2025 Detroit Tigers General Discussion Thread

[casimir]

9 minutes ago, 4hzglory said:

If you look at the stats, surprisingly, they aren't far off from top 3.  Offensive numbers have really dropped this year.  Buxton should probably be ahead of Baez, but has only played 60 games.  Greene is 3rd among AL OF in OPS behind Judge and Buxton.  Baez is 5th in OPS (Grishom is 4th).

Baez will likely make the game on the bench.  His versatility will probably factor into the decision on some other possible bench players.

[Sports_Freak]

41 minutes ago, casimir said:

Baez will likely make the game on the bench.  His versatility will probably factor into the decision on some other possible bench players.

That's why some folks were thinking McKinstry might make it. At one point, he had a high OBP.  Utility players, who can play decent defense, are pretty valuable these days.

[Tiger337]

1 hour ago, Sports_Freak said:

The All Star game is simply a popularity contest in some cases. Is Greene the 2nd best outfielder in the AL? And Javy the 3rd best? Yeah, I don't think so.

It's not a great seasion for AL outfielders.  Top 3 outfielders by FanGraphs WAR:

Judge 6.0

Buxton 3.1

Greene 2.6

[IdahoBert]

So, in the next three games with the Athletics at home, it’s Skubal then Flaherty then TBD. I’m getting gun shy about this “opener“ thing. 

[Sports_Freak]

1 hour ago, IdahoBert said:

So, in the next three games with the Athletics at home, it’s Skubal then Flaherty then TBD. I’m getting gun shy about this “opener“ thing. 

I saw an article this morning where Hinch was quoted as saying he's still using an opener. After Olson gets back, he'll probably just do it for games Sawyer starts.

[Sports_Freak]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

It's not a great seasion for AL outfielders.  Top 3 outfielders by FanGraphs WAR:

Judge 6.0

Buxton 3.1

Greene 2.6

WAR is a good way to look at the quality of some players. If (when) Greene cuts down in his strikeouts, he could become a superstar. His month of June has been very impressive.

[Tenacious D]

3 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

So, in the next three games with the Athletics at home, it’s Skubal then Flaherty then TBD. I’m getting gun shy about this “opener“ thing. 

I’m getting gun shy about this Flaherty thing.

[Tenacious D]

At the risk of stealing McCoskey’s thunder, here’s an old friend alert

 

[Tenacious D]

And yet, another…

 

[gehringer_2]

36 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

At the risk of stealing McCoskey’s thunder, here’s an old friend alert

 

I guess the debate has finally been settled whether Jeimer was good hitter having some bad stretches or a bad hitter who had had a couple good stretches. Plus he's 31, which is the leading edge of when the unluckiest genomed hitters start to lose it. He always seemed like a good guy, just wasn't the player it sometimes looked like he might have been.

[papalawrence]

Jeimer made some good coin for someone who has year-long slumps