Not likely with Vogt and Quatraro in the same division.
Preseason picks were Cleveland followed by KC and Minnesota . KC picked up quite a few good free agents in the off-season. Minnesota had under-performed.
KC and Minnesota were both pushing Cleveland for a while there (while the Tigers were floundering) but both really tanked last few weeks.
"The Tigers own a 25-10 record since Aug. 11, the best in baseball, with a major league-leading plus-62 run differential".
They have a rag-tag corp of pitchers nobody knows (including here in Detroit).
The schedule going out favors the Tigers, but schedules this time of year mean nothing, as teams with nothing to lose play spoiler.
That said, should the Tigers take care of their business that last series between the Twins and the Orioles could have them challenging for the #1 wildcard...that would be insane...considering where all these teams were a month and a half ago.