Sports_Freak

I heard that drafting HS kids has more upside. I don't get it either but that's the Harris strategy?

No, no way. AJ puts a bullpen arm in there and he gets the job done. The next time out, he gets hammered. Inconsistent pitchers and over-anxious hitters. And the poor defense? These are pros who all know this game. We'll either turn it around or not. But so far, it's been a fun season. And I don't think most of us thought we were a real championship team. Just compete...something they stopped doing.

I hate to say it but maybe a blockbuster trade is needed? Maybe trade Greene, Carpenter or Skubal? For a huge, huge return? Or stand pat and hope Hinch can right the ship? I know, crazy talk...

I read on X that it's the fault of the Epstein Files. 🤣🤣

Hinch is playing 3D chess. Saying...look at us, we stink. And when the playoffs start, we'll kick everyone's butt...😅😅

We're the 2024 Twins? In control of a playoff spot and a total nosedive? I'm not sure what Hinch or Harris can do, it's every part of our team. Pitching, both starters and bullpen, defense and offense. I guess our baserunning is still OK, when we occasionally get runners on base. The team just looks...dead?

Well, that was a fun 3 innings. Is Hinch gonna bring in his worst bullpen arm now? It's too bad Riley couldn't catch that rocker from Vlad. It looked like he misjudged where the wall was at.

Note to Mr. Hinch: when you fall behind by a couple of runs, quit using the back end of your bullpen. Those multiple runs they give up make a comeback impossible.

Dry as a bone. Unless it's sweat. Hot enough to fry an egg on it.

Our old friend Soto was traded;

A lot of fans put a higher value on prospects than teams looking at them do. Most prospects never make the show but there's always that possibility that they might. And be big stars. I remember last season, Baltimore refused to trade any of their young players for pitching. And that did them in at playoff time. The Tigers could trade several of their prospects for players to help them now. But I doubt Harris will, he's a firm believer in building a contender thru the draft and development. But, we'll see. Hopefully he surprises me.

See last year? Yeah, look at the Twins last year. The Tigers making the playoffs in 2024 wouldn't have happened if the Twins hadn't of fallen off a cliff. As for acquiring a rental player at the deadline? The Dodgers gave up 2 prospects for 2 months of Flaherty. I'm not sure how highly rated they were but it was still 2 decent prospects. The Tigers needs have been obvious all season, bullpen arms. I'm not arguing that point at all. But our recent offensive struggles have me wondering if we also need a couple of bats? No use getting bullpen arms if we can't score even 2 runs a game against mediocre pitching.

Yes, they've needed a better bullpen all season. But the recent losses? They haven't even been in games. Not scoring any runs makes the bullpen needs meaningless. It was an obvious need earlier in the season but our recent offensive struggles is the reason we're losing. Not even giving our weak bullpen a chance to blow leads. 😆

I'm starting to question the need for bullpen arms. Averaging one run a game won't win many games. When was the last time this Tiger team had an inning with multiple hits and runs in an inning? No rallies, just waiting for a player to hit a home run.

2 grand slams will get us within a run.

Tork proving some stats are meaningless.

Hinch;

Some managers don't like intentional walks.

Well, that was a fun 5 innings. But...it's over. Go ahead and rain...

Walk leads to a run. Huh....

babip helping Reese, so far.

Maybe the worst part of the storm headed this way will stay north of Detroit? It looks like Comerica will still be getting wet...

Why would the Tigers want him? Limited upside.

I saw a stat on X (Twitter) yesterday that showed a recent stat on our hitters slumps. Keith was the only one not in a total slump. It reminded me of the start to 2024 when the entire team was in a prolonged slump. When we score 6 runs or more, going 0 for 5 doesn't stand out. When we don't score, those struggles are magnified. Should we panic? No....the team has to work it's way out of the slump. Just...Hurry up!! 😆😆

Maybe he'll learn to shorten up his swing with 2 strikes? He is really good and he is still really young. Hopefully these struggles will make him better.