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The Detroit Tigers are currently sitting at 30-40 on the season, which is slightly better than were at this point over the past few years, but there is still much left to be desired. On Monday, Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris spoke to the media and he spoke about the direction of the franchise.
Scott Harris comments on direction of Detroit Tigers
Here is what Harris had to say on Monday in regard to the direction of the Tigers:
“I think very consistently, from A.J. (Hinch’s) mouth and my mouth, we’ve been trying to preach a single-minded pursuit of winning today,” Harris said. “I know it’s June. I know it’s a very intuitive question. We just aren’t really thinking about (whether we are contenders) right now. We’re thinking about the Royals right now. There’s going to be plenty of time next month to look up, see the forest and determine our path forward. We’re not really ready, and we think it’s a little premature to commit to something right now.”
Bottom Line: The Tigers are still in the hunt
The Tigers may be 10 games under .500 on the season, but that does not mean they are out of the playoff picture. That’s because the Tigers just so happen to be in the abysmal American League Central. In fact, as we speak, they are just five games behind the 36-36 Minnesota Twins for first place in the division. When you look at the advanced stats, there is no question about it that the Tigers are a bad team, but as long as they keep hanging around in the AL Central, they will give us a reason to at least pay attention.
