Tigers don't have any major changes needed. This same team could easily end up winning the division next year with a little better injury luck. Indians aren't beating the tigers 14 times out of 18 again next year.
Fact is this team as is would have won the central or easily made the playoff if they could have beaten the indians... take away the head to head matchup and the tigers had the better record. Literally the indians kept the team out of contention by themselves.
McCann is not a catcher that can't be replaced or improved on. The Tigers need to keep looking at the position because he isn't really even a league average catcher.
Honestly... if verlander can give one more season like this one and zimmerman can stay healthy... tigers rotation will probably be one of the better in the al. The lineup is going to be good as long as injury doesn't hit. I really don't see a reason to make major changes... if castellanos and...
I just don't see a major need to really shake things up.. giving this roster one more shot isn't the worst play... after 2017 tigers have more room to try to reframe things.
Tigers were a little bit of luck away from a post season run... i doubt any major changes happen. If zimmerman gets and stays healthy the rotation is a strong one and the lineup was pretty good. Only place real improvement is needed is the pen... and jimenez is going to get a shot this year.
They also have 23 of 25 men under contract... so to be honest... they don't need finacial flexibility this year... plus this free agent class sucks huge asshole as far as pitching goes.
Maybin was perfect in the 2 hole.. power doesn't concern me at all... injuries do so having a competent backup would be a good idea... but maybin was great this year.
I just don't see moya back next year... unless they make a crazy move and trade jd since he is in the last year of his contract and think moya figured out how to field.