Tiger Cubs (notes on the minors)

[TigerNation]

1 hour ago, RatkoVarda said:

Toledo rolls 17-7; Max 2/5, 2 2Bs, BB, another outfield assist. pretty great start for him.

6 BB, 2 Ks, and 5 2B in 29 PAs.

Too bad he strikes out a lot and hits a lot of weak ground balls.

[Motor City Sonics]

Quite an offensive performance.     I don't think that Kerry Carpenter is above getting a demotion if he keeps flailing and guys at Toledo keep hitting.  I think Perez got off to a hot start.       I think KC will work it out, but maybe he should work it out on the Tony Packo's diet.      I don't see them graduating Max Clark just yet, even though he seems to be adjuting very quickly.    His OBP is .488.      Ignore BA.   BA is almost pointless.     Jace Jung who had a great spring is only hitting .217 but is OBP is quite good at .357.    I don't know who you'd demote to make room for hm, but looking at some of the Tigers ABs in this 4-game losing streak have been downright deflating.   Stop trying to hit the ball 500 feet with every swing.  We need guys that get on base.  I don't care how they do it.      

Maybe coming to Comerica, which isn't a home run park will temper that a bit and they'll stop swinging like that.   It really bothers me that McGonigle's at bats are so much more advanced than our veteran players.    I am glad that Colt Keith is starting the season well.  He was so bad in April his first two years.   Take April out of it for his career and he's .278/.356/.791.  That's a very solid bat there.  

[RatkoVarda]

Tol wins 7-1; Max 2/3, SF, BB, no Ks; keeps rolling on

[Tenacious D]

I’ll guess he gets at least 40 games in Toledo.  He’s coming, though.

[1984Echoes]

1 hour ago, Tenacious D said:

I’ll guess he gets at least 40 games in Toledo.  He’s coming, though.

He's coming on fast...

to Detroit...

And whenever that happens...

Another domino shall fall.

[gehringer_2]

2 hours ago, RatkoVarda said:

Tol wins 7-1; Max 2/3, SF, BB, no Ks; keeps rolling on

Hitting side good, Madden throwing 30 pitches and not getting out of the 1st not so good.

[RatkoVarda]

Max Sat DNP; Sun 2/4, 2B

think he has 3 OF assists as well, still needs to improve the 50% ground ball rate, but great start, SSS alert obvi

[4hzglory]

8 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

Max Sat DNP; Sun 2/4, 2B

think he has 3 OF assists as well, still needs to improve the 50% ground ball rate, but great start, SSS alert obvi

But he strikes out too much 

[Cruzer1]

4 hours ago, RatkoVarda said:

Max Sat DNP; Sun 2/4, 2B

think he has 3 OF assists as well, still needs to improve the 50% ground ball rate, but great start, SSS alert obvi

He has the speed to turn some grounders into singles.

[gehringer_2]

10 minutes ago, Cruzer1 said:

He has the speed to turn some grounders into singles.

True. While he's young and fast he can live with a somewhat higher GB rate - but as hard as he hits the ball, there will be a lot of  benefit from getting the ball into the air more because at the EV's he gets,  HR's will follow.

Edited Monday at 06:19 PM by gehringer_2

[Tigermojo]

All the youngsters play today. Of course half of the top 30 prospects are injured. 

[LongLiveMaroth]

Mudhens are the Free Game of the Day:

https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/watch-minor-league-baseball-games-for-free-2026?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

[gehringer_2]

26 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

Mudhens are the Free Game of the Day:

https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/watch-minor-league-baseball-games-for-free-2026?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

Max Clark singles, steals 2nd, scores on a single to give the Hens a 1 run lead.

[Shinzaki]

Chains is off to a great start at Toledo

[LongLiveMaroth]

Toledo Mud Hens
Triple-A · IL
📊 St. Paul Saints 0, Toledo Mud Hens 1

#2  Max Clark    2-for-4 | 2 H, 1 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K (1 SB)
#6  Hao-Yu Lee    1-for-4 | 1 H, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K
#26  Eduardo Valencia    0-for-1 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 3 BB, 0 K
#27  Trei Cruz    1-for-4 | 1 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K

Double-A · EL
📊 Erie SeaWolves 1, Chesapeake Baysox 4

#15  John Peck    1-for-4 | 1 H, 1 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K (1 2B)
#30  Justice Bigbie    0-for-4 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K
#30  Peyton Graham    1-for-4 | 1 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K
#30  Izaac Pacheco    1-for-4 | 1 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K

West Michigan Whitecaps
High-A · MWL
📊 Great Lakes Loons 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 3

#23  Jackson Strong    0-for-3 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K (1 SB)
#30  Roberto Campos    1-for-3 | 1 H, 1 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Lakeland Flying Tigers
Single-A · FSL
📊 Daytona Tortugas 5, Lakeland Flying Tigers 6

#3  Bryce Rainer    0-for-4 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K (2 SB)
#21  Jude Warwick    1-for-4 | 1 H, 1 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K
#24  Grayson Grinsell    4.0 IP | 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 HR
#30  Jack Goodman    1-for-3 | 1 H, 1 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K (1 2B)

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

Toledo Mud Hens

Kudos for the return of the MiLB reports!

Edited 14 hours ago by gehringer_2

[1984Echoes]

Interested this year in seeing if any of Pacheco, Strong, or Campos can take a step forward and move up to "real" prospect status, or do they just get stuck in "career minor-leaguer" purgatory...

Yet to be determined...

(IMO).

[Edman85]

In a classic case of jokes writing themselves, Woo-Suk Go was demoted to Erie after putting up a 20+ ERA to date in Toledo.

[1984Echoes]

2 hours ago, 1984Echoes said:

Interested this year in seeing if any of Pacheco, Strong, or Campos can take a step forward and move up to "real" prospect status, or do they just get stuck in "career minor-leaguer" purgatory...

Yet to be determined...

(IMO).

I guess I should add Peck in there too...

To see if he can take another step up at the higher level...

[Tigermojo]

Clark 3 hits so far tonight. 1100 OPS.

[Tiger337]

5 hours ago, Edman85 said:

In a classic case of jokes writing themselves, Woo-Suk Go was demoted to Erie after putting up a 20+ ERA to date in Toledo.

Didn't somebody lose their podcast gig for saying something like that? 😉

[Tenacious D]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

Didn't somebody lose their podcast gig for saying something like that? 😉

His loss was our gain. 

[Edman85]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

Didn't somebody lose their podcast gig for saying something like that? 😉

I feel pretty confident in saying his was worse, but I never know these days. If I remember right, he said when Go was signed that it was Korean for "Kenta Maeda." Things may get a little worse when crossing ethnicities. Either way, I was reminded of Seinfeld's "I was offended as a comedian!" line when talking about the dentist's antisemitic jokes.

Regardless, he sucked (in a very small sample size) and went.