Detroit Tigers players entered Sunday with a 23-26 record, with five games separating them and the first-place Minnesota Twins.
While that may seem like a lot on paper, the Tigers are far from out of the playoff picture.
Stranger things have happened, but Minnesota doesn’t look like a postseason contender on paper. If the Tigers can stay close to Cleveland in the standings throughout the year, Detroit will be in excellent shape.
The Tigers are also just three games out of the wild card entering Sunday.
Regardless of Detroit’s record, the team could conceivably make some trades.