Spencer Turnbull was an obvious choice for the Detroit Tigers Rookie of the Year in 2019. The process took nearly five years, but the Detroit Tigers’ second round pick in the 2014 finally put things together to produce one of the better rookie seasons in the American League.
It’s a good thing for the Tigers that he did.
There were some modest expectations for Turnbull heading in 2019. Entering his age 26 season, it was clearly time for Turnbull to sink or swim at the game’s highest level. On the other hand, few predicted that he’d emerge to help save the Tigers’ bacon when Michael Fulmer and Matt Moore went down to season ending injuries before they even got to Opening Day.