Tiger337

Thanks, you are turning into my go to guy in this thread.

The average career WAR for picks 1-5 is 13.3. The average WAR for the #1 pick is probably higher (can't find a recent #) but it's also likely inflated by a small number of elite players and so far there doesn't appear one of those from the 2020 draft. So, I would agree with Oblong that I'd be mildly disappointed if Tork ended up like Rob Deer, but it wouldn't be outside the expected performance for a high pick. Tony Clark was another one like that. https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-sports-analytics/jsa200586

I can barely hear what Gibson is saying anymore. ☹️ Still way better than Monroe though.

Now, do Dean Palmer. Palmer vs Deer is one of my favorite comps, but everyone seems to think that Deer was a joke and that Palmer was OK.

It depends on who you follow. I don't follow many people like that but sometimes they show up in the reponses to those I do follow. Hinch too.

They might still be good because the Harris and Hinch administration seems to be skilled at acquiring and getting the most out of their pitchng. I agree that pitching staffs are fleeting though and when you have a good one, you need to try to take advantage of it.

Yes, 21st century managers use advanced stats. That shipped sailed a long time ago.

The manager gets a one year homeymoon. In Hinch's first year, he was a genius who could do no wrong. Now, each year he gets dumber and dumber. It was the same with Leyland.

Don't listen to Gehringer_2. He don't know what he talking about.

If MTS managers managed the Tigers, they would be in first place. Fire AJ Hinch!

Now that he's getting protection from Tork, he should get going.

Slugging Andy Ibanez is batting second, so he can drive home Greene.

He will, but he won't be huge all by himself. They need multiple hitters to improve.

In most line-ups, it would not make sense to bat Ibanez leadoff even against lefties. The Tigers line-up is not most line-ups. One thing about Hinch is he doesn't manage his roster based on hunches, but rather data.

I see them as a .500 team. Their pitching staff is as good as their hitting is bad. I was thinking at the beginning of the season that they could be a contender in a weak division, but so far it's not looking so weak.

I was thinking 10% walk rate which is around what you'd expect for him. I don't think there is a big correlation between strikeout rate and walk rate. It's not uncommon for hitters to have high strikeout and also high walk rates. They don't put the ball in play, so they see a lot of pitches and a pitcher without control might walk them.

Let's say he had 100 PA and 40 K. We'll give him 10 BB and 3 HR. So that's 90 at bats, 18 hits (15 are not homers). That's 47 balls in play and a .319 BABIP which is very doable. It's also a .280 OBP which might not be tolerable on a contending team even with his defense.

This is not JIm Leyland's Tigers. He's a non-smoker and vegetarian.

I don't see anything in Vilade's profile that makes me think he's going to break out and surprise us. He is flexible and has decent on base skills which are two things that Harris looks for. I don't know what kind of defender he is. Flexibility often means not being able to play any position particularly well. If he can move around without hurting them defensively, then he can help.

Greatest team since the 27 Yankees.

If he bats third, it will be 3 fewer solo home runs😃

Some players are like that. Tony Clark, Carlos Pena, ...The anger seemed to start as early as 2022. It might be the high expectations.

He never does anyhing when it counts. He doen't start hitting until they are already out of the race. He just doesn't care. Too soft.

They need to use the softer version in MLB. I believe it would solve some problems in the game.

60 definitely feels different from 50 and I imagine 70 will be worse. The funny thing is I don't really think any differently than I did when I was 35. I see people who are 60 and I think to myself "I don't look old or act old like them" but I probably do! The thing I do notice is physical - joint pain and inability to recover quickly from strenuous activity.