Sports_Freak

I don't really agree. 2021 was 3 years ago and our payroll has dropped dramatically. You may be right and Chris is willing to spend but we really don't know that. And not to sound like a broken record but JD Martinez was out there when the Tigers knew their lineup was going to struggle offensively. A team that wanted to have a chance to make the playoffs would have gone after him. They may have for all we know but it seems we may have heard about it. What we did hear was Hinch didn't want a full-time DH. He wanted to give players a bit of a day off at DH. And then they called up a kid who is a defensive liability and put his at...full-time DH.

Yeah, I have to agree. Harris hasn't been here long enough to draft and develop players. His trades and free agent signings are very underwhelming though, I get that. Avila ended up getting very little for the established players he was forced to move on from. And all that losing didn't get us good drafts, I would say that was more bad luck than it was mistakes. It would have been nice to get a Bobby Witt Jr. but we got a Torkelson and Mize. They weren't draft mistakes, they were highly regarded as the best players available. If Harris ends up being successful, it may not be for a few more years. Other teams rebuild much quicker so I don't know if he's been instructed to keep payroll low or not.

I don't think using pinch hitters is the answer. Look at pinch hitting success rates and it looks like using a cold hitter off the bench isn't ideal. I agree with Ibanez against LH pitchers but that's about it. The rest of the bench is pathetic. Thank Harris for not supplying ML talent. Or Chris for not spending, take your pick.

Manager playing players out of position. McKinstry at SS? No thank you.

And we didn't sign JD Martinez because they didn't want to tie up the DH spot. At least, that was their excuse for not signing JD.

Throwing error all the way.

Riley is SO clutch!

His pitch count is good...for 5 innings. Not for 3 innings.

The lighting isn't the problem with him. Injuries are an issue. A sneeze is a 30 day back strain....

Billy Bob Thornton.

Yeah, Billy Bob.

I binge watched the 1st season of Goliath on Amazon Prime. 8 out of 10 stars.

Who was that who used to say that about JV? Was it Jake?

Not with this score. Hinch will empty out his BP with a day off tomorrow.

These guys in the booth would ALL be fired if I owned the team. No giggling allowed, try to act professional. They sound like total idiots, ignoring the game and talking about horse racing? Who gives a f?

Jake 2 for 3 so far with a home run and 3 RBI. Hinch will sit him for another week. What...he doesn't like Jake's mustache or something?

Tired of all these positions being platooned. Put the best defense out there to prevent runs and let them hit. Over-thinking at times and lazy managing other times. I've seen enough, time to cancel Bally until hockey season.

Here comes a few Brewer insurance runs...

I hate a platoon system in so many positions. It's what we get with a manager who has access to way too many stats. It's like in fantasy football when a receiver has a huge week, everyone plays him the following week. They call it "chasing points" and it very rarely works. Modern baseball being played on a computer...gotta love it. 🤔

Why is Kelly our everyday catcher? I'm not a fan, even if someone shows how much better his stats are.

Even on the road....didn't they lose the 1st game in Tampa and win the next 2?

The Tigers will win the next 2 games. It seems like we always open a series looking horrible and then play great the rest of the series. Or not....they'll battle all season to try for .500.

Is it a new approach or is he just feasting on weak AAA pitching? He's not coming back until he changes his approach. At least, from what I've heard.

Gotta feel for the fans who spent money to watch this garbage. Perhaps the only way it will change is if fans start staying away in droves...

JD Martinez was out there awhile. I know Hinch like to use the DH to rest guys but the Tigers had a questionable offense and JD could have won us a few games. The Tigers weren't in on any free agents, but trades? We have no idea if Harris worked on any trades for a quality player. He prolly was told to keep the payroll down. At least, that would be my guess.