The Tigers' Offense is so Terrible in 2022
Einstein was wrong about nuclear energy. Joseph C. Ives was also wrong. In 2022, yours truly wrote that the Detroit Tigers will win over 80 games. On May 12th Detroit is 9-22, in last place in the American League, and on pace for 47 wins.
The Tigers are struggling on the offensive side of the ball this season. The team is not good enough to win the over-77.5-wins bet.
Detroit Tigers are 25th in batting average, 25 th in home runs and last in runs per game. Their wOBA is worse than the league average. The team's expected stats are based on exit velocities and launch angles. The league averages in both xBA and xwOba exceed their on-field counterparts. Detroit's offense is the worst in the MLB. They should be getting more hits. In 2022, the hitting stats in 2022 are way down compared to their expected hitting statistics based upon the exit velocity and the launch angle.
The Tigers hit line drives more often than the average team, but they don't hit many fly balls. Detroit's rate of 91.3 plate appearances per home run ranks last in the MLB. The team has a .200 batting average and a 1st-place stolen base.
