Tyson Ross has a low floor, but the ceiling could be impressive

Jake Roth-USA TODAY SportsWith the MLB Winter Meetings underway, the Detroit Tigers are unlikely to make any significant signings. Instead, the strategy will be to again sign low-risk, high-reward players who are not too flashy but could be in for a solid 2019 season if everything goes right. Righthander Tyson Ross, who is headed to Detroit on a one-year contract worth $5.75 million, fits this mold perfectly.

Ross is 31 years old and just a couple years removed from thoracic outlet surgery, which he had in October 2016. For those two reasons alone, expectations for his performance in 2019 should be severely limited. His 2018 season was worth just 1.0 fWAR, and Steamer projects him to be…