Fansided

Grading every team’s World Series chances after the trade deadline

By Brad Weiss

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 24: Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on before the game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday July 24, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Tringali/SportsChrome/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 24: Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on before the game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday July 24, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Tringali/SportsChrome/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – JULY 8: Michael Fulmer #32 of the Detroit Tigers reacts after giving up a solo homer to Jurickson Profar #19 of the Texas Rangers during the first inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on June 8, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Texas defeated Detroit 3-0. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – JULY 8: Michael Fulmer #32 of the Detroit Tigers reacts after giving up a solo homer to Jurickson Profar #19 of the Texas Rangers during the first inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on June 8, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Texas defeated Detroit 3-0. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers were one of the bigger players in the trade deadline last season, as they traded away ace starting pitcher Justin Verlander to the Houston Astros. All Verlander did for the Astros was help them to the World Series title, proving that he still had so much left in the tank.

Heading into this season, the expectation for the Tigers was that they would be a below .500 team, and they have been all that and more through July 31. The Tigers currently find themselves at 17 games under .500 this season, and already 13 games out of first place, their chances of making the World Series are nil.

The names were pretty big when it came to who the Tigers could possibly move during this year’s trade deadline, but none of them were moved. Guys like Michael Fulmer and Mike Fiers got a lot of attention from teams that needed starting pitchers, but at the end of the day,  they were still with the Tigers for the rest of the season.

When it comes to guys who were actually traded by the team, only outfield Leonys Martin was shipped, as he stayed within the division, going to the Cleveland Indians. The Indians are once again the class of the AL Central, so Martin will have an opportunity to play postseason baseball in 2018 as a member of the Tribe.

The AL Central has been awful this season outside of the Indians, as they are the only team over .500 entering play on July 31. The Tigers do have some solid young players on the roster, but do not expect a miracle from the Motor City this season.

Grade: F

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