MLB Power Rankings Week 4: Who are the top teams one month in?
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8. Detroit Tigers
Record: 13-12
Preseason ranking: 7
At present, 21-year-old rookie
Kevin McGonigle leads all AL position players in bWAR. Take that Aaron Judge and
Bobby Witt Jr. McGonigle has been the full package so far, but what's such a joy to watch is his veteran-like grind at the plate. He's ultra-patient, but when he swings, he makes contact and has plus extra-base ability when that contact is made. That's the full package. Over the last couple of offseasons, the narrative around the Tigers is that they might need an injection of star power into an otherwise deep and steady roster to take that next step. But if we had fully realized how good McGonigle was going to be, we might have better understood Detroit's need to do this organically.
-- Doolittle