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Tigers relievers catching interest

Also included in Rosenthal’s column was a tidbit on Tigers relievers. Rosenthal said that teams looking for relief pitching help are already eyeing Alex Lange, Will Vest and Jason Foley.

Each of that trio has a sub-3.00 ERA and a sub-1.1 WHIP.

Lange has served as a closer and racked up 10 saves this season, tied for 15th in the league. He’s in the 95th percentile in K% and 91st percentile in chase rate, primarily thanks to a deadly curveball that has a 49.5 percent whiff rate and 32.1 percent putaway rate. His changeup is solid too, with a nearly 80 percent swing and miss rate, though its seldom used making up just 10 percent of his arsenal.

Vest has some impressive statcast showings as well, keeping his barrel rate incredibly low with a decently high chase and K rate. Problematic, though, is his hard hit percentage which falls in the bottom four percentile.

Finally, Foley has pitched the most innings of the trio while facing fewer batters than Foley. He strikes plenty out and walks few, with a 4.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio that is third-best on the Tigers roster (behind the absurdly high 13.0 of Alex Faedo and Tyler Alexander).

All three could be good additions for teams hoping to shore up their bullpens heading into the postseason. The Rangers, Rays, Mets, and Brewers all appear to be in need of bullpen help.