Last place again. And so the Tigers have switched concepts. They are no longer trying to maintain equilibrium with a Scott Sanders. It was wishful thinking that his failures on other clubs were flukish happenings. They have dumped a Bip Roberts and a Tim Worrell, players they hoped would help in a stopgap season.
Consistency is a baseball virtue.
And the Tigers have been awfully inconsistent. So many of their players are still learning how to play. Greisinger was the first promising player to be called up. He has been a major-leaguer for several weeks, and is still struggling a bit. Then Alvarez arrived.