gehringer_2 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) today's cuts. Faedo no surprise. They want him and Wentz starting at Toledo. Kreidler one spot closer to making the team. Quote Faedo and right-handed reliever Edwin Uceta were optioned to Triple-A Toledo. Right-handed relievers Kervin Castro and Miguel Diaz, left-hander Miguel Del Pozo and utility players Brendon Davis and Jermaine Palacios also were reassigned to minor league. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/03/20/alex-faedo-cut-tigers-spring-training-triple-a-toledo/70028313007/ Edited March 20, 2023 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Hinch was saying it was tough delivering the news to Diaz and Del Pozo. Neither of them have given up a run in spring training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Tigermojo said: Hinch was saying it was tough delivering the news to Diaz and Del Pozo. Neither of them have given up a run in spring training. They were probably longshots since they weren't on the 40. Diaz had 12 SOs in 6 1/3 IP along with 3 BBs and 3 Hs. Not sure about the competition that he faced, but that's not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Keith Law getting over his hatred of the Tigers as 2 out of his 10 breakouts stars of 2023 are Tigers. First one was of course Greene but second was a little surprise in Matt Vierling. He also added that he was very close to putting Tork on here too which wouldve made the Tigers make up about a third of the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 44 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Keith Law getting over his hatred of the Tigers as 2 out of his 10 breakouts stars of 2023 are Tigers. First one was of course Greene but second was a little surprise in Matt Vierling. He also added that he was very close to putting Tork on here too which wouldve made the Tigers make up about a third of the list. In the various recaps of the Soto trade, nobody was higher on Matt Vierling than Keith Law iirc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzaki Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 If those three do indeed "break out" this season...we could be decent....like maybe 75-80 wins decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I am seeing Vierling as a platoon player rather than a breakout player which I think is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I think Vierling has a chance to win an everyday job eventually and put up good numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, chasfh said: I think Vierling has a chance to win an everyday job eventually and put up good numbers. There is always a chance! So far, he hasn't hit RHP well in a small sample. I can't find minor league splits, but there is nothing in his minor league statistical profile that suggests he'll put up good numbers. I know he has elite speed, but that doesn't go very far these days. Is there something you've seen/heard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 13 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: There is always a chance! So far, he hasn't hit RHP well in a small sample. I can't find minor league splits, but there is nothing in his minor league statistical profile that suggests he'll put up good numbers. I know he has elite speed, but that doesn't go very far these days. Is there something you've seen/heard? His statcast numbers from 2022 are pretty tantalizing and presumably why Keith Law is a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 51 minutes ago, mtutiger said: His statcast numbers from 2022 are pretty tantalizing and presumably why Keith Law is a fan. That's what I see, too, plus Vierling has crushed it at times in the minors without a high BABIP, including last year in a short stint at AAA. Plus he had much better BIP luck against LHP (.337) vs RHP (.260). Flatten those out to league BABIP average of .291 and the numbers come a lot closer to each other (.241/.297/.335 vs. RHP, .254/.296/.377 vs LHP). Neither of those are fantastic, but he is still only 26 so probably a bit of room to grow. He was the guy I liked best from the trade, so I would love to see him prove out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 hour ago, chasfh said: That's what I see, too, plus Vierling has crushed it at times in the minors without a high BABIP, including last year in a short stint at AAA. Plus he had much better BIP luck against LHP (.337) vs RHP (.260). Flatten those out to league BABIP average of .291 and the numbers come a lot closer to each other (.241/.297/.335 vs. RHP, .254/.296/.377 vs LHP). Neither of those are fantastic, but he is still only 26 so probably a bit of room to grow. He was the guy I liked best from the trade, so I would love to see him prove out. Yes, his exit velocity and hard hit ball rate were good and the speed has always been there. So, there seems to be some potential. It's also interesting that his barrel rate was low. That all suggests that he hit a lot of low line drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 This may have been discussed already, but why are the Tigers done with Spring training so early? Some teams are playing through Tuesday which is typical of past springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: This may have been discussed already, but why are the Tigers done with Spring training so early? Some teams are playing through Tuesday which is typical of past springs. Good question—seems like they could have played tomorrow, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: This may have been discussed already, but why are the Tigers done with Spring training so early? Some teams are playing through Tuesday which is typical of past springs. doubly dumb because as per Dan, they are not even coming back to Detroit. They are staying in Florida through the opener with TB - so zero required travel time. Edited March 26, 2023 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 There might be a lot of traveling by the time Harris is done this week! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 They will be rusty. It will be like the 2006 World Series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 1 hour ago, oblong said: They will be rusty. It will be like the 2006 World Series That was such a curse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 A big (or small) external move coming today or tomorrow? They must be working on something if they don’t want to announce the final roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 11 minutes ago, Tenacious D said: A big (or small) external move coming today or tomorrow? They must be working on something if they don’t want to announce the final roster. It's gonna be like college signing day. Harris & Hinch are going to sit at a table with a bunch of hats with the players numbers on them and then pick up each hat like its the person they are picking only to put it back down and pick up another hat. Because that bit NEVER gets old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 36 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: It's gonna be like college signing day. Harris & Hinch are going to sit at a table with a bunch of hats with the players numbers on them and then pick up each hat like its the person they are picking only to put it back down and pick up another hat. Because that bit NEVER gets old. Or the Tigers are holding their own Pitch, Hit and Run competition on the back fields to inform their final roster selections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Tenacious D said: Or the Tigers are holding their own Pitch, Hit and Run competition on the back fields to inform their final roster selections. they apparently are playing an instrasquad today. Maybe higher stakes then usual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Cody Stavenhagen speculated on his pod that Zack Short might still be here because other teams actually like him and he could be a trade piece. Sounds far fetched, but who knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 20 hours ago, oblong said: They will be rusty. It will be like the 2006 World Series Also, 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroundsquare Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 18 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Cody Stavenhagen speculated on his pod that Zack Short might still be here because other teams actually like him and he could be a trade piece. Sounds far fetched, but who knows... OMG the pod made me cry today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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