2025 Detroit Tigers General Discussion Thread

[gehringer_2]

55 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Not trying to set my own hair on fire or anything, but if he's back on the list after a holiday weekend with the same thing that's kept him out all year, it might be the end for Vierling.

The elevation of McKinstrey's game has gone a long way to reduce the deficit of not having Vierling, but who knows how long Zach will stay at the level he's playing - in fact he's already come down to earth a good deal since May 1.

Edited May 27 by gehringer_2

[SoCalTiger]

Bummer about Verling. Sounds ominous 

[HeyAbbott]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

Not really, He was never coming here anyway.

Sometimes, When Breeding horses, a mare might be in heat, but she refuses to accept the desired stallion. In that case, a mare might be receptive to another stallion,so she is teased with the inferior male, and then the old switcheroo is done as the last moment. We were victims of the old switcheroo and we never destined for anything else.

[Shinzaki]

A variation of the "I'm just talking to you to make the guy I like jealous" bit

[Sports_Freak]

Is this too small of a sample size to do a comparison? And is it accurate, it is twitter;

 

[Sports_Freak]

4 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

The elevation of McKinstrey's game has gone a long way to reduce the deficit of not having Vierling, but who knows how long Zach will stay at the level he's playing - in fact he's already come down to earth a good deal since May 1.

Hinch has multiple options for both 3rd base and RF. Vierling's defense in RF will be missed though. The other options aren't as good out there.

[Sports_Freak]

9 hours ago, monkeytargets39 said:

The other thing with platooning Carpenter is that Hinch can use him later in the game when the starter is out in key situations….plus we have a couple of guys that bat right handed that can play his position just as well who hit lefties better.

Greene provides better defense and overall skill set so it makes a lot less sense to use him in that way.

I agree 100%. But that doesn't mean Greene doesn't need to improve making contact. He's near the top of the league in strikeouts.

[Sports_Freak]

10 hours ago, romad1 said:

Hearing Alex Bregman will be out 2 months. Is this a bullet dodged? 

Is this true? I heard he was hurt but...2 months?

[holygoat]

18 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

I agree 100%. But that doesn't mean Greene doesn't need to improve making contact. He's near the top of the league in strikeouts.

Some of Greene's stats and where he ranks in the AL:

RBI: 36 5th
HR: 12 T-6th
SLG: .495 15th
OPS: .824 19th

If he keeps up this level of production and defense, they can live with his Ks. I agree that cutting down on the Ks would be great, but not at the cost of driving in runs.

[TigerNation]

12 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Walks more against LH pitchers? He's at almost a 50% strikeout rate. Yeah, small sample size...bla bla bla. Riley is among lead leaders in strikeouts. He's still a very young player and it IS a small sample size but at this point, it's not very impressive. 

Please stop referring to 40% as "almost 50%."

[gehringer_2]

54 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Is this too small of a sample size to do a comparison? And is it accurate, it is twitter;

 

One difference is that JV got to his 117th game two years earlier.

[Tenacious D]

21 minutes ago, TigerNation said:

Please stop referring to 40% as "almost 50%."

It’s called “rounding up”

[Tenacious D]

Old friend alert 🤣

 

[1984Echoes]

On 5/26/2025 at 9:40 PM, Sports_Freak said:

It's never too early to start throwing out relief pitchers names that may be available for the Tigers to go after at the trade deadline, or sooner? I mean...

Oakland A's: 23-32. Prognosis: Sell at the deadline. Or before.

Target: Mason Miller, 26 y.o. Righty. 6'5" 200#'s. Career... K/9 13.7; WHIP 1.05; ERA 3.38.

My first, preferred choice.

 

Toronto Blue Jays: 26-28. Prognosis: Most likely sell at the deadline. 

Target(s):

Brendan Little, 28 y.o. Lefty. 6'2" 195#'s. Career... K/9 9.1; WHIP 1.26; ERA 3.33.

Yimi Garcia, 34 y.o. Righty. 6'1" 230#'s. Career... K/9 9.8; WHIP 1.05; ERA 3.57.

Mason Fluharty, 23 y.o. (rookie) Lefty. 6'2" 215#'s. Career... K/9 8.6; WHIP 0.90; ERA 3.86.

Jeff Hoffman, 32 y.o. Righty. 6'5" 235#'s. Career... K/9 9.4; WHIP 1.40 (0.96-ish the past 3 years...); ERA 4.86 (2.45-ish the past 3 years...).

But I wouldn't mind a lefty-righty combo from the Blue Jays either. Preferred choice here would be Hoffman-Fluharty.

 

Just my 2 cents.

[romad1]

6 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Is this true? I heard he was hurt but...2 months?

According to the MLB radio guys on Sirius they were saying it is the same or similar injury that had him out for 2 months last year.    Other reports suggest its more serious than a 10 day stint on the IL.   The last thing this team needs is more people on the 60 day.

[chasfh]

9 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

Old friend alert 🤣

 

I’m sure he’s on Scott Harris’s Xmas card list. 😏

[AlaskanTigersFan]

https://www.mlb.com/player/liam-hicks-689414 - Still pissed we let him go........

[Tenacious D]

[Tenacious D]

29 minutes ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

https://www.mlb.com/player/liam-hicks-689414 - Still pissed we let him go........

Who knew?  He likely will come back to earth.  Would have been nice to have him as depth in Toledo, but he would only have received a shot with an injury, and only as interim.

[LongLiveMaroth]

45 minutes ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

https://www.mlb.com/player/liam-hicks-689414 - Still pissed we let him go........

I mean, I get it, but is he going to play over Rogers or Dingler? While the bat would be nice, he's a negative on defense based on metrics, so I agree that I don't love losing people in the Rule 5; it's what happens when you're a good team. Lucky for us, we are also not hurting on the catcher front for prospects with Jimenez, Briceno, Liranzo. 

[SoCalTiger]

1 hour ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

I mean, I get it, but is he going to play over Rogers or Dingler? While the bat would be nice, he's a negative on defense based on metrics, so I agree that I don't love losing people in the Rule 5; it's what happens when you're a good team. Lucky for us, we are also not hurting on the catcher front for prospects with Jimenez, Briceno, Liranzo. 

It’s an owey but also shows Harris is adept at finding players in other organizations that seem overlooked. 

[Edman85]

3 hours ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

https://www.mlb.com/player/liam-hicks-689414 - Still pissed we let him go........

A player taken in the Rule 5 isn't really "let go." Given the roster crunch at the end off the offseason, somebody of value would have been DFA'd if Hicks was taking up a spot.

[RatkoVarda]

1 minute ago, Edman85 said:

A player taken in the Rule 5 isn't really "let go." Given the roster crunch at the end off the offseason, somebody of value would have been DFA'd if Hicks was taking up a spot.

yes, but also no - Kenta Maeda was always going to be released and they could have done it in November

[AlaskanTigersFan]

7 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

yes, but also no - Kenta Maeda was always going to be released and they could have done it in November

Exactly. Anytime you get rid of a career .400 OBP player, especially if they're on our team, I'm gonna be pissed. Dude gets on base. We don't need to "ask Pete" on this (hopefully you get this joke if you're a true baseball fan). I'll take a DH with a .400 OBP anyday. 

[Edman85]

28 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

yes, but also no - Kenta Maeda was always going to be released and they could have done it in November

Funny that over the offseason people said the same about Baez too. All the more reason to kick the tires on Maeda for a bit and see if there is something there.