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The Tigers are 2-5 against the Twins so far this season. The Tigers have also outscored the Twins 37-32 so far this season.

Uhhhh....so what the Tigers record what both are out? Must be pretty dismal.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/06/phillies-to-acquire-derek-hill.html Just to stir the pot. Center fielders do get traded. DD > Harris

I wouldn't mind seeing more Rogers catching and Dingler DH. We don't lose anything defensively and maybe gain even more Dingler offense.

IIRC Brieske flashed a big fast ball when he first came up, but I'm not sure that's still there. He was hitting 96 today but I thought I remember him having more.

Sure, might as well go ahead and rape the environment, too.

The fact that you can pick two players out and designate their absence and come up with similar results makes me wonder if choosing such variables is really an accurate way of approaching these things.

So not near as extreme of a low as Carpenter. 92 wins when he is healthy, but still 79 wins when injured. So a 13 win difference compared to 25-26 for Carpenter.

Tim Wakefield. I was just looking at the boxscore and I can only find 7 home runs. Edit; another wrong AI answer. The Tigers only hit 7 home runs in the Boston game loss.

The Detroit Tigers are 74-56 since the start of 2024 when outfielder Parker Meadows is active and healthy on the roster, compared to 127-132 when he is sidelined on the injured list (IL) or optioned to the minor leagues. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The drastic difference in winning percentages (.569 with Meadows vs. .490 without him) underscores how vital his presence has been to the lineup, particularly his standout defense in center field and a late-2024 surge that helped guide Detroit to a historic postseason run.

I believe I remember that August 8, 2024 game. The Tigers had a gigantic lead against some knuckleballer for the Red Sox and blew the lead.

Yeah, that’s quite interesting that the Tigers average 91 wins over 162 game season when Carpenter’s in the lineup. I suppose there’s all sorts of if but what however variables you could consider, but if you consider this one variable, the results are pretty outstanding.

And here is an amazing stat AI told me;

I think there is a similar stat for Parker Meadows

It definitely confirms my gut feeling. A 90 win team with a healthy Carpenter and a 65 win team with him out.

Thanks!

By the way, that was AI mode on my iPhone, but it’s probably true and it cited mlb.com as its source

Baseball is so much more fun when my favorite team wins.

Since the start of the 2024 season, the Detroit Tigers are 45-68 (.398) when Kerry Carpenter is on the Injured List (IL), compared to a far superior 156-123 (.559) when he is healthy and available

7-2 in June. Three straight series wins. +30 run differential in June.

Remember that time the Tigers hit 6 home runs in a game and lost? Yeah, me neither.

It might take a bit longer, but keeping on taking 3 out of 4 will work also.

11 more wins in a row and we’ll be at .500!

I tend to think those are related. I'd be very curious to see the Tigers' record since the start of 2024 when Carpenter is on the DL and when he is healthy. He makes a bigger difference in the lineup than he gets credit for IMO, even more than his numbers indicate.