Year: 1989
Record: 59-103
Win Percentage: .364
Win Percentage Change: -.179
Run Differential: -199
Pythagorean Record: 61-101
AL Finish: 14th of 14
Manager: Sparky Anderson
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Best Transaction: The re-signing of Dave Bergman
Seriously. No slight disrespect intended here for Bergman, but if re-signing a guy like Bergman is your best transaction, then you are in serious trouble. The Tigers didnÆt make a meaningful trade, free agent signing, or draft pick in 1989.
Bergman played for the Tigers from 1984 to 1992, so keeping him on board was probably a popular move for the fans. ThatÆs the best I can come up with.
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Worst Transaction: The draft
This is before the Randy Smith era, so the blame here falls on Bill Lajoie. Lajoie spent the Tigers' first-round pick, ...
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