Developing hitters has long been a major weakness in the Detroit Tigers organization. They rarely had high end talent in the farm system to work with during their decade as an AL Central powerhouse, but the list of hitters the team has nurtured into major league material is still a very short one. That has to change if the team is to produce a contender built from their farm system. Unfortunately, the announced organizational focus on limiting strikeouts, and the approach of their coaches to the issue seem to clash with the philosophy employed by teams with strong track records of success in this area.
The Tigers’ focus on strikeouts misses their real offensive weakness
