Detroit Tigers Bullpen to be Bolstered?

September 1 is right around the corner, and for the Detroit Tigers there are some projected changes in the works. There will be a large pitching staff shakeup that will drastically alter the look of the bullpen.   Some of these moves have very big question marks associated with them as to if they will work. For the Tigers to stay playoff contenders, they will have to work. Here is a preview of the changes. Rick Porcello to the bullpen This move will hurt his Rookie of the Year chances, but nonetheless it is a move that will probably be made. The kid is 20-years old, only in his second season of professional baseball.  As a result, the bullpen move will be made to limit Porcello's innings, in hopes of not damaging his young arm. It is a seemingly prudent move, since pitchers seem to be soft in the current era, despite Nolan Ryan's attempts to change that in Texas. The outcome? On top of someone else being the fifth starter, the Tigers have to hope that Por...