Detroit Tigers: Josh Harrison slumping like never before

After the Detroit Tigers signed the Pittsburgh Pirates double-play combination of Jordy Mercer and Josh Harrison to stabilize the middle of their infield, many thought the pair could be consistently relied upon to be both stable and productive.

Whoever thought that, not so fast. Multiple trips to the injured list and painfully slow starts have quickly halted any hopes of the middle infield duo providing any value to the struggling Detroit Tigers in 2019. While Mercer hasn’t performed up to par with his .203 batting average, the real story is the slumping Harrison.

Detroit Tigers- Signing Harrison

Harrison was signed to a one-year, $2 million contract by the Tigers on Feb. 23, just as spring…