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Stop blaming Scott Harris' trade deadline for Tigers' current maddening slide

The Detroit Tigers have struggled mightily since the All-Star break, and some fans are pointing at president of baseball operations Scott Harris as the scapegoat.

After a 9-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park on Wednesday, the Tigers are now 7-12 since the break. Detroit started the second half horribly, losing eight of nine (including six in a row). Then they bounced back with four consecutive victories ... but have now lost four of six.

Harris was criticized for what some labeled an underwhelming deadline, but he hasn’t received enough publicity for acquiring multiple arms, a couple of which — Kyle Finnegan and Charlie Morton — have already proved impactful.