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Yes, there’s nobody to replace Schoop with right now. I don’t know if Keith is a consideration right now. They promoted Corey Joyce to Toledo rather than Keith. Could be Joyce has more AA experience. Could be Joyce is older. Could be Joyce also plays SS and Toledo needs that option. Maybe Joyce is nothing but minor league filler and he vs Keith isn’t a thing.

Grienke's numbers compared to the hall of fame numbers. Its silly to me how darn near dead on they are.

It will be interesting to see if draft fortunes change beginning with this upcoming draft.

Sure, this is for the opposition. But it amuses me nonetheless.

Tiger hitters missed the memo.

Agree, it does make the regular season, at least with respect to the differences of record between the playoff teams, meaningless. I don't know how to address that. However, as of now, the system in place is the system in place, so that's what there is to deal with.

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Still considering the idea of going all battery for the landscaping toys. One of these days I'll do it. Maybe.

There are examples, and then there are kick your memories in the nuts examples. This would be the latter.

Oh, come on SF, you know better than to assume that.

Yes. They were also able to overcome a bumpy start and losing the lead twice. 2 of 3 vs Kansas City and 3 of 4 vs underachieving Chicago would put them at 25-26 going into Memorial Day. 15-36 seemed more likely at the beginning of the season.

Well, they're going to have plenty of time to kill in between the conference finals and the league finals.

It probably has a lot to do with the current cycle of abysmal suck that the team has been in for the last several seasons, but nothing is ever said about retaining Rodriguez. It is both understandable and frustrating.

A triple double.

Sorry about the faulty date, hope you still caught the game.

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Keith has basically a full MLB season in his minor league career. Not exactly a scientific projection, but it is encouraging. Also of note is that he's been younger than his competition.

Looking forward to seeing secret weapon Udonis Haslem lining up against Nikola Jokic in the finals.

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Oh, I’m fine with giving him more rope. I think part of his issue is that he’s still building stamina as he didn’t go too deep down in Toledo. Here’s part of the problem for the Tigers, though. They’re already dabbling into the 7th and 8th SPs and ain’t much more available. The outing he tossed might be good for an 7th/8th SP, but it’s certainly not league average. And then tack on Wentz struggling again today. There’s nobody in Toledo worthy of calling up. If one of the current SPs has to miss a start or, God forbid, plural starts, they’re probably going to have to see what Randy Wolf is doing these days.

Weird game. Washington cracks 18 hits, but only 6 runs. Tigers had plenty of TTBDNSs. They walked more than they struck out. Baddoo had a good game at the plate, but a couple of issues in the field. Mediocre team is mediocring right now. Just when the schedule “got easy”, too.

I wonder if he’d have been retained if he were more consistent? Maybe not. Take away some of the peaks and valleys and he’s still slightly below average as a hitter through last season. And that isn’t helpful at a position where offense is traditionally expected and his defense isn’t likely to make up for it. He seems like he’s going to be a year to year type of player going forward. Maybe a two year deal max, maybe a one year with an option/vesting tacked onto it, but probably looking at one year deals. Still not a bad way to make a living.

Schoop may only be around right now until Carpenter returns or if Malloy is promoted.

Disagree. That’s a 5.40 ERA. MLB average is around 4.50. That might be splitting hairs, but again, each effective inning thrown by the rotation takes the burden off of the bullpen. Maybe the outing is good for a minor league call up, and that’s fine. The problem for the Tigers is who would be the next call up if/when that is needed? Hinch and Fetter have been pretty good with the bullpen. But honestly how comfortable is the bullpen situation outside of Foley and Lange?

Yes. So I don't know if this is a byproduct of having minor league starting pitchers (or at least any of the potential major league call ups) not go far at all in games. Or maybe quite simply this is just what he is. Probably moreso the latter than the former. Either way, I think its a good illustration of how tenuous the starting pitching depth is right now, and really, for the next few months at least.