Yesterday, the Detroit Tigers moved to add Chris Paddack to their rotation, hopefully patching the hole left by Reese Olson’s season-ending shoulder injury. That still leaves a lot of room for improvement in the bullpen. Right now, there’s a couple arms worth trusting, a few more we’ll have to trust but never feel good about, and some converted starters who could pop in shorter, targeted bursts. No matter how you feel about Brant Hurter or Tommy Kahnle, it’s not an intimidating, championship-caliber group right now.
Fortunately, there are several options slated for the trade market that would be meaningful upgrades here.