In 2025, center field was a major weakness for the Detroit Tigers. That wasn’t supposed to be the case; Parker Meadows finally had his breakout in 2024, Matt Vierling looked like a solid complementary piece who could bounce to multiple positions, and even Wenceel Perez had a solid enough season to pencil him in as a fourth outfielder with some upside.

That isn’t how things went, though. Injuries forced Javier Baez into full time duty early on, where he shockingly earned an All-Star berth before collapsing. Even with Baez’ contributions, Detroit’s center fielders slashed .229/.284/.366 and struck out 27.3% of the time. Their wRC+ of 80 ranked a paltry 23rd in the league, and of the 2025 playoff teams, only Cleveland earned less production from their center fielders. Defensively, the Tigers

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