tiger2022

Maybe he can turn into a consistent 35 hr guy even though he might only hit .220ish.

That sounds about right. Tork never had been able to hit professional pitching. But what else can they do? They picked him #1 and he is 24. Give him the rest of the season on Toledo. What do they have to lose?

When your fastball is below mlb average, you aren't going to have a lot of success.

Send him to a minor league team and let him hit without the pressure of facing mlb pitchers. Maybe just let him DH. Getting your 24 year old former #1 pick comfortable hitting is the #1 priority.

Why is the brain trust so intent on seeing Torkelson fail? He has had zero success this season and has zero confidence. Things aren't suddenly going to turn around. Send him to the minors and let him work on his swing, approach, etc. To me, this just further shows the incompetence of Harris and Hinch.

Flaherty will be gone by the trade deadline.

I am.fortunate. I have Pinetta and Flaherty on my fantasy team.

Halfway there The Tigers might push 15 tonight.

I can see them trying to move Flaherty, parts of their bullpen, and maybe Canha, Vierling. They won't be adding anyone. By next year's deadline they will looking to move Skubal.

I assumed Vierling would be on the pine tonight. That seems to be the way hinch operates. On a side note, this is going to be a good game for fans who love strikeouts At minimum 22 Ks combined by both teams.

I apologize for responding to you.

It's not everyday you get to see that word used. I like it.

C'mon. You just told that story so you could use equidistant in a sentence!

You know what else is dumb? Saying a 23 year old will never get another chance since he didn't dominate in his mlb debut.

Not at all. I am just not A Know It All. Hater? I don't recall saying since a 23 year old making his mlb debut didn't dominate the opponents that he will never get another chance ever in the majors.

If you are 23, can hit 96, 97 mph and have decent offspeed stuff, you are going to pitch in the majors somewhere. From my one game watching him, he seems to have at least similar stuff of not better than Casey Mize

You're right. Every pitcher who eas ever decent in the history of baseball has been lights out on their major league debut. Thanks for letting us know how dumb we are.

The Tigers go on a tear and win 45 more games this year to finish win 72 games. Hinch outmanages everyone else he lays eyes on.

Good to know that a guy is washed up at 23. He pitched well for most of the game. He was probably nervous being his debut and all.

Quite petty and immature. This didn't age well.

Hinch gave it a shot to take the win away.

This team hated Reese.

Olson is a stud. If he were on a legit franchise, he would right in the discussion for Cy Young.

I know he has Parkinsons. And that affects his announcing. You enjoy listening to him? He has a job that requires him to speak and at least sound like he cares about the game. He can't do the job. I guess by your argument, the Tigers should only let players go when they want to retire. I know he can't hit but this might be the only thing he looks forward to...keep him on the roster.

Gibson's announcing makes baseball about as exciting as Joe Buck's announcing makes football exciting. Gibson has no energy, no inflection in his voice. My god he is awful.