Tigers Move Down in Power Rankings

They had a swagger coming into Friday, didn't they? Well that swagger has been laid to rest as the Tigers go to Seattle on Tuesday after losing three out of four to the defending ALCS winners from Texas. With the poor performance, the Tigers have moved down to number 2 in ESPN's power rankings.

Overall, this weekend proves that there is still work to do. For any of us that were ready to deem the Tigers the world series champions, may this series from this weekend cause us to pause and take note.

Rick Porcello, who we thought would be a mainstay in the starting rotation this year, is now a bad start or two away from losing that title due to his embarrassing, batting practice-like performance on Saturday, giving up 8 runs in an inning's work.

Our offense goes as Austin Jackson goes. He had been red hot going into the weekend, but came back down to reality. On Thursday he was on base 0 times and we scored three runs. On Saturday he was on base 1 time in the first game and 1 time in the second game. The Tigers scored a total of 7 runs.  On Sunday he was on base 1 time and we scored 2 runs. He had a total of 1 run scored and his batting average is down to .274. More importantly his OBP is down to .366. Let's see if he can keep his levels in this space. Lower would be bad. Higher would be a gift.

On the flip side... This could be the best thing that could have happened to us. A gentle reminder that there is still work to do to get to the top. The Rangers are now officially the best team in the American League and the Tigers will once again need to go the extra mile to regain that position. Maybe losing three out of four will be the fuel to get them there.