IBC

C: Roberto Perez .213/.298/.338 14 HR 52 RBI 0 SB 4.0 RC/27 1.8 WAR
C: Williams Astudillo .283/.312/.452 12 HR 42 RBI 2 SB 5.2 RC/27 1.5 WAR
C: Tucker Barnhart
C: Miguel Amaya .215/.302/.381 14 HR 49 RBI 1 SB 4.0 RC/27 1.0 WAR
1B: Carlos Santana .253/.365/.455 24 HR 82 RBI 3 SB 6.0 RC/27 2.5 WAR
2B: Michael Chavis .242/.304/.459 23 HR 69 RBI 3 SB 5.0 RC/27 0.9 WAR
2B: Wilmer Flores
2B: Donovan Solano
SS: Corey Seager .279/.342/.470 19 HR 87 RBI 2 SB 6.0 RC/27 3.7 WAR
SS: Aldaberto Mondesi .249/.285/.423 14 HR 63 RBI 42 SB 5.0 RC/27 2.0 WAR
3B: Rafael Devers .292/.344/.530 33 HR 110 RBI 9 SB 6.9 RC/27 4.2 WAR
3B: Matt Duffy
LF: Kyle Tucker .265/.329/.471 26 HR 95 RBI 27 2B 6.0 RC/27 2.9 WAR
LF: Justin Upton .234/.320/.465 25 HR 76 RBI 5 SB 5.3 RC/27 1.2 WAR
CF: Lorenzo Cain
CF: Billy Hamilton .234/.289/.275 2 HR 21 RBI 35 SB 3.9 RC/27 0.6 WAR
RF: Mookie Betts .295/.383/.531 30 HR 92 RBI 22 SB 8.1 RC/27 6.0 WAR
RF: Brandon Nimmo
DH: Shin-Soo Choo .251/.356/.414 18 HR 50 RBI 11 SB 5.5 RC/27 1.2 WAR

SP: Walker Buehler 3.27 ERA 3.22 FIP 167.2 IP 201 K 48 BB 127 ERA+ 3.7 WAR
SP: Lucas Giolito
SP: Jose Berrios 4.19 ERA 3.93 FIP 190 IP 193 K 59 BB 107 ERA+ 3.1 WAR
SP: Matt Boyd
SP: Jon Lester 4.38 ERA 4.54 FIP 152 IP 135 K 51 BB 99 ERA+ 1.8 WAR
SP: Danny Duffy 4.70 ERA 4.59 FIP 138 IP 125 K 48 BB 96 ERA+ 1.5 WAR
SP: Rick Porcello
SP: Kyle Wright 4.56 ERA 4.32 FIP 130.1 IP 124 K 54 BB 95 ERA+ 1.2 WAR

RP: Robert Osuna 3.04 ERA 3.16 FIP 62.1 IP 69 K 11 BB 146 ERA+ 1.4 WAR
RP: Corey Knebel: 3.06 ERA 3.05 FIP 47 IP 70 K 23 BB 141 ERA+ 0.9 WAR
RP: Sean Doolittle: 3.59 ERA 3.52 FIP 52.7 IP 61 K 11 BB 123 ERA+ 0.7 WAR
RP: Diego Castillo
RP: Adam Kolarek 3.34 ERA 3.34 FIP 56.2 IP 42 K 18 BB 125 ERA+ 0.7 WAR
RP: Jeremy Jeffress 3.70 ERA 3.73 FIP 58.2 IP 51 K 20 BB 117 ERA+ 0.6 WAR
RP: Daniel Zamora
RP: Joakim Soria
RP: Nick Wittgren
RP: Chris Devenski 3.95 ERA 3.97 FIP 68.1 IP 73 K 19 BB 112 ERA+ 0.6 WAR
RP: Aaron Loup

Well, 2020 has come to an end in the playoffs for the Tigers yet again.

It was a little bit of a disappointing season all-in-all in 2020, though it was not completely unexpected. In the offseason, I made a concerted effort to get younger. That meant dealing away an elite pitcher in Max Scherzer. That also came with dealing away Freddie Freeman, who consistently underperformed for me in Detroit (congrats to Nick for unlocking his true potential that DMB could not previously see for him). I also moved Chris Sale, Nolan Arenado and Jose Altuve, which created a large sim gap at 2B (though it turns out dealing them cursed all three in real life).

This team struggled to outpace even the Twins, who traded several key players in tank trades before the trade deadline. With Mookie Betts a .267 DMB hitter, Corey Seager a .242 DMB hitter and only Devers beating his projection offensively, the team limped to 91 wins, down from 2019's 117-win season.

At the same time, a strong young pitching staff led a charge into the playoffs, taking the ALDS with ease before making it to Game 7 of the ALCS against the league's best team. Going up 3 games to 1 signaled a pretty good chance to advance, but after losing a close Game 5 and blowing Game 6, it seemed obvious this team wouldn't be advancing. The comical finish to Game 7 sealed the season.

To get to the ALCS and push it to the 7th inning of Game 7 seems like a bit of an overachievement, but given the talent on the roster, it also feels like an underachievement. Weird season either way.

After some tough injuries and the weird 2020 MLB season, it will be interesting to see how ZiPS projections roll out and how it affects some players who had a poor 60 games. Some of that will drive what the offseason looks like in Detroit.