Tenacious D

Donde esta Beau Brieske?

Would you count on him to be one of the three starting outfielders next season? Because that is the decision that has to be made. It’s really not about his contract, which is team-friendly.

Agree. However his hands are a bit tied—too many injured players and poor performers. Not much the new GM has in trade capital.

I’m Ok with Victor and Harold as bench players again. But that should mean 150-200 AB’s, tops. Candy maybe stays as backup 1B/3B, though Schoop could also serve in that capacity, too. Can’t see a new GM keeping both. Please make Barnhart go away. Will be interesting to see what they do with Austin Meadows. They certainly can’t count on him. The only OF that seems certain is Greene. Then you have some combination of Meadows, Baddoo, Carpenter, Willi C. and Cameron. This group is too risky to fill two spots. Would they non-tender Meadows—would probably face some backlash given his mental health issues.

Not sure why you’re reacting to my post. I really don’t have an issue with these changes, just don’t think they’ll have the desired impact.

Punished? A 1 pm ET start time, say the Angels at Detroit, starts at 10 am Pacific. Not the ideal time to be watching a baseball game— high schoolers and college kids are probably still sleeping in. Solving game times is not the issue. It’s time to realize that baseball as a product isn’t as compelling to younger fans, compared to the NBA, NFL and NCAA. All of these efforts to make the game more interesting are like putting perfume on a pig. They wreak of desperation.

What is your solution for start times on the west coast? If you moved it up to 8:00 PM ET, for example, that would be 5:00 PM Pacific. Too early for anyone who works. Other professional leagues optimize the schedule for the local market.

Andre Lipcius is a hockey goalies name.

I now think it’s 50/50 he plays next season. I do think it will be his choice, but I also think they will help him with a dignified exit if he chooses so. His deteriorating play is not a result of him getting old, it’s really just his bad knees have rendered his lower half pretty useless in driving the ball. No shame in that, but also no further need in tarnishing his reputation any more than the second half of this season has.

Is Lipcius on the verge of leapfrogging Kreidler on the org depth chart? He was drafted 3rd from Tennessee (Kreidler was 4th from UCLA). Similar college pedigrees. Don’t know much about Andre’s defense and likely position, though he seems like he could be as versatile as Kreidler (2B, 3B, SS). Seems to have a bit more speed, maybe less power, but he has walked almost as many times as he has struck out, with an OBP close to .400. Andre seems like a better fit in our current lineup.

Think he set the Erie all-time season strikeout record, too.

59 wins feels like a reach.

can we get Alexander out of there before somebody gets hurt? He's not fooling anyone and they are punishing the ball.

Thread cleanser: Welcome to the bigs, Josh

Barnhart with a hit to the warning track? Give him credit for a HR already.

Mebbe. It does make sense though to give the reps to guys who will likely be counted on as contributors next season.

I keep seeing the Twitter bubble referenced—not sure who all this entails, but the ones I’m aware of I view mostly as Tigers fans. Emily seems nice, but it seems like she is typically sharing information that she comes across. I view Dan Hasty as an employee of the Tigers org and he is probably the most sunny and optimistic guy on the platform—he’d find positives in Jeffrey Dahmer if he was a Whitecap. Chris C doesn’t profess to be an analyst—just a very engaging and passionate super fan. Not sure who else is part of the Twitter mafia, but I really doubt that anyone here puts too much stock in any of it. I’ve learned much more from people here, like Gehringer, mutiger, Buddha, etc.. even still, I don’t agree with all of their perspectives. It’s called critical thinking, and we all possess it. To suggest otherwise is both incorrect and douchy.

for what it is worth, we've seen pretty good development and performance from our pitching prospects. the issue has been keeping them healthy. Mize had a solid rookie last year, and it wouldn't have been unreasonable to think he could have improved upon that. Skubal make improvements this season. Manning has looked pretty good so far in '22, when healthy. Hill and Brieske have overachieved while rushed into service (of course Brieske got injured). The relievers mostly have put together good performances (Lange, Foley, Vest, Jiminez, Soto). No one is a slam-dunk, but have been more pretty good than bad and are young enough to improve. I'm not smart enough to know if Flores or Madden (or Olson, D. Smith, etc..) will be best suited as starters or relievers, but look like they will be able to make a contribution at the MLB level. Assuming they can stay healthy, of course.

Agree. He said he needed to work on his mental health, which could be a number of things, which are all personal and should be treated that way. I appreciate that he shared as much as he did, hopefully inspiring others to take any necessary steps for themselves.

That you’re insufferable about this? You’re welcome. You still haven’t provided an update on your prospect list.

So I’m clear—you discreetly DM’d him to make him aware of his mistake?

Glad to see you’re consistent on Twitter, too. What’s the value in bullying or calling out others that lack your superior analytical skills? This isn’t the first time you’ve run over here to degrade someone who is just trying to provide content. btw, how’s your updated Tigers prospect list coming?

At least they earned it.

dude has 3,254 career AB's in the majors and can't figure things out on his own? He's also hitting .226 with the Braves. That "improvement" says more about Robbie than any perceived coaching help.