Jim Cowan

No doubt about it. Maton, Vierling and McKinstry will get plenty of rope. I'm not sure you can carry all 3 of them at once, but 2 of the 3 will be on the 26 all year.

If it weren't for bad luck, he wouldn't have no luck at all.

You actually only missed his production for 2 and a half months. On May 14 his OPS was .630. And the trade return at the deadline was the square root of Sweet FA. So all this angst about keeping him, months after Hinch decided that a bounce back was not likely, I don't get it. If Hinch had wanted him back, he would have been back. It's easy to understand Harris' position, if you stink like Candelario in 2022 you don't get a 40% raise. But if Hinch had wanted him, he would have been back, no question about it. I don't think Hinch was wrong, and the fortunes of the organization were not affected one way or the other.

I am back to 1987 now, that's the next previous occasion to Jamie Johnson. Bernie Anderson, age 23, drew 114 walks for High A Lakeland. Another little guy, no power, no demon on the basepaths, and after catastrophic failure at AA for the next 2 years he disappeared.

Oh you got there at the buzzer! Some great names in that search, Jordan Lennerton, Christin Stewart, Daz Cameron, Zach Short - they all led the organization but didn't break 90.

Jamie Johnson did it at Erie in 2013, 101 walks. He almost did it at West Michigan in 2010 with 98. Raise your hand if you remember Jamie Johnson. He was a 5-9, 180 outfielder without much of a hit tool, no power, and no particular baserunning chops.

But not before he drew a walk, to give him 101 on the season, with an OBP now at .432. That's outstanding. Here's a good b-ref research project, when was the last time a Tigers minor leaguer drew 100 walks?

Gibson ruled the dressing room and he could be a real bastard, according to something that Paul Carey wrote.

Rarity of 18 is impressive.

I agree, let's put that .400 OBP at the top of the order and sneak him into LF in a road game once a week.

Yes he stopped playing 3b weeks ago, and then lately he's been playing 3b again while Keith, the 220 pound gorilla, plays 2b. WTF? We need an every day third baseman. Not a platoon third baseman. One of these guys needs to slot in at third, every day, because the good bat more than makes up for the shaky glove. That just seems to be more likely to be Keith at this point, so can we stop the nonsense about positional flexibility and decide, once and for all, where Keith plays?

Lange gives up a single, a force out, and a walk. 2 on, 1 out.

Foley only threw 13 pitches there, but Lange will pitch the 9th no doubt.

Baddoo has been on base 6 times in 7 PAs on the weekend...and gets pulled for a pinch hitter.

Why is Nevin stealing bases? The Tigers have given away 2 outs on the bases in the first 3 innings.

Kopech has walked 4 of the 6 hitters he has faced.

Biden you POS, why won't you meet with DeSantis when he refuses to meet with you?

Here's something that we have to be careful about though, moving forward, and it is this...Joey Wentz is just freaking awful. It's an important consideration.

Get rid of David Chadd...A++++. Get rid of Kevin Rand...A++. Get rid of Willi and Harold, A. Sign Lorenzen and flip him, A+. Acquire an on-base freak like Malloy, A. Draft the 2023 Tigers draft, A.

Screw that, the heavy bomber thread. The Lancaster, with 4 Rolls-Royce Merlins.

Yes, he is a good-field, no-hit shortstop, lots of teams have those. Forget about the money, it's gone.

Absolutely right, he and Vierling are good baseball players, miles and miles better than Harold and Willi, whose roles they should take. They aren't starters.

That's a d*** move, claiming a guy and then releasing him before the ink is dry. Come on Harris, go ahead and dumpster dive but don't be a d***

The smell of urine should'of given you a clue.

20 home runs for Malloy, with a .423 OBP.