Kevin McGonigle is...

[monkeytargets39]

13 hours ago, Edman85 said:

Horn and SGL don't seem likely to be ready the first 60 days of the season. Seems like an easy call...

Brieske too, right?

[Hongbit]

going to be eating at Tony Packo’s next week. 

[Tigermojo]

1 hour ago, Edman85 said:

... will post 5+ fWAR this year.

... Will be unanimous AL ROY

 

Sounds good to me. Let's go with this ending. 

[Tiger337]

48 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

Brieske too, right?

Brieske won't be ready for the start of the season, but I don't think he would be going on the 60-day IL yet.  

[RedRamage]

23 hours ago, tiger2022 said:

...is the Chris Pitarro of the 2020's.

Can we wait until he actually plays a game before we enshrine him in Cooperstown.

No.

 

 

[Tiger337]

Whitaker needs to go in first though.  

[NorthWoods]

20 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Everybody knows he is unproven and might disappoint.  Not all prospects are the same though.  He's not Ryan Kreidler nor Pittaro.  

Pittaro was never a top prospect.  He had a .696 minor league OPS. Sparky Anderson just liked him and decided to pump him up.  I think it might have had something to do with Anderson noticing that the championship team was not as motivated as they should have been in Spring training and he wanted to shake things up.  Surely he knew that Pittaro was not the next big star.  

Don't call me Shirley.

[monkeytargets39]

4 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Brieske won't be ready for the start of the season, but I don't think he would be going on the 60-day IL yet.  

Ah you’re probably right.  I didn’t think he had pitched at all this spring

[tiger2022]

10 hours ago, RedRamage said:

No.

 

 

That was Gregg Jefferies back in the day.  He was a shoo in for the HOF when he was a 21 year old rookie.

[gehringer_2]

Kevin McGonigle is:

Slumping and down to 50/50 to make the team (as per Petzold today).

 

Edited 21 hours ago by gehringer_2

[Tiger337]

Trivia:  Which player was drafted #1 twice and then went on to have negative WAR for his career?  

[Motor City Sonics]

4 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Trivia:  Which player was drafted #1 twice and then went on to have negative WAR for his career?  

I can't think of his name, but I can see him.   Twins.   Played for the Twins.   

 

I'll just throw a random name out there..

Jim Walewander

Edited 12 hours ago by Motor City Sonics

[monkeytargets39]

4 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Trivia:  Which player was drafted #1 twice and then went on to have negative WAR for his career?  

Jim Adduci

[diaspora04]

45 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

Jim Adduci

Deuce is not amused.

 

[theroundsquare]

5 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Trivia:  Which player was drafted #1 twice and then went on to have negative WAR for his career?  

i remember hearing this but i don't remember the guy's name.  he was a catcher

[Motor City Sonics]

40 minutes ago, theroundsquare said:

i remember hearing this but i don't remember the guy's name.  he was a catcher

I think he was a first baseman/DH.   I can picture him.    It was the 70s, so he had a mustache.   I keep thinking Lyman Bostock, but it's not him.    

[Tiger337]

2 hours ago, theroundsquare said:

i remember hearing this but i don't remember the guy's name.  he was a catcher

He was a catcher in the minors and he had some really impressive minor league numbers.  

[Tiger337]

2 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

I think he was a first baseman/DH.   I can picture him.    It was the 70s, so he had a mustache.   I keep thinking Lyman Bostock, but it's not him.    

He was Bostock's teammate one year.  

[Tiger337]

3 hours ago, monkeytargets39 said:

Jim Adduci

Adduci could have been selected #1, but they knew that baseball was not his top prority.  

Edited 9 hours ago by Tiger337

[Motor City Sonics]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

He was Bostock's teammate one year.  

It wasn't Larry Hisle - because he was good for a few years.  

[Jason_R]

 

A Gold Glove third baseman!?!

[NorthWoods]

15 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Kevin McGonigle is:

Slumping and down to 50/50 to make the team (as per Petzold today).

 

Pwtzold is reliably the Tigers pessimist.

[SoCalTiger]

53 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

 

A Gold Glove third baseman!?!

That out hits Bregman THIS year.

[gehringer_2]

is already a better 3B than any one even hopes Colt can be.  

(and I'm a fan of Keith's)

[Shinzaki]

Butch Wynegar?

Bostock had a tragic end to his life