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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

Gonna keep beating the horse, but today's game was emblematic of his struggles... only one K, but his other three ABs resulted in balls on the ground. He needs to start getting more balls in the air. When he does, he'll get it turned around

He may be org depth, but one heck of a game!

Unfortunately, I wasn't born a Dodger fan, so I'll be watching lol

He really does look like he's figuring it out

Good Lord...

We could also have Skubal tho. I get that pretty much everything that can go wrong has gone wrong this season... but I would rather wait to hear what happened to Skubal before assuming he's out of the lineup for the next month

I mean, that's fair, I just don't know that we'll have just Faedo and Brieske and TBD for the next month. Maybe for the next week or two.

Do we think Skubal is gonna miss a lot of time at this point? I honestly don't know, but it didn't look like he broke anything

Kerry Carpenter with 2 homers and 2 doubles for Erie tonight... Any chance he can drive down I-90 and take some hacks?

Pitching wise, they probably can. I dont see any excuse for the offense...

Lol, nobody is hiring AJ away if they win 60 or less.

And that's all folks. Gotta think Barnes is gone once Cisnero comes back, if not before lol