I realize nobody actually believes the Tigers will be a bad team this year based on their start or that we have significantly more information about them now than 10 days. But to hammer it home in a completely non-objective way, check out these losing streaks from team who competed for playoff spots last year (courtesy of B-Ref’s PI):
TM G SEA 9 COL 8 SEA 7 LAD 7 NYY 7 LAD 6 SEA 6 (2) MIL 6 LAA 6
Yes, Seattle had four losing streaks of at least six games. Ouch.
And how about crappy teams that had long win steaks last year…
TM G SFG 8 TEX 6 SFG 6 CIN 6 WAS 6 BAL 6 (2)
Again, it’s early. But given that the Tigers started 0-7, it’s of course correct to assume their win total will be lower than original predictions. I put them at 89 wins, or a .549 winning percentage. Over seven games, that translates to four wins (3.85, actually), so I would now expect them to win four fewer games. 85 wins probably won’t get it done in the AL. So yes, this losing streak will hurt the Tigers, but it’s not very predictive of future games.
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