Tenacious D

I personally would go:

1. Perez

2. Canha

3. Greene

4. Vierling

5. Carpenter 

6-9. Doesn’t matter right now.

Lump the guys that are hitting together.

I’m officially a pirate!  Garrrrr

1 hour ago, casimir said:

We probably do know what Baddoo is.  I only bring him up in the event the Tigers do think Torkelson needs a refresher at Toledo and roster fallout that ensues.  I doubt they send him to Toledo.  I expect he pulls out of this slump at some point.  But who knows where things will be at around Memorial Day.

Heck, the Astros optioned Jose Abreau.  Who predicted that to happen?

Not opposed to demoting Tork, but would rather see Malloy come up.

I think we know what we have in Baddoo.  Saw this movie last season—good AAA player who gets exposed in the bigs.  Nice stopgap option, but I don’t see him as a solution.  We’ll see him at some point when one of our OF goes down.

I get excited when I see Erie scores 11 runs, until I realize that our own version of Crash Davis was responsible for 7 of those runs.

I want to go the record and say that I wish every ex-Tiger to fail upon leaving our organization.  I‘m just petty that way.

14 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Cool story.

Just give her season tickets to shut her up.  Probably just going to use it for some backyard whiffle ball games.

3 hours ago, RatkoVarda said:

thanks; did not know that; 25% K rate is a huge improvement, but just 18 games so far. Workman offers so much: speed, defense, some power, versatility - just needs to get his Ks to a managable level

If I recall correctly, he started off well last year after working with Carpenter’s hitting coach during that offseason.  Fell back to his norm in 2023, so hopefully something clicks for him.  He’s not the type of hitter this administration would draft, so he probably has this season to emerge from organizational depth.

So, if you live in the Detroit area and have Xfinity, you’re currently out of luck?  

Hiura, Malloy and Urshela

1 minute ago, Dtrain72 said:

Canha is the free agent bat we were looking for...I really didnt think he'd be this solid, props to Harris on that signing.

Half correct.  We traded for him.

A bit surprised we took out Meadows glove in a one-run game.  Of course letting him hit with two outs and bases juiced is a difficult decision, too.

28 minutes ago, 1776 said:

Flaherty identifies as black.

I identify as smoking hot.  Sadly, it’s not an opinion shared broadly.

4 hours ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

Ty Madden finally gets the AAA call 

 

Hope the pen is ready for him 

<ducks>

10 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Tomorrow will already be 7 days since Kelly played. Might as well backdate him to the 10day.

They won’t let Rogers catch both games, right?

27 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

 

You beat me to it!

Mason Englert has a 2.63 ERA and 27 K’s in 13.2 IP.  However, he also has a 1.32 WHIP, so work still to be done, but the K rate is impressive.

53 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I was thinking in the 2021 Draft Grade thread.... If we aren't going to re-sign Alim because of cost (which I don't think is a foregone conclusion, but is possible), is there any chance Brad looks to move on him before the trade deadline? Particularly if Martin makes progress this year and Mingo looks like he's here to stay?

I'd hate to see Alim go, he's one of my favorite players on that defense, but I'd hate it even more if he went for nothing. And high quality DTs don't grow on trees, especially not at 24 years old. I expect he might command a high 2nd or a low 1st though, and if you're not going to re-sign him it's hard not to think long and hard about that return on investment.

If he can help us get to the Super Bowl next season, we’ll risk losing him (potentially offset by the guys you listed).  If this team is selling, even from a position of strength, something went wrong.

2 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

That is very cool.

The fact that we were able to pay the Sun God as a 4th rounder, while getting 1st round output, makes this an A for me, along with all of the other contributors.

Missed from 58 and 62 while outside?  Bum

14 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Great—now everyone can chill.

36 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

Kick returner (under the new-fangled system).

Safety. 

RB.

Special teams (gunner or similar?)

Did I see WR too?

AJ Hinch approves 

we’re questioning Holmes?  Do it at your own risk.

1 minute ago, RedRamage said:

I think you're all looking at it wrong. Brad (mostly) don't care about position. The draft is about loading up on promising talent not matter where they play. FA is for filling holes. Draft picks, to him, are about trying to hit homeruns every time he gets to the plate. He's not going to lay down a bunt to move the runners over. 

Brad is not going to settle for lesser player who might slot in somewhere better if he genuinely thinks the other guy is a better player.

Yes.  Won’t be shocked if we go and sign a WR in free agency.  Isn’t Tyler Boyd still unsigned?