Tiger Cubs (notes on the minors)

[chasfh]

On 5/7/2025 at 8:02 AM, LongLiveMaroth said:

Man, that guy's is kind of a chunk, isn't he? I wonder whether he's going to grow his way out of the infield?

[LongLiveMaroth]

20 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Man, that guy's is kind of a chunk, isn't he? I wonder whether he's going to grow his way out of the infield?

Got that Jhonny Peralta build

[Dan Gilmore]

Or Paredes.

[Tenacious D]

Quit fat-shaming our farmhands 

[Tigermojo]

Clark leadoff homer.

[monkeytargets39]

14 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Quit fat-shaming our farmhands 

Would Bruce Rondon have panned out if he had ozempic?

[Jim Cowan]

Pitching is sort of a different category, the Tigers always had a specific role for the Fat Dominican Righthanded Reliever

[Tigermojo]

Vierling homered. He's still DH.

[gehringer_2]

31 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

Vierling homered. He's still DH.

odd Seem to go against what has been the Tiger policy of not sending guys to rehab assignment until they were ready to play.

[Nate7474]

9 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

odd Seem to go against what has been the Tiger policy of not sending guys to rehab assignment until they were ready to play.

I'd guess that they are building up arm strength and conditioning like spring training in practice and yet letting him get his timing down live against pitching.

[kdog]

Mcgonigle is in the Lakeland lineup tonight.

[RandyMarsh]

7 hours ago, kdog said:

Mcgonigle is in the Lakeland lineup tonight.

He ended up going 1-2 with a double and a walk before being pulled for a pinch hitter. I'm guessing it was just for precautionary reasons cause I haven't seen anything that mentions him getting hurt. 

[Edman85]

3 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

He ended up going 1-2 with a double and a walk before being pulled for a pinch hitter. I'm guessing it was just for precautionary reasons cause I haven't seen anything that mentions him getting hurt. 

Pretty typical for first few games of a rehab.

[Tigermojo]

Vierling in right field for Toledo today.

[casimir]

On 5/10/2025 at 5:34 PM, Tigermojo said:

Vierling homered. He's still DH.

I happened to see this on TV.  Straightaway CF shot, not a cheapy whatsoever.  A little girl, I'm guessing early grade schooler, in the picnic area got the ball from an older boy, maybe big brother?  Anywho, she walked up to the fence, stepped up on the foot railing to see over the fence, cocked her arm to throw, and then the camera cut away.  So now I'm left to wonder, did she throw it back in?  And if she did, what did the CF do?  Did he toss it back up to the big brother?

Baddoo drilled a HR high off of the building in back of RF in the game.  I'm not sure if the RF even moved.

[1776]

Well…it appears as though my hope of seeing Max Clark this week in Richmond will not come to fruition as he is still at High A. This week is the only trip Erie will make to Richmond. 😢
 

[Edman85]

12 minutes ago, 1776 said:

Well…it appears as though my hope of seeing Max Clark this week in Richmond will not come to fruition as he is still at High A. This week is the only trip Erie will make to Richmond. 😢
 

Promotions tend to happen on Tuesdays, but I would be surprised if we got a promotion train this week, particularly with outfield roster crunches upcoming at the upper levels.

[Tigeraholic1]

34 minutes ago, 1776 said:

Well…it appears as though my hope of seeing Max Clark this week in Richmond will not come to fruition as he is still at High A. This week is the only trip Erie will make to Richmond. 😢
 

Coming to Fort Wayne this week so I am happy! 

[LongLiveMaroth]

Toledo L 3-1
Vierling 0/3
Lee 0/4 K
Hernandez 5IP 4H BB 4K
Manning 1.1IP H ER BB

 

Erie L 3-2
Anderson 1/4 BB K 2B
Campos 1/4
Melton 1IP 3H 3ER BB 2K (Pulled for pitch count in an inning is my guess)

 

WM W 6-2
Clark 1/3 BB K
Briceno 2/4 2B
Pacheco 2/3 2RBI 3B

Lakeland PPD

[kdog]

Vierling played in right field yesterday. I assume the clock is ticking on Jace Jung.

[gehringer_2]

26 minutes ago, kdog said:

Vierling played in right field yesterday. I assume the clock is ticking on Jace Jung.

I hope the kid makes it but a team that scored a total of 6 runs in the last 3 games doesn't need a 330 OPS hitter right now.

[Tiger337]

3 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

I hope the kid makes it but a team that scored a total of 6 runs in the last 3 games doesn't need a 330 OPS hitter right now.

Especially one that is not a good fielder and needs his bat to be useful.  

[monkeytargets39]

2 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Especially one that is not a good fielder and needs his bat to be useful.  

Considering Vierling is almost back, Javy Baez is playing quite well, as is McKinstry, Ibanez is loved vs LHPs, and with Lee/McGonigle/Rainer tiered in the pipeline — I can see Jung being traded since he’s still a well-regarded prospect and could potentially net a good return.  Offer him up as a 2B of the future to a rebuilding team for pitching depth.

[Edman85]

54 minutes ago, kdog said:

Vierling played in right field yesterday. I assume the clock is ticking on Jace Jung.

He also didn't play the full game, and it was only his first game in the field. It sounds like they were wanting to use the full 20 days alloted when the assignment started last week. I don't think an activation is imminent until we have consecutive full games in the field. I could be wrong.

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, Edman85 said:

I don't think an activation is imminent until we have consecutive full games in the field. I could be wrong.

The other question is does he come back before he plays 3B? If so, he's probably off the table for 3B with the Tigers as well for any immediate future. Maybe a reason they want to give Jung the longest look they can stand despite the lack of any sign of life in the bat.