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Holy smokes, I hope his dad was at the game.

The Tigers’ littlest leaguer defeats the mighty scuzzmuffins from Gotham! New York, all your tears are belong to us!!! BAHAHAHAHA!!! On to the Windy City to wreak havoc on the Baby Bears and Jerk Sox.

EAT IT NEW YORK!!!

It would be a shame if the Yankees forfeited this game out of fear. Understandable sure, but still shameful.

I’ll bet most players enjoy interacting and autographing for the kids rather than adults. My hunch is that (1) it’s just more fun to deal with the kids and the whole environment of the little league atmosphere and (2) it’s less likely that what gets signed today ends up being transacted as a sale later this week. For all of the stupid things that baseball does / doesn’t do, this annual little league game seems to be done well.

Get well, Bert.

I just don’t have much use for pitchers that wild. Granted, 6+ BB/9 that season was high for even him. But he’s easily 4 or higher without much offset to H/9. If some other team likes his SO/9, adios.

Same. This will be considered an unpopular opinion, but it is probably very prudent.

So, Eddys Leonard.... A bit of a darling of the upper minors last year, struggling through injury and inconsistency this year. If I read @Edman85's file right, he has one option season left? Or is this his final option season?

Lange had a 6.1 BB/9 last season. I'd suggest that's not cut out for high leverage.

I’ll believe they show him the door when they show him the door. I don’t think he finishes his contract out with the Tigers, but I think they still see value in his defense and hope/believe he has a resurgent his offense. Here’s something to consider. He had his best days when he wasn’t the focal point of a team. There was other talent that was better than he was. With some of the talent in place and coming up, does he revert back towards his previous play? Maybe he’s at his best when he’s a complimentary or secondary player rather than the guy?

Without looking it up, I would guess that Cole has had more MLB service time than the cumulative time of the Tiger starting lineup. Heck, I’d be so bold as to wager your paycheck on that.

Perez might be the odd man out there, stashed in Toledo to play everyday. Well, and who knows how the Torkelson thing will shake out.

Madris might be safe for a little longer. He and Ibanez seem to be the only 1Bdudes on the team.

Well, there were no Negro League jerseys this season, at least for the Tigers. Remember the issues with the regular jerseys at the beginning of the season (poor fit, fabric was translucent and/or pants didn't match the shirts, supplier issues). Then the manufacturer had to make the ****ty connects for the teams that debuted them, but also probably every team since the fabric of the regulars was changed as well. So essentially, MLB thumber their collective nose at Negro League jerseys in favor of ****ty connects.

Yup. The Tigers won't let him go for nothing. He'll either still be on the Tigers or traded to a team that sees the split vs LHPs as a benefit. This was quite the pickup by Harris.

Everything is 50/50.

Per Cot's: Doesn't seem like arbitration. But I didn't realize there was a buyout attached.

Per Cot's: He's at 57 IP right now.

Ding ding.

I like that, especially the sub headline "Rookie Accidently Burns All Detroit ****ty Connect Jerseys Before Debut".

Someone wanna beep 1984Echoes and let him know his MTF account has been hacked?

I agree with you about changing the game. Get things in order to be less reliant on HRs/SOs. Deaden the ball. I understand sitting a pitcher in spring training. But extending that into the regular season? Gross. Someone around here mentioned lengthening the pitch clock after a certain number of pitchers, maybe it was 10? I do like that idea to manage pitcher stress during an outing.

I don't know. I find it difficult to believe they'll have him in the Detroit rotation right away and hoping for 150 innings given his career workload. He hasn't eclipsed 100 innings in a season yet, not even close. And he hasn't pitched in AAA yet (which is probably less of a concern than the stamina/workload of a season). Maybe he piggybacks with Maeda early in the season? Maeda's probably 2 trips through the lineup and done. That way Jobe gets the MLB exposure and they can evaluate his workload much more directly under Fetter & Nieves. While the ROY status might be a minor consideration for Jung (and Sweeney), I think the promotions are more to get a look for next season. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses at the MLB level now and have a game plan for the offseason into spring training.

Could six-inning minimum starting pitcher rule come to MLB? In a nutshell: