The Detroit Tigers receive a poor grade on their trade with the Minnesota Twins for Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak.

Paddack showcased his tried and true fastball-changeup one-two punch, pounding the zone, but also gave some of his off-speed pitches a run and had a lot of success. He had an 18% whiff rate and an astounding 80% first-pitch strike rate.

After a two-week rough patch for the Detroit Tigers, where they lost 13 of 16games coming out of the All-Star break, they appear to be out of their slump andhitting once again. With a nine-game lead in the American League Central,