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DeJesus up on the left field wall celebrating a lead that he can come in and blow

See. Home runs are nice.

TORQUE! MAKE US PAY FOR DOUBTING YOU

TORQUE BOMB

They didn't ignore the hitting problem. They added McGonigle. Their offense was not great, but it was fine in April. Then the injuries started. You still haven't said who else you think they should have added. You could make a case that they should have added some hitting instead of Verlander and Anderson, but what great hitter would they get for that money?

And that’s why Cleveland is good and we are not

So ignore the hitting problem because pitchers may get injured. Try to win low scoring games. In that case, we also had the problem with our defense.

.287 avg, 5 almost home runs, 19 rbi. That is what will flash on the screen next time he comes to bat.

Earl Weaver calling you on line 2......

And next year the Tigers won't have Skubal or Mize. Say what you want about Mize, but he has been their 2nd best starter for the last few years. Valdez is going to age about as well as Cabrera did. Jobe is coming back from a serious injury, Melton is hurt, Olson's career is over. Flaherty will be back amd I'm sure Verlander will try to pitch another year if they will let him. I could see them fighting it out with the Royals for last place the next few years. They had the two year run of making the wildcard and it might be back to rebuild time.

He’s just missed a homerun by a couple feet like 4 or 5 times already this year. He could really easily have 5 HRs this year already with some different wind or park dimensions.

I think McGonigle will hit plenty of home runs -- later in his career. For a lot of guys the power comes later. Master hitting first, then add the power later.

Zach doesnt have the range to play SS. Maybe to fill on when there's an emergency, but that's about it. As for those guys playing for a better team? They would have to do better than what they do here or they wouldn't be playing. The Tigers are beyond patient with Tork, it's really making me wonder why? His draft status? He has/had potential but it's getting real old waiting for quality results. And McKinstry is just a glorified utility guy, good to have, when needed. Pressed into full time duty, his weaknesses are more exposed.

Just walk Ramirez. Every time.

Exactly. If you are going to fill your roster up and give 350 ABs to guys like Zack McKinstry, Wenceel Pérez, Jahmai Jones etc you might as well just be resigned to the fact you are going to suck. Roster construction matters and Harris sucks at it. Honestly, one or maybe 2 guys of the Tigers 9 offensive regulars would play on Milwaukee. And they have a better pitching staff to boot.

I never knew it until about a week ago.

We’d be a title contending team if we had a .750 team ops.

Yeah, I won't argue that. But we still had offensive issues to address that never were. Having enough depth to cover all of our injuries was/is impossible but seriously, the only thing we really did was retain Torres. A RH hitting corner outfielder woulda been nice. Or even a RH hitting DH type who could fill in at 1st base occasionally. I dont know who all was available but there had to be some help out there.

McKinstry isn’t playing SS much because McGonigle can (and they have Short to back him up there) and we have defensive issues elsewhere on the field right now. We only really have three outfielders on the roster and McKinstrys versatility is helping cover that plus 2B and 3B.

As much as I want the steak to continue there’s no way in hell I’m ever pulling for Tom Dundon with the bs he’s pulling with the Trailblazers. F that guy

We signed Valdez because he was likely the best caliber pitcher we’d be able to acquire via free agency or trade as a potential fall back in case we lose Skubal. It hasn’t paid off to this point, but it was a good move.

can somebody please go sit on Fetterman? Or maybe break the arm he votes with?

Rod Wood is literally just the communication guy between the Lions and the NFL. There was not a schedule decision made by Rod Wood in a vacuum. That would be ludicrous.

sure - not everyone is going to hit 30 hr, but it's awfully nice if they can! Of the 'simple' stats, the best correlate for run scoring is OPS. To finish a season with a 900 OPS in 650 PA, with 50 BB, 30 x 2B, and 30 HR, you still need to hit 328! to do the same with 50 BB, 30 x 2B, but only 10 HR, you'd have to hit 377! HR are good, very good. ⚾ The interesting question is what is the optimum economic distribution of resources between the cost of power hitters and their limitations in other parts of the game (e.g. defense, speed, etc) vs run prevention (better pitchers etc). Different winning teams do get there different ways, but power hitting is one that often works. The other advantage is that when you get into the playoffs and face pitchers with generally low WHIP, moving runners around gets proportionally harder. All that said - McGonigle is fine.