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The Detroit Tigers come back in 2012 a baseball team ready to improve upon an ALCS appearance with a World Series win, something this franchise has been in search of since the loss in the fall classic six seasons ago. OnlineSeats has these Detroit Tigers tickets for the MLB season schedule at Comerica Park to see if Prince Fielder remains a beast at the plate and to watch Miguel Cabrera switch corners, going from first base to third.

General Manager David Dombrowski did not originally plan on pursuing Prince Fielder in free agency, but a season-ending ACL injury to catcher Victor Martinez meant he had to find a new source of offense. To the shock of many that meant Prince Fielder, who signed a 9-year, $214 million contract to play in the same city as his father. The signing left the construction of the infield in question. In the end it was determined Miguel Cabrera would move from first to third to make room for Fielder at first. I would expect Fielder to make several appearances at DH due to the defensive liability he is and because of the defensive liability Cabrera may be on the hot corner.

Fielder will more than replace Martinez's offensive production, maintaining the top tier ranking of a batting order able to 787 runs last season, the fourth most in the MLB. For the Tigers to be just as prolific, Detroit needs Cabrera to once again compete for the Triple Crown, for shortstop Jhonny Peralta to needs to continue producing at All Star levels, right fielder Brennan Boesch needs to be healthy and hit near .300 and drive more than 20 balls out of the yard at Comerica and abroad, and catcher Alex Avila has to prove last summer's breakout numbers are a true indication of his ability and no mere aberration.

The World Series aspirations will be much more reasonable if the pitching performs at the phenomenal levels it attained in the closing months of the season. In 2012, the starting rotation is expected to be comprised of Justin Verlander, Doug Fister, Max Scherzer, a healthy Rick Porcello, and Jacob Turner. Verlander is a perennial Cy Young contender, a 20-game winner with an ERA below 3.00 and WHIP near or below 1.00. Fister had an incredible 10-game adventure after coming over from the Seattle Mariners. He went 8-1 with an ERA below 2.00. A reasonable expectation is a low WHIP, ERA in the 3.50 area, and 15 wins. Scherzer has found a home in Detroit and wants to put up stats from his 2010 season, posting a 3.50 ERA and 1.25 WHIP and winning 12 games while striking out nearly one batter every inning. Porcello needs an actual healthy season and Turner is a young prospect easily replaceable if he cannot hack it at the end of the rotation this season.