RandyMarsh

Assuming he doesn't completely fall off a cliff or get injured the next 2 weeks Rogers may be our All Star rep this year.

Damn nice swing there by Rogers, goes the opposite way for a leadoff double off the wall.

To me if Maton wasnt a competent fielder by this age and point in his career reps in AAA aren't going to change that

Tiger killer Dane Dunning vs. Joey "meatball" Wentz, about as big of mismatch as you can get...... which means the Tigers will probably win this one.

Yeah that is remarkable, I didn't know about him since he was before my time but in my lifetime Willis and as you metioned Ankiel are the two guys that always come to mind.

I don't think Houston is going to average over a sack a game like he did last year but I think he can certainly be a regular double digit guy in this league just due to the moves and explosiveness you saw from him. Also although he only went to JSU so didn't play the top competition he dominated there though so for essentially his whole football career he has dominated guys so between that, the stuff you see on tape and his physical attributes it's hard to find a real reason why he shouldn't be good other than just that he was a late round pick and they normally don't pan out.

One of the biggest drop offs I can remember. Looked like one of the top young pitchers in the league last year and was their opening day starter, now a couple months later he is getting shelled in rookie ball. I think this is even worse than Dontrelle Willis who is always the poster boy in my eyes for young promising pitchers that absolutely collapsed without some career ending injury or something.

The more high stress max effort pitches along with the increase reliance on spin rate and hard sliders is the biggest reason for the injuries. I don't think it's cause the players today are in worse shape than before or are too coddled, I think it's entirely those reasons. If guys of the past threw every pitch with the effort and strain guys put on their arm like the guys today too they'd be getting injured too

I think the only two players I would take over Sewell in that draft are Lawrence and Parsons. Perhaps Chase as well but I think having another elite o lineman is more important to us than an elite WR.

All things considered that may be the most impressive win of season.

Keith and JHM were picked for the American League Futures team.

Yeah to me I don't think Maton is suddenly going to learn how to play defense at the age of 27 just cause he is getting reps in AAA so to me he'd be the guy I prioritized the least in the field.

Their last sweep was a two game sweep in August of 2021.

Btw Futures Game roster is revealed tonight be nice to see Keith play they're lthere.

I wonder if he is going to play 3b majority of the time or if him and Maton will rotate evenly between DH and 3b?

Castro now has 14 SBs in 185 PAs this year, he only had 18 in over a 1000 for us.

Unbelievable!

Griffin Jax is an 80 grade name.

Shep: "Due up in the 9th for the Tigers is Maton, Ibanez and Vierling" Gibby: "Sounds good to me." Kirk must be rooting for the Twins.

Manute Bol couldn't have caught that ball from Maton.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-buck-farmer-is-flying-under-the-radar-in-cincinnati/ 1. I can't believe Buck is still in the league. 2. I can't believe he got a write up on fangraphs and 3. I can't believe he is only 32 freaking years old. Damn did he make his debut for us in High School or something? Seems like he was with us for eons and has been gone for years.

Not sure if it's been mentioned but reading an article by Hollinger today and he mentioned that from what he hears teams were scared of Whitmore medicals(aside from his workouts as well), said teams may have saw something in his knee(s) that gave them trepidation.

Not sure what we would have to send back but the NY News wrote an article yesterday of the teams most likely to sign him and they had the PIstons at the top of the list. They said they talked to opposing GMs to ballpark what they expect him to get and they said 4/90 but the Pistons may go 4/100 if they go after him.

E-Rod threw a 50 pitch BP session today, velo was said to be fine and he said everything felt great so that sounds encouraging. It would be nice to get a handful of starts before the trade deadline to maximize his value and show teams he is healthy.

Damn Chas do you got today's lottery numbers to?