Tigers mailbag Part 1: Can Detroit recapture its pinch-hit magic?

DETROIT — It is very early in the season, and the Tigers are not off to their best start. Welcome to the world of high expectations, where the tendency to overreact and draw ire only rises from its baseline.The Tigers remain a playoff team with what should be the most talented roster in the American League Central. With those designations, though, come criticism when you lose games to the Minnesota Twins and questions when the team doesn’t play its best baseball from the jump.Thursday and Friday, we’ll turn to the mailbag to see what fans have on their minds.Questions have been lightly edited for length and clarityAdvertisement