gehringer_2 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 He was trying to get to Naylor before bringing in Alexander, which would have been great if it worked. AJ just got a little greedy there. They've been on a role, I guess he hoped luck would hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Greene's 3 true outcomes: grounder to pull side line drive or homer to opposite field strikeout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 TORQUE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 As Dan might say, he's got a little pop in that bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbomb13 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 More of that please, Tork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) You can see what scouts loved about Torkelson's power. Tork's swing reminds me of Trout in the way he holds the bat with both hands all the way through - sort of old school. But Trout uses more leg kick to generate his power. Tork put that ball over the bullpen while hardly picking up his left foot. He'll probably never hit like Trout overall - not many ever will - but the comparison of the power he generates with a similar swing but less motion shows you how strong he is compared to a very strong hitter. Edited April 19, 2023 by gehringer_2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kdog Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Greene is going to strike out a lot if he's good or bad; He needs to turn those ground balls into line drives and fly balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Nevin let that ball eat him alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Come on comeback kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 bah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Shoudda walked Ramirez! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Cleveland plays low event/low scoring games. We won two of them in this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Pretty sure Tork's OPS went up by close to .100 today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 So...back to losing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Series win. Tough loss but we’re at least back to standing on the edge of the season’s cliff instead of free falling. Greene Maton Tork Verling looking promising at times but need consistency which should come with AB’s. certainly worth watching which is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Hard to get upset about today. They battled and almost swept a good team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 32 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said: Series win. Tough loss but we’re at least back to standing on the edge of the season’s cliff instead of free falling. Greene Maton Tork Verling looking promising at times but need consistency which should come with AB’s. certainly worth watching which is good. With the idea that this is still at best a 70-75 win team, any day you can walk away with some positives about from those guys or other controllable players is a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 18 hours ago, kdog said: Greene's 3 true outcomes: grounder to pull side line drive or homer to opposite field strikeout That’s a .333/.333/1.333 slash line. I’ll take that from the kid all year. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Orioles this weekend should be a good test. Baltimore's rebuild is what I hoped ours would look like, they have a young big league roster that should contend for the WC along with still having one of the stronger systems in baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 1 hour ago, chasfh said: That’s a .333/.333/1.333 slash line. I’ll take that from the kid all year. 😉 Green is a plus defensive CF, which means even at a 700 OPS you are probably happy to start him. He's putting that up now at age 22 and still has plenty of upside to improve over his next 3 yrs and 1000+ PA. Could he burn out? Sure, any player can at any time. It's true Tork's situation is different. At 1b he has to produce more with the bat. BTW he shares the team lead in RBI. I don't know if it's fans everywhere or just in Det, but sometimes there is a real tendency to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Riley isn't Mickey Mantle, he's a bust!, Jerod Goff isn't Mahomes, bench him! You can win a lot of championships with a good depth of good players and zero superstars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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