[gotigers]

September 1, 2015
Kansas City, MO
9:30am

We currently stand at a 75-55 with a comfortable 6 1/2 game lead on the second place White Sox.

It's' been quite interesting around here since the All-Star break. The storm of injuries has started to subside, although there are still some significant names on the injury report, including our prized prospect 2B/SS Andy Ibanez who was just starting to get settled in. He fractured his kneecap on a slide into second base:



C Alex Avila is dealing with a quad strain, which can certainly be nagging for a catcher so we are making sure to take our time with him as we have good depth at catcher.

RF Rajai Davis is dealing with post-concussion symptoms and again we are taking our time with him as this is something we take very seriously.

RP Joakim Soria had some shoulder inflammation come up, but we believe that all should be well come playoff time.

We are hoping Ibanez will be ready for spring training, and after the season we'll see where Brian Wilson is at after dealing with a fractured elbow.

It's also roster expansion time, so we decided to make several call-ups. We're really excited to see these guys in the big club and see how they perform. Chances are a few of these guys will head back down with a few guys coming off of the DL, but we'll see:



Our starting lineups are a far cry from what they were at the beginning of the season:

Batting:



Pitching:



Financially, we're projected to lose $5m due chiefly to a lot of the investment we've made in the area of player development. That being said, we'll be in better shape than in years past. Currently we are projected to:

-Raise ticket prices for next season. Currently the baseline for this season is $33.75, which is the same as last season.

-We've sold 22,419 season ticket packages this season as opposed to 21,608 all of last season

-Last season's average attendance was 36,014. This season's is averaging 39,909 with a capacity of 41,782. This is very exciting news and great for us as well as the local economy of Detroit. A total of 2,594,064 fans have walked through our turnstiles year to date.

-Last season's gate revenue was $39,382,402. This season thus far it is $36,702,334 with a projected revenue of $47,158,354...an almost $8m increase over last year!

-Our total revenue is projected to increase approximately $10.6m to $235,943,858.

Switching to the minor leagues, the our AAA Toledo Mud Hens of the International League are in danger of missing the playoffs this season after being firmly in control of West Division all season. They are currently tied with Louisville for the division lead, with a winner-take-all showdown series starting today with the regular season ending on the 7th.

Our goal is to end the regular season on a good note and get that title that Detroit....and especially Mr. Ilitch....deserve so much.

To October!