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Detroit Tigers Rebuild Reviews Part 2: Jerry Walker

ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 11: Mickey Tettleton #20 of the Detroit Tigers goes after a ground ball during a game against the California Angels at Angel Stadium on April 11, 1993 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images)

Before the hiring of Randy Smith in 1996, the Detroit Tigers experienced a transition of ownership that resulted in three different general managers to start the 1990’s. Part two focuses on Jerry Walker and his brief helm of running the team.

As the Detroit Tigers are going through a rebuild under Al Avila, I wanted to revisit the rebuild that started after the long run of Jim Campbell and Bill Lajoie that went from 1963 to 1992.