As the Detroit Tigers plan out their offseason and prioritize their needs, one place they'll need to take a close look at is their lineup. Gleyber Torres is a free agent, and several spots like third base, shortstop, and center field could use upgrades over the incumbents.
In the playoffs, the Tigers learned a hard lesson. Their lineup was not World Series-caliber. In their eight postseason games, Detroit posted a collective .207/.290/.317 line alongside a 26.8% strikeout rate. Instead of a ferocious roar, all the Tigers' bats could muster was a gentle purr.
With that, there are four key changes to the lineup they'll need to make in order to build a unit that can not only produce throughout the 162-game marathon that is the regular season, but also put them in position to make a deep October run.