Arlington

Oh man, never thought I'd see the day when someone posted I wish we could be more like the Mets. LOL

I'd be happy with 9 lefty's. How often would hey see a left-handed pitcher? Some teams don't even have a LH starter and most have only 1 or 2 in the pen. Plus lefties get that extra step coming out of the batters box.

Glad Gibby was calling this one. Really reflected his competitive spirit.

Torkelson is starting to look like the second coming of Eric Munson, god forbid. Munson was the third overall pick in 1999 and the first college player picked. He left Detroit a FA by 2004. Their stats are terrifyingly similar, career WARs approaching -2.0. Here are comparison career totals to date' AB M-1056 T-1175; BA M-.214 T-218; SB M-4 T-3; SLG M-.394 T-386; HR M-49 T-43; OBP M-.289 T-.296; and, here's the kicker, OPS M-683 T-683. Munson was even asked to play 3rd base out of position just as Tork was. There is a difference in that Tork has accumulated his numbers over two seasons. His career is not done. Munson took about 7 years of part-time play including about 300 PA with Houston to accumulate his stats. Although he played the year after he was drafted, he was never handed over the position like Tork was. Josh Hamilton and Josh Becket were drafted in front of him and the 4-6 players drafted that year never made it to the majors, so the Tigers joined a lot of teams in getting a dud with their high overall pick in 1999.

Jobe looked commanding in that K reel. A lot of foolish swings and misses on a slew of different pitches all over the zone.

As for cost, remember that the Tigers are paying him $14 this year. Going into the $20s is not that far off. I would be all for signing Flaherty at the market rate if he's willing. Would love to see him in the rotation next year. The Tigers can absorb the risk. But it should be done soon. Why the wait until the trading deadline? Four months left in the season. Two at the trading deadline. It would behoove someone like Baltimore who has minor league talent to swoop in and make an offer that can't be refused, now.