1984Echoes Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 5 minutes ago, Edman85 said: I was unaware the plan was to stretch Brieske out? Don't they view him as a multi-inning reliever? So yes... keep him stretched out for as long as possible. I mean, last year, not... regardless of minors or majors. But in 2022 exclusively as a starter... So... I don't know? Just a guess? I may be wrong on that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveMaroth Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Taking a page out of another threads book what are your bold statements for some prospects this year? Peyton Graham gets back on track and finishes in AA and has a 20-20 season. Troy Melton is #2 pitching prospect in the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 3 hours ago, microline133 said: For me, when I see an assignment decision like this for a player that I've always viewed as a relief prospect, I connect the dots. He's not a long-term starter in their eyes, they just may not be ready to make the conversion for whatever reason could it just be that if they leave him starting, he throws more innings and his command will develop faster than if they immediately move him to a reliever's work load? I guess it's a chicken and egg argument, but so many successful relievers did a lot of starting in the minors or even in the majors before converting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 2 hours ago, Edman85 said: One of Hanifee, Englert, and Sammons will be the fifth starter. Maybe they start the year with six. Last year most of the Toledo starters were going 3-4 innings tops early in the year, so you have a lot of tandems and glue guys. You also have SGL likely heading down there on a rehab assignment pretty promptly. Long story short, if they wanted Madden in AAA, it wasn't anybody on the roster precluding him from being there. Forgot about SGL! Was at the Hens game the night he tossed that huge number of K's. Fun game. Flores' recovered velo has no doubt made the org do a 180 on him - understandably! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatkoVarda Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 FWIW, Eric Longenhagen at FG is pretty bullish on Madden, slotting him at #5 in the system. "Madden has a prototypical starter’s scouting package, with a classic, innings-eating frame and a deep repertoire. ... I consider him a high-probability no. 4/5 starter." Either he's right or he's wrong. Time will tell. It may very well be they don't want to demote someone from the Toledo rotation (to either the BP or Erie) once/if everyone is healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Edman85 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I had a hard time telling Lazaro Benitez, Iverson Leonardo, and Carlos Pelegrin apart. So of course all three get the axe the same day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LongLiveMaroth Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Happy Triple-A Opening Day! Manning takes the bump for Toledo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim Cowan Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 That Toledo lineup looks better than some Tigers teams of recent memory. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 11 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said: That Toledo lineup looks better than some Tigers teams of recent memory. I was going to say the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveMaroth Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Manning with a nice pickoff move here, unfortunate for Quero though 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 7 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said: Manning with a nice pickoff move here, unfortunate for Quero though 😬 Manning looks pretty good so far. Gave up a 440 foot poke to dead center, but he’s struck out 6 through 3. Perez with a double and triple in his first two plate appearances. Dingler tossed out a base thief in training. Darn good weather for a home opener. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Malloy with a diving catch in LF. Not the fleetest of foot, but kind of into the sun and he made the play with what looked to the shortest route possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveMaroth Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 13 minutes ago, casimir said: Manning looks pretty good so far. Gave up a 440 foot poke to dead center, but he’s struck out 6 through 3. Perez with a double and triple in his first two plate appearances. Dingler tossed out a base thief in training. Darn good weather for a home opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Gather ‘round, kids. Wenceel is at the dish again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 The shakey center field camera is really annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 minute ago, casimir said: Gather ‘round, kids. Wenceel is at the dish again. Good sound off of the stick, but right at the 1Bdude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 minute ago, Tigermojo said: The shakey center field camera is really annoying. Yeah, much worse at the very beginning of the game. I’m not sure, but it looks to be slightly different than last season. Like maybe higher and off the to the other side of CF? I don’t know, I could be wrong about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I wonder how they will handle the starters workloads at AAA. They will need some innings in Detroit from these guys at some point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topliner1903 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 3 hours ago, LongLiveMaroth said: Manning with a nice pickoff move here, unfortunate for Quero though 😬 That's how Keith hurt his shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 Won't be surprised if by June the rotation is be Skubal, Mize, Manning, Olson and that it will be one of either Maeda or Flaherty that ends up hurt or ineffective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 10 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: Won't be surprised if by June the rotation is be Skubal, Mize, Manning, Olson and that it will be one of either Maeda or Flaherty that ends up hurt or ineffective. Odds are one of the first four mentioned could be on the IL. Yes, one of the other two 'may' be the same and/or ineffective... ALL clubs will be going through this. We should all know this by now. The Q is whether or not we have 'enough depth' to stand our ground - I believe we do, but only if a couple of the group of SGL, Madden, Montero, Jobe, etc. take the next step. The concept and evolution of SP has changed. No longer are there 2-3 SPs pitching on a staff throwing 200 innings. Heck, even 180 is REALLY pushing it. There needs to be about 10+ pitches who can give 150 innings total, in the upper echelons (MLB, AAA and to a less degree AA), of an organization this day and age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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