Sports_Freak Posted Tuesday at 09:05 PM Posted Tuesday at 09:05 PM 4 hours ago, papalawrence said: He had some big hits for the Tigers. His playing time was I inconsistent with the big club. I think he has potential to be a .270/.370/.470 dh, which is decent but replaceable most free agency years. I wish him well. He's going to a good org. I think it was him that had a walk off base hit against Boston last season. I think it was in extra innings? Quote
Edman85 Posted Tuesday at 10:02 PM Posted Tuesday at 10:02 PM 3 hours ago, Tiger337 said: That would be quite valuable if he could do it. So far, he has not been close. I could still see him being roughly replacement level with that line if he was playing in the field. Quote
Tiger337 Posted Tuesday at 11:52 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 11:52 PM 1 hour ago, Edman85 said: I could still see him being roughly replacement level with that line if he was playing in the field. Someone with an OPS of .840 could play most of the time at DH. Rooker and Ozuna had OPS significantly lower than that, played mostly DH and had value. The problem is I don't see Malloy hitting .370/.470 over enough plate appearances to be valuable. Quote
Edman85 Posted yesterday at 12:31 AM Posted yesterday at 12:31 AM 36 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Someone with an OPS of .840 could play most of the time at DH. Rooker and Ozuna had OPS significantly lower than that, played mostly DH and had value. The problem is I don't see Malloy hitting .370/.470 over enough plate appearances to be valuable. Yeah. In addition to his cement glove, he is a clear platoon guy on the short side. That does have value, but it is limited. Quote
Tiger337 Posted yesterday at 12:33 AM Author Posted yesterday at 12:33 AM 1 minute ago, Edman85 said: Yeah. In addition to his cement glove, he is a clear platoon guy on the short side. That does have value, but it is limited. The best I can see from him is a Jahmai Jones type season (and that did have value) but that's going to hard for Jones to repeat. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago 30 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: The best I can see from him is a Jahmai Jones type season (and that did have value) but that's going to hard for Jones to repeat. Granted, from year to year you never know what guys with thin resumes *might* do, but from almost any angle, Jones gives you a better probability of value than Malloy. Malloy did improve his OBP in 25 over 24, but it came with the nearly complete disappearance of power. No question the crazy high MiLB walk rate made Malloy intriguing enough to take a look at, but MLB pitchers are going to make you hit your way on so there was no chance that was going to hold, and there was not enough behind his OPS once the walk rate came down to earth. If he can turn it around for Tampa good on him. Teams with enough talent to be pushing the 90 win and up level should have less room on their rosters for project players. Quote
Tiger337 Posted 23 hours ago Author Posted 23 hours ago Minor league contract for Dugan Darnell. 🔥🔥🔥 https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2026/01/06/detroit-tigers-dugan-darnell-free-agency/87941082007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z115125p119650c119650u113725d00----v115125&gca-ft=226&gca-ds=sophi Quote
Stormin Posted 22 hours ago Posted 22 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: The best I can see from him is a Jahmai Jones type season (and that did have value) but that's going to hard for Jones to repeat. This is the Tampa Bay Rays. Malloy will find his MLB power stroke and hit 20 bombs. Wherever the Tigers put the cash considerations, the investment will tank and be worthless by midseason. The only redeeming aspect of the trade is the Rays will still finish in last place in the AL East this year. If the Tigers could just avoid trades with the Rays, Willy Adames and Isaac Paredes may have been manning the left side of the infield for several seasons. Edited 22 hours ago by Stormin Quote
gehringer_2 Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Quote The Detroit Tigers continue to add pitching depth. Right-handed reliever Burch Smith signed a minor-league contract Dec. 23 with the Tigers. The deal includes a non-roster invitation to MLB spring training and pays $1.5 million if he makes the MLB roster, plus $250,000 available in incentives-- https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2026/01/07/detroit-tigers-free-agency-burch-smith/88064602007/ If there is a route to wining a WS by being the team to sign the most MiLB pitching, the Tigers are going to be in fantastic shape. Quote
alex Posted 53 minutes ago Posted 53 minutes ago Is there a link to the 'Tiger Talk' podcast on 97.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 '26 with AJ joining DD/Marc Ryan? I looked and could not find one as of yet... Thanks Quote
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