There was a point this season where the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers appeared to be the two best teams in baseball, and with the final week of the regular season arriving, that is no longer the case. While the Cubs have clinched a spot in the playoffs, the Tigers are trying to stave off the Cleveland Guardians, and over the weekend, they admitted that one of their deadline moves was a mistake.
On Sunday, the Tigers announced that they had designated veteran starting pitcher Charlie Morton for assignment. Morton was an oft-rumored target for the Cubs at the deadline, but it was a last-minute deal between the Tigers and Baltimore Orioles that saw the veteran starter join a push for the postseason.