Battered and without Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers must chart a revised path forward

DETROIT — The number of empty locker stalls inside the Detroit Tigers clubhouse has become jarring. There are still 26 players on the roster, but the room somehow feels like a town in the aftermath of disaster: signage and storefronts with no one inside. The faces you expect to see simply aren’t there, either working in the training room or rehabbing in some other locale.Advertisement