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Wow! Daz earning some more playing time today

The love affair for batting Willi in the 2 hole needs to end, like, yesterday

About time! lol

Schoop is also hitting the ball harder than most people in the lineup. And his BABIP is awful in a way that one imagines is unsustainable. His numbers aren't great, but he's shown enough life over the past few weeks where he's off my list... Robbie Grossman on the other hand...

Also, I'm not sure it's a good idea to take Schoop's bat out of the lineup at the moment, or whenever Kreidler would be eventually ready for game action. At least recently, he's been one of the only Tigers to actually hit balls hard

Yep, he'll be in a slump when that happens lol

Kody Clemens, 3-4 with two triples, 3 RBIs and two walks tonight.

Sure, it's a possibility. But I dont think it will ultimately happen

Can't remember the last time I was as happy about a rain out as this one lol.

Tying into the complaint about McCoskey writing a story telling little to nothing, the headline of the story (ie. "another Tiger starter down") just seemed deliberately provocative and could be interpreted to guarantee he would miss time when that wasn't (and still isn't) clear. Either way, when it comes to these injuries, particularly on one like Skubal's, it's better to just wait for official word before aimlessly speculating as to the severity.

Sure, but past isn't prologue nor is it predictive of future results in this sport either. Aside from the 2021 Tigers, the 2021 San Diego Padres are a great example... they ended the year playing .333 baseball (18-36 past 1 August), yet still finished 79-83. Different team, maybe more talent, maybe excused some by Tatis sustaining injuries, but still, teams can go through sustained periods where they play much worse than their final record. I'm not saying that I expect them to meet the number I gave them in Spring Training or even that they can get to 79 wins, I just don't know that looking at the record to date means all that much when judging where they might land when the season ends.

There are a lot of questions about the pitchers, but I keep going back to the hitters... largely guys with track records who aren't hitting their track records. That should change.

100%. Even with the rough start, I dont think this team is losing 100 games.

To an extent, I think he's "the guy" by default at the moment... ideally in a year or two, Tork and Greene fill that role. I do think that Javy and his contract are a pretty nice heat shield for Robbie Grossman at the moment... because if one guy in the lineup deserves an entire thread dedicated to underperformance, it would be him.

Al Avila, the Tigers' general manager, was present for each of his high-profile prospects’ at-bats and liked what he saw. “Next week, at some point, we’ll re-evaluate them,” Avila said afterward, “and if everything checks out, they’ll probably be able to play in some games toward the end of the week.” Those games, Avila said, would be minor-league rehab stints somewhere in the Tigers' farm chain that precede a return to regular duty: Greene in Detroit, Kriedler at Toledo. Such a timetable could mean an early-June return for each player. Avila emphasized those rehab missions remained a “possibility” that would be postponed if there were any setbacks. “We’re not going to let those guys play in any games,” he said, “unless they’re 100%.”

A lot of fans (not saying anyone here, just generally) approach baseball from a football mindset, like there's only 16 games. And it doesn't really work... even the best ballplayers during a 162 game season are fully capable of a stretch where they strikeout more than normal or struggle to hit. (We should all know by know, given how the 2022 Tigers have played more generally!) That said, the Tigers are paying him a lot of money to be the guy, and in a period where the rest of the guys have struggled, he hasn't been the guy, at least on offense. Undue as it may be, it's not surprising that folks are impatient.

He's just pretty much as advertised, I don't get the shock people have. Sooner or later, he'll get his mechanics fixed and go on a tear... his percentages of ground balls are way higher than normal, line drives are lower, that will regress/progress over time.

Gotta stop you there... If they couldn't do that against Civale, why would they do it against Bieber? lol

Prediction: The offense will stink, Faedo will pitch well, only to have his start derailed by a freak play. And the bullpen will come in and give it up. Seen this movie before!

I wonder how much of the turnaround relates to org restructuring or just more coming of age... he's still relatively young, despite being in A/A+ for the past few years

lol

Can't believe that we got him for Daniel Norris lol. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally

Just imagine if Tork had been sent to Toledo... lol