Underappreciated Tigers

[Arlington]

I thought I already posted this thought and maybe I did in another thread, or I wrote it and then was distracted and closed the window.  Anyway, Peaches was greatly under appreciated.  From 79-86 he had a 115 ERA+.  HOFer Morris had a 114 ERA+ the same years.   Although Morris was continuously labeled the ace of the staff, Petry was the de facto ace of the 1984 team.  

And I harangue on this a bit, but on the list of all-time OPS+ players, Greenberg was second at 161.  Miggy too had a 161 OPS going but then he had the long period where his OPS+ was sub 100, bringing his overall OPS+ to 140ish.  When I think seven or so years with a DH who couldn't even hit league average.  How outrageous is that.   

[casimir]

On 11/25/2025 at 6:47 AM, Edman85 said:

Darrell Evans

Bill Freehan

Milt Wilcox

Tony Phillips

Phillips was awesome.  I really liked his versatility and his on base skills.  Lee is right, he was probably ahead of his time in that regard.