Over the course of a regular season, the Tigers will face off against Cleveland a whopping 19 times. In past years they have proven to be a bit of a nemesis for the Tigers, and a point of struggle and contention.
This year, the Cleveland team looks a little different, missing one of their best players thanks to a Francisco Lindor trade to the Mets, and few offseason moves to bolster their roster. Dare we say the Tigers might be able to be competitive against this new version of the Cleveland club?
We talked to Matt Lyons, managing editor of Covering the Corner, the newly-renamed Cleveland SBN site (the “Corner” in this case is a loving reference to Progressive Field, which is nestled at the corner of Carnegie Street and Ontario Avenue).