Detroit Tigers stock watch: Spencer Torkelson powers up as one of AL’s top sluggers

TheDetroitTigershavethebestrecordintheAmericanLeagueandthehighestrundifferentialinMLB.SpencerTorkelson,JavierBáez,andCaseyMizearehavingresurgentseasonsfortheTigers.JaceJung,JacksonJobe,andJakeRogersarecurrentlyunderperforming.Let’stypeitoutagain:TheDetroitTigershavethebestrecordintheAmericanLeague. TheTigers(26-15)enterMay12trailingonlytheLosAngelesDodgersandSanDiegoPadresforthebestrecordinbaseball,buttheyleadthe14otherALteamsinthestandings—byafull2½games—andboastthesecond-highestrundifferential(plus-72,behindonlytheNewYorkYankees’plus-75)amongthe30MLBteams.TheTigerssitatoptheALCentral,2½gamesofboththesecond-placeClevelandGuardiansandthird-placeKansasCityRoyals. OFcourse,thereare121gamesremainingthisseason. Here’showsomeplayersaretrendingwith25.3%oftheseasoninthebooks: Threeup SpencerTorkelson,the2020No.1overallpick,isalreadyacandidatetowinMLBComebackPlayeroftheYear,hitting.247w