I was bored and wanted to check out some of the DSL Tigers and obviously statline hunting is not the best way to evaluate prospects but Reylin Perez from this years international signings is raking in the DSL (high babip as well). Below is the only video I could find of him.
If I had to guess I think it has to do with a rule in which the tigers don't let pitchers have more than 25 or 30 pitches in an inning which is why he was taken out.
Pipeline updated with new draftees. Top 5:
1. Jackson Jobe, RHP (41st in MLB)
2. Jace Jung, 2B (74th in MLB)
3. Wilmer Flores, RHP
4. Ty Madden, RHP
5. Peyton Graham, SS
Surprise for me in the inclusion of Elvis Alvarado who was a minor league Rule 5 pickup who is a converted OF and the dropping of Santana to 11th even with the solid showing he has had this season.
https://www.mlb.com/news/tigers-top-30-prospects-2022-midseason-rerank?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
I'm right there with you but I temper my expectations with the fact he can't hit lefties right now so he definitely has something he needs to work on but I can't help to think that between him, Perez, Keith, and Lipcius that the poaching we did from the Dodgers is starting to bear some fruit.
Keith out for the season which we kind of already knew.
Keith (right shoulder) out for Minor League season (Aug. 9)
No. 11 prospect Colt Keith will not return this regular season but could be ready for the Arizona Fall League, according to vice president of player development Ryan Garko
It's easy to forget he is 22 because it feels like he has been here forever. He is a big guy so I think sometimes it takes a little more time to figure out your body. I mean to put it in context he would have been drafted either this year or the year before had he went to college. If we take out the May start in which he was getting used to the league from June 1st he has a wRC+ 128 .841 OPS with a .287 AVG and a 14.9% K rate along with an 11.2% walk rate. He isn't Carpenter level yet but he's 22 and doing that at AA. That being said it isn't all sunshine and roses. He needs to work on hitting lefties. He is hitting a .540 OPS against them which you just can't do if you want to make it to the bigs.
I'll be honest, I am under the assumption that Tork won't be "OK" until next season. I feel like he needs some time away to reset. I hope they keep him in Toledo next season until he shows he needs to be brought up or if he is lights out in spring training.
Carpenter goes 0/4 and gets called up, clearly they were just waiting for that. Graham with 3 SB already.
Under the we can't have nice things column looks like Pacheco got hurt last night when someone slid into 3rd.
I was curious on how some of our hitters did over July, so here are some quick highlights.
M. Sequera .266/.307/.532
C. Santana .273/.400/.424
W. Perez .322/.423/.627
D. Dingler .250/.377/.536
P. Meadows .275/.341/.438
I. Pacheco .280/.342/.414
K. Carpenter .284/.376/.554
J. Crouch .297/.372/.500