Tigeraholic1 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Ed Smith Stadium - Sarasota, FL Weather LHP Tyler Alexander vs LHP John Means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SoCalTiger Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Willie Castro lives as an indictment of Reyes, Hill, H Castro and Cameron's evaluation by AJ Hinch who is desperate to find a bench player with some offensive skills. Or at lest the "potential" of some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said: Willie Castro lives as an indictment of Reyes, Hill, H Castro and Cameron's evaluation by AJ Hinch who is desperate to find a bench player with some offensive skills. Or at lest the "potential" of some. There’s no “e” in Willi. Oh, wait a minute. Now I see what you’re doing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said: Willie Castro lives as an indictment of Reyes, Hill, H Castro and Cameron's evaluation by AJ Hinch who is desperate to find a bench player with some offensive skills. Or at lest the "potential" of some. I think Reyes has potential to be a plus bat. Either he breaks out a bit this year or he just proves to be another Ryan Raburn who couldn't hit before July but looked like an All-Star hitter in August and September, when the team no longer had a shot at winning anything. If you split Reyes' 2021 season in half, right at the midpoint he hit .327 with OBP of .352 in the second half, No real power numbers, but with his size if he bulked up a little bit he probably could show some power. Switch hitter, competent in all 3 OF spots. I think he's a really good option for a 4th OF guy. He gives Hinch a lot of versatility with his lineup and defense. If you could get .275/.330 with 10-15 HR out of him, that's really good for that role. Edited March 27, 2022 by Motor City Sonics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: I think Reyes has potential to be a plus bat. Either he breaks out a bit this year or he just proves to be another Ryan Raburn who couldn't hit before July but looked like an All-Star hitter in August and September, when the team no longer had a shot at winning anything. If you split Reyes' 2021 season in half, right at the midpoint he hit .327 with OBP of .352 in the second half, No real power numbers, but with his size if he bulked up a little bit he probably could show some power. Switch hitter, competent in all 3 OF spots. I think he's a really good option for a 4th OF guy. He gives Hinch a lot of versatility with his lineup and defense. If you could get .275/.330 with 10-15 HR out of him, that's really good for that role. A .327 AVG with a .352 OBP based on a .398 BABIP isn’t anything to get excited about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, casimir said: A .327 AVG with a .352 OBP based on a .398 BABIP isn’t anything to get excited about. it's all about the alternatives. Hill's OBP last season was 313. What I think is most likely to get either of these guys a spot is for Hill to down on his Ks or Reyes to walk a little. Edited March 27, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Unusual - . Radio is available at WHYT web site but appears to be no gameday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) Tigers draw 1st blood - 2 out single by Willi-I don't-need-no-E Castro and a double by Candelario. Appropriately enough to the thread, Hill and Reyes both made outs to start the game. Edited March 27, 2022 by gehringer_2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 hours ago, casimir said: A .327 AVG with a .352 OBP based on a .398 BABIP isn’t anything to get excited about. We're talking about a 4th outfielder here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Miguel Diaz appears to have given up some ground in the race for the final bullpen spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 hours ago, casimir said: A .327 AVG with a .352 OBP based on a .398 BABIP isn’t anything to get excited about. It would be a closer race, but the lack of plate discipline and the fact that Derek Hill is better defensively makes it hard to justify giving Reyes the final OF bench spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said: We're talking about a 4th outfielder here.. I disagree. We’re talking about a 5th or 6th outfielder here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, mtutiger said: It would be a closer race, but the lack of plate discipline and the fact that Derek Hill is better defensively makes it hard to justify giving Reyes the final OF bench spot Yeah, I think we’ve seen what Reyes can offer. I think it’s fine to move on and see what Hill (if he can stay healthy) and Cameron (waiting in Toledo to start the season) can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 So who is Ja. Lopez and why was he playing SS? Just so he could make 3 (!!!) errors? What a bum...send him back to instructional league. Fire Hinch already...season hasn't even started yet and he has us out of it..../s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Parker Meadows had another nice game today... really would be nice to see him turn it around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 6 hours ago, casimir said: A .327 AVG with a .352 OBP based on a .398 BABIP isn’t anything to get excited about. It is if you're Victor Reyes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 4 hours ago, mtutiger said: It would be a closer race, but the lack of plate discipline and the fact that Derek Hill is better defensively makes it hard to justify giving Reyes the final OF bench spot Hill's tools are better than Reyes' tools across the board. It's an easy choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: It is if you're Victor Reyes. Well, I’m not. I mean, I, too, put weight on over the winter, but it wasn’t 20 pounds of muscle. And that’s where the similarities end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 18 minutes ago, casimir said: Well, I’m not. I mean, I, too, put weight on over the winter, but it wasn’t 20 pounds of muscle. And that’s where the similarities end. Reyes adding muscle over the winter is getting to be like Bonderman's changeup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Sports_Freak said: So who is Ja. Lopez and why was he playing SS? Just so he could make 3 (!!!) errors? What a bum...send him back to instructional league. Fire Hinch already...season hasn't even started yet and he has us out of it..../s And who was the poster that said he would make the team ? Looks like I was "just a little outside" on that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Tiger337 said: Hill's tools are better than Reyes' tools across the board. It's an easy choice. If it's last year, you might speculate they want to keep Hill playing everyday at Toledo so that any further upside with the bat would have more chance to develop, but he and Reyes have both reached an age where it's doubtful a JD Martinez offensive transformation is still likely. Edited March 28, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Hill, Reyes and Cameron all have options that won't be a deciding factor. Since H.Castro can play the outfield and Haas also maybe Hinch is leaning towards keeping W. Castro and Garneau when the rosters get to 26 ? I mean if Badoo plays everyday the starting nine all seem to be 150 game/year players apart from Catching and Miggy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 10 hours ago, SoCalTiger said: Hill, Reyes and Cameron all have options that won't be a deciding factor. Since H.Castro can play the outfield and Haas also maybe Hinch is leaning towards keeping W. Castro and Garneau when the rosters get to 26 ? I mean if Badoo plays everyday the starting nine all seem to be 150 game/year players apart from Catching and Miggy. I think the Tigers need to find room for either Hill or Cameron. H. Castro may be able to play OF, but how good? Baddoo/Hass in LF, Greene in CF and Grossman in RF. Hitting Harold would be better off as a backup infielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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