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Detroit Tigers midseason grades: Mostly bad, some good, in first half

Examining Tigers outfielder Nicholas Castellanos' All-Star credentials. Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press. Wochit

The second half of the MLB season is is about to start, which means it's the perfect time to look back at the first half.

Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech grades each player's first-half performance:

Catchers

James McCann:D

McCann hasn’t developed behind the plate like the Tigers had hoped, either offensively or defensively. He is hitting .228 with low power and isn’t hurting left-handers like he had in years past.