Detroit Tigers' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

The Detroit Tigers are less than two months away from Opening Day.

The Tigers had a relatively quiet offseason, trading away Gregory Soto to the Philadelphia Phillies, while signing free agent pitchers Matthew Boyd and Michael Lorenzen.

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Tigers in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:

STARTING LINEUP

C Eric Haase .254/.305/.748

1B Spencer Torkelson .203/.285/.604

2B Jonathan Schoop .202/.239/.561

3B Ryan Kreidler .178/.244/.477 /Nick Maton .250/.341/.855

SS Javier Baez .238/.278/.671

LF Akil Baddoo .204/.289/.558

CF Riley Greene .253/.321/.682

RF Austin Meadows .250/.347/.675

DH Miguel Cabrera .254/.305/.622

PITCHING ROTATION

1) Eduardo Rodriguez: 5-5, 4.05 ERA, 17 starts, 91 IP, 1.33 WHIP, 2.12 SO/W, 93 ERA+

2) Matthew Boyd:  2-0, 1.35 ERA, 0 starts, 13.1 IP, 0.98 WHIP, 1.63 SO/W, 282 ERA+

3) Michael Lorenzen: 8-6, 4.24 ERA, 18 starts, 97.2 IP, 1.28 WHIP, 1.93 SO/W, 95 ERA+

4) Matt Manning: 2-3, 3.43 ERA, 12 starts, 63 IP, 1.18 WHIP, 2.53 SO/W, 111 ERA+

5) Spencer Turnbull (Did not pitch)

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)

Beau Brieske: 3-6, 4.19 ERA, 15 starts, 81.2 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 2.16 SO/W, 90 ERA+

Garrett Hill: 3-3, 4.03 ERA, 8 starts, 60.1 IP, 1.36 WHIP, 1.38 SO/W, 94 ERA+

Tarik Skubal: 7-8, 3.52 ERA, 21 starts, 117.2 IP, 1.16 WHIP, 3.66 SO/W, 107 ERA+

Casey Mize: 0-1, 5.40 ERA, 2 starts, 10 IP, 1.50 WHIP, 2.00 SO/W, 73 ERA+

Joey Wentz: 2-2, 3.03 ERA, 7 starts, 32.2 IP, 1.10 WHIP, 2.08 SO/W, 135 ERA+

BULLPEN

Jose Cisnero: 1-0, 1.08 ERA, 28 appearances, 0 saves, 25 IP

Jason Foley: 1-0, 4.03 ERA, 17 appearances, 0 saves, 60.1 IP

Alex Lange: 7-4, 3.41 ERA, 71 appearances, 0 saves, 63.1 IP

Miguel Del Pozo: 0-0, 3.38 ERA, 5 appearances, 0 saves, 5.1 IP

Tyler Alexander: 4-11, 4.81 ERA, 27 appearances, 0 saves, 101 IP

Mason Englert (Rookie)

Will Vest: 3-3, 4.00 ERA, 59 appearances, 1 save, 63 IP

Alex Faedo: 1-5, 5.53 ERA, 12 appearances, 0 saves, 53.2 IP

Zach Logue: 3-9, 6.79 ERA, 14 appearances, 0 saves, 57 IP

Edwin Uceta: 0-0, 5.82 ERA, 10 appearances, 0 saves, 17 IP

Miguel Diaz: 0-0, 2.45 ERA, 3 appearances, 0 saves, 3.2 IP

Here's a look at the Detroit Tigers' schedule for the 2023 regular season.

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