2025 Detroit Tigers General Discussion Thread

[monkeytargets39]

Is Cal Raleigh having an amazing year?

 

yes

 

Is he the reigning AL Pitching triple crown winner who once again has the league lead in Ks and ERA and is only behind in wins by 2?

 

No.

 

Gimmee Skubal

Edited Wednesday at 04:29 PM by monkeytargets39

[Edman85]

38 minutes ago, CaliforniaDreaming said:

Wherein one of the three Tigers is their third string catcher.

[CaliforniaDreaming]

3 hours ago, Edman85 said:

Wherein one of the three Tigers is their third string catcher.

Hard to believe there is nobody better wearing #34.

[chasfh]

9 hours ago, Edman85 said:

Wherein one of the three Tigers is their third string catcher.

Is Dingler both #1 and #2?

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, chasfh said:

Is Dingler both #1 and #2?

naw  - Dingler could only be #1 and #3.

[IdahoBert]

Best record in MLB since July 27

this is instructing. It should help alleviate any of the blues you’ve been feeling which have been quite a bit less since July 27. Right now we have the best record in the American League and are second in wins overall in all of MLB because of course the Brewers are number one.

[romad1]

I like these Jeff Seidel articles

Detroit Tigers' off-the-field fun as important as on-the-field success

As much as I know i'm eating pure sugar ... i like them. 

[chasfh]

Solid article, thanks.

[chasfh]

11 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

naw  - Dingler could only be #1 and #3.

Which makes sense because Jake is hitting like #2 ... er, I mean, he's hitting like a #2.

[Edman85]

15 hours ago, chasfh said:

Is Dingler both #1 and #2?

I assumed Rogers was one of Taylor, Tyler, or Trevor and missed him and got confused thinking Nido was Pina (81) for some reason. It's been a long week.

[Tiger337]

9 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

I assumed Rogers was one of Taylor, Tyler, or Trevor and missed him and got confused thinking Nido was Pina (81) for some reason. It's been a long week.

It was hard to believe that Jake Rogers was the best #34, so I just looked it up.  Kevin Gausman and Kodai Senga both wear #34.  

[oblong]

I always associated #34 with a good player.  But it's been kind of average.  This is from 2022.

 

 

[theroundsquare]

i wonder how far backward-looking that was.  Pujols would account for 5, Miguel for 24 if it was strictly a recent-years thing.

[CaliforniaDreaming]

It has to be far backward-looking otherwise #42 would be the worst since nobody gets to wear it now.

[oblong]

It was all time.  I don’t have the link now. 

[theroundsquare]

Got it.  DiMaggio, Greenberg, Pujols, others that I can't think of I'm sure, were all 5.  The top row brings to mind a lot of great players, though I can't think of that many great 11s.

[RandyMarsh]

I'm surprised 24 isn't number 1. Willie Mays, Rickey Henderson, Ken Griffey Jr., Miguel Cabrera, Pirates Bonds, Manny Ramirez just off the top of my head. 

[casimir]

LHP Drew Sommers to Detroit.  No corresponding 26 or 40 move yet.  Let the speculation begin.

[casimir]

On 8/20/2025 at 11:53 AM, CaliforniaDreaming said:

Its surprising to me that only one number, 73, is currently unused.

[Screwball]

6 hours ago, theroundsquare said:

Got it.  DiMaggio, Greenberg, Pujols, others that I can't think of I'm sure, were all 5.  The top row brings to mind a lot of great players, though I can't think of that many great 11s.

You ain't old enough. 🙂

Edited yesterday at 02:02 AM by Screwball

[Sports_Freak]

I bet Bregman wishes he was playing for Detroit.

[Tiger337]

13 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

I bet Bregman wishes he was playing for Detroit.

I wish he was too.  They would have a better line-up with him.  

[Graterol]

Pondering whether Kahnle gets released got me thinking of a best case playoff staff. Assuming 12 pitchers:

Skubal/Flaherty/Mize/Morton (starters)

Finnegan/Vest/Melton/Cobb/Holton (top relievers)

Hurter (2nd lefty)/Hannifee (DP guy)most likely next tier

Which would leave one spot for Paddack/Hernandez/Kahnle/SGL/3rd lefty/Urquidy. I would probably go with SGL unless Sommers is lights out the rest of the way.

Not sure Kahnle could do anything the rest of the way to regain enough trust to pitch meaningful post reason minutes. Probably him or Montero are released?

Edited yesterday at 02:51 AM by Graterol

[theroundsquare]

11 hours ago, Screwball said:

You ain't old enough. 🙂

Indeed. I did think of Barry Larkin later on in the day!

[chasfh]

I wonder if the benchmark is great players who have even worn that number at any time in their history. Hank Aaron wore #5 one year (1954), and so did Mel Ott (1932) and Adrian Beltre (2005), and Luke Appling (1931), Al Simmons (1933), and Goose Goslin (1933), Hall of Famers all.