Doug Fister gave the Tigers' rotation a big boost after being acquired at the trade deadline last summer.
Now Fister has the Tigers' rotation ranked among the best in the game, according to an ESPN analyst.
Buster Olney broke down the top rotations in baseball Monday, and had the Tigers seventh.
Of Detroit's staff, Olney wrote:
"Justin Verlander is the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner and Most Valuable Player, yet he didn't even post the best ERA on his own team in the second half of the season. That belonged to Doug Fister, who thrived with Detroit after a midseason trade from Seattle; he had a 2.47 ERA after the All-Star break. Max Scherzer was better than his ERA indicated ? his bad starts were awful, and he had a lot of great starts ? and like Derek Holland, Rick Porcello appeared to learn some stuff about himself in the postseason; remember, Porcello doesn't turn 23 until Tuesday."
The Tigers' rotation was the only one in the AL Central ranked in Olney's top 11.
Here was his order: 1. Phillies, 2. Rays, 3. Angels, 4. Giants, 5. Diamondbacks, 6. Rangers, 7. Tigers, 8. Nationals, 9. Mariners, 10a. Braves, 10b. Dodgers.
Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20111226/SPORTS0104/112260386/1129/rss15
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