2026 DETROIT TIGERS REGULAR SEASON THREAD

[Shinzaki]

Where's Kriedler when you need him?

 

[Motor City Sonics]

1 hour ago, Shelton said:

Yes, the is the boring and obvious solution, especially if McKinstry is nearing a return (and it sounds like he is). I think it certainly means they aren’t going to put a guy like gage workman on the 40 for such a short term need. 
 

Same goes for potential Mize replacements. I hear sammons name thrown around and that just isn’t happening. If sammons is called up I will eat my hat (nacho hats allowed).

My guess for Mize's spot (if he needs it) would be Ty Madden (already on the roster)

[Edman85]

Holman and Curet can very easily be DFA'ed if space is needed.

Also on the pitching front, Vanasco has been lights out and can come up for relief help until they need length. Would take up a 40 man spot, but again, Holman and Curet are expendable.

[Motor City Sonics]

Drew Anderson will fill Mize's starting spot while Tyler Mattison comes up for the spot in the pen

- or - 

Ty Madden gets called up

 

 

For the positioin player   Jace Jung or Ben Malgeri.

[Tiger337]

I have been pretty busy lately and I have to admit I didn't know Holman and Curet are on the 40-man and that I had never heard of Curet before.  Also, Curet arguably has worse eyebrows than Torres.  

[Edman85]

Jung and DeJesus...

[diaspora04]

[chasfh]

7 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

 

It's probably less a matter of whether he could than that Hinch is loath to be without his Swiss Army knife roster.

I agreed that I thought at first we might call Max up, not that Kevin would play shortstop every day. But let's set that aside.

A.J. Hinch has been fired. You've been named manager. This is your roster. How will you deploy it? I assume you start with Kevin playing shortstop every day. What next?

 

[gehringer_2]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

I agreed that I thought at first we might call Max up, not that Kevin would play shortstop every day. But let's set that aside.

A.J. Hinch has been fired. You've been named manager. This is your roster. How will you deploy it? I assume you start with Kevin playing shortstop every day. What next?

 

Perez is my CF against RHP, Vierling against LH. Riley, Tork, Torres, McG play every day. Colt plays 3B everyday unless the matchup is really bad and I put Jung there. Light a candle every day that no-one else goes down before McK gets back!

[gehringer_2]

just totally surprised they are going without a true backup SS. 

[casimir]

9 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Perez is my CF against RHP, Vierling against LH. Riley, Tork, Torres, McG play every day. Colt plays 3B everyday unless the matchup is really bad and I put Jung there. Light a candle every day that no-one else goes down before McK gets back!

Same.  I'd probably play Carpenter everyday, too, and just move him up/down vs RHSPs/LHSPs.

[romad1]

This season needs to take a turn for the better.   Atlanta has our number for sure.  

[Tiger337]

11 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

just totally surprised they are going without a true backup SS. 

Harris and Hinch living on the edge.  

[NorthWoods]

21 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Harris and Hinch living on the edge.  

Trusting in Mcgodigle is not living on the edge.

[gehringer_2]

15 minutes ago, NorthWoods said:

Trusting in Mcgodigle is not living on the edge.

It would be nice if it were only a matter of trust in McGonigle as a player. It's more the team risk issue that any player may be forced to leave a game by something that happens to him that's beyond his control - HBP etc. They are basically saying they are willing to lose a game rather make a roster move - or alternatively I guess you could say they are admitting they don't have a single healthy SS left in the system they trust to go into a game and play better than a guy (Lee) who hasn't played there in 3 yrs. On second thought maybe the latter is actually the case.

Edited 1 hour ago by gehringer_2

[Tiger337]

10 minutes ago, NorthWoods said:

Trusting in Mcgodigle is not living on the edge.

It was a joke about they love roster flexibility.  

[Motor City Sonics]

Tigers - don't look now, but Craig Kimbrel might be available. 

- Over The Hill

- Was a great closer 10 years ago

Sounds like a perfect fit !

LET'S MAKE THIS WORK 

[chasfh]

12 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Perez is my CF against RHP, Vierling against LH. Riley, Tork, Torres, McG play every day. Colt plays 3B everyday unless the matchup is really bad and I put Jung there. Light a candle every day that no-one else goes down before McK gets back!

Riley, Tork, Torres already playing every day. So is Kevin, he was splitting SS with Javy when he was available. Kevin at third with Javy at SS and Wenceel in center with Javy SS. I don't think you and A.J. are that far off.

[oldeenglishd]

Regarding shortstop, McKinstry may be available as soon as this weekend.  They may be waiting for him, rather than making a SS roster move.