Just a few weeks ago, the Detroit Tigers were unraveling. A quick start gave way to a nine game losing streak. In a season with just 60 games, give a take a few, that stretch had to end for the club to have any chance at relevance in the stretch drive. The bats were quiet and short outings by starters were putting them in an early hole in just about every game.
On August 17, the club made the fateful decision to call up top prospects Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, and Isaac Paredes.