeks prior).
Instead the Tigers fought past the Guardians and into the ALDS which they stretched to five games against the Seattle Mariners. It wasn’t only because of their powerhouse who cracked into the best players of the entire postseason, but he sure led the charge.
MLB insider Theo DeRosa just released his Top 20 performers from these playoffs and back-to-back Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal came in at No.12. The only pitchers listed ahead of him made it into the World Series.
Skubal’s Postseason Dominance