Long and short term views clash as the Tigers offense struggles

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesWell, you can’t say it hasn’t been an interesting start. The team has done reasonably well, but the offense has not. The Detroit Tigers have scored 133 runs through 34 games of the 2024 season. That ranks them 20th of 30 major league teams. Does it feel worse than that?

Despite a nice 18-16 record after three straight seasons of brutal starts, the Tigers offense is generating an awful lot of angst. On the one hand, that’s the burden of people finally having some modest expectations for this club. On the other, the production of several key hitters has been downright atrocious so far. It’s completely understandable that a long suffering fanbase looks at this…