Around this time each year, I feel like this blog turns into a baseball-centric blog. I get that itch to watch this sport that I love. Today is Opening Day across the board. Well, mostly. The Tigers game has been postponed due to rain, but there are still plenty of games to watch. The Twins game is on later this afternoon, so I'll still hear the crack of the bat and the thump of the glove. We all know the Tigers are rebuilding, but that doesn't mean we can't be excited about the team. There is less pressure to win a lot for the team. Most everyone has come to terms with what the Tigers are doing. So I get to have a little fun with some predictions for the Tigers. I no longer have to wonder if they're going to win the division or make it past the first round. For now anyway. So here we go.
10 Bold Predictions for the 2018 Tigers season:
- The Tigers will go 72-90
- They'll finish fourth in the division ahead of Kansas City
- Jeimer Candelario will hit .270 for the season
- James McCann will hit 20 home runs
- The Tigers will send two players (Castellanos, Fulmer) to the All Star game
- Joe Jimenez will end the season as the team closer and save 15 games
- Dawel Lugo will end the season as the every day second baseman with Dixon Machado moving to shortstop
- Both of those predictions will happen because the Tigers will trade Shane Greene and Jose Iglesias before the trade deadline
- Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez will both hit 25 home runs
- Ron Gardenhire will be ejected 7 times
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