Tigermojo Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Meadows, Baddoo and Grossman are all left fielders. Meadows should probably DH. This is what we have to start the season. Hopefully Greene is better and good enough for center or right field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hart Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 For all the talk about improving defensively up the middle by local media talking heads, we sure are bad in centerfield right now. I would not bank on improvement from Baddoo even with his speed. Really too bad Hill got injured at the same as Greene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 It's especially troublesome considering the lack of K's from our staff. If we were a high swing and miss staff that didn't allow a ton of balls to be put in play you may be able to mask some of defensive deficiencies but when you're only getting 7 or so K's per game that is depending on a lot of outs from fielders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I would not bank on improvement from Baddoo either, but remember he is still very raw. He never played AA or AAA, missed most of 2019 because of TJ surgery and no minor leaguers played in 2020. He could still grow a lot as a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Yeah we have to remember Baddoo is only a year older than Tork there's still time to improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Hart said: For all the talk about improving defensively up the middle by local media talking heads, we sure are bad in centerfield right now. I would not bank on improvement from Baddoo even with his speed. Really too bad Hill got injured at the same as Greene. As much as the Hill injury sucks defensively, I'm still trying to figure out how you can put him in the lineup given his offense. At this moment, I can't say he's better offensively than any other OF they have on the 40 except Cameron. Edited April 15, 2022 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, mtutiger said: As much as the Hill injury sucks defensively, I'm still trying to figure out how you can put him in the lineup given his offense. At this moment, I can't say he's better offensively than any other OF they have on the 40 except Cameron. If the rest of the guys start hitting I think you can afford atleast 1 black hole in the lineup if he can save some outs and in turn pitches for our young pitchers. Plus smalll sample aside Hill did put up a 95 OPS+ last year in 150abs so it wasn't like he was completely terrible. If he could hit near that and provide plus defense I would be fine with him until Greene comes back. Edited April 15, 2022 by RandyMarsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edman85 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Hart said: For all the talk about improving defensively up the middle by local media talking heads, we sure are bad in centerfield right now. I would not bank on improvement from Baddoo even with his speed. Really too bad Hill got injured at the same as Greene. The local media are basically mouthpieces for the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 I mean to be fair on paper we did improve a lot up the middle. We went from the Castrai manning 2B and SS to Baez and Schoop. We also expected Greene and Hill to be manning CF instead of Baddoo and Reyes like last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 47 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: I mean to be fair on paper we did improve a lot up the middle. We went from the Castrai manning 2B and SS to Baez and Schoop. We also expected Greene and Hill to be manning CF instead of Baddoo and Reyes like last year. I think that the expectations for improvement were completely justified, for the reasons that you stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 If Baddoo continues to struggle with both in the field and at the plate, will the Tigers be willing to send him down when Hill shows he is ready to play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hart Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 8 hours ago, RandyMarsh said: I mean to be fair on paper we did improve a lot up the middle. We went from the Castrai manning 2B and SS to Baez and Schoop. We also expected Greene and Hill to be manning CF instead of Baddoo and Reyes like last year. Yeah. I just think it is "convenient" for certain media to talk about our improvement up the middle but then totally ignore who is playing centerfield. At the moment, it is a problem for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hart Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 I wouldn't mind the Tigers moving Baddoo back to leadoff to see it can get him going. Get him as many at bats as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 (edited) so it sounds like they don't really know anything about Mize yet - when they put him on the DL it was on the basis of him missing a start and not because they had any medical diagnostics yet beyond - "the kid says his elbow hurts." So we wait for the imaging. Edited April 16, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 3 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: so it sounds like they don't really know anything about Mize yet - when they put him on the DL it was on the basis of him missing a start and not because they had any medical diagnostics yet beyond - "the kid says his elbow hurts." So we wait for the imaging. From mlbtraderumors: TODAY: Mize has a sprained MCL, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters (including Chris McCosky of The Detroit News and Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free Press). Mize will undergo more tests on Monday but did say that his arm was already feeling better today. Pineda has been scratched from tomorrow’s Triple-A start and is expected to pitch for the Tigers during their upcoming series (Apri 19-21) against the Yankees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Baez on 10 day IL retro to April 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Twitter ranges from “he will be back in June to TJ to he’s done”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 42 minutes ago, oblong said: Twitter ranges from “he will be back in June to TJ to he’s done”. Twitter MDs out in full force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 https://www.masslive.com/worcesterredsox/2022/04/woosox-notebook-new-pace-of-play-rules-cutting-down-game-times-but-how-are-they-affecting-the-players-on-the-field-saturdays-game-brought-multiple-violations-for-both-teams.html The fast pace might have something to do with the new minor-league rules that started to be strictly enforced across the minors on Friday. These include a pitch clock that gives pitchers 14 seconds between pitches with the bases empty and 18 seconds with runners on. Pitchers also risk automatic baserunner advancement if a third pick-off attempt or step-off within the same plate appearance is made without recording an out. data from across the minor leagues after Friday’s game showed a noticeable drop in game times. According to Baseball America, on their first day of enforcement, the new rules appeared to cut more than 25 minutes from the average game time. Baseball America notes that on Friday, the average game time for a nine-inning game was 2:38 and the median game time was 2:34. For the previous week of games, the average game time for a nine-inning game was 3:04 and the median game time was 2:59. That 3:04 average game time was right in line with last year’s pace, and was also the average game time for a Triple-A contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 as some of us have said before, the length of games is almost exclusively the result of time between pitches. cut that down and the game times will be reduced to a more palatable level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Can’t wait to hear MLB players push back on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 On 4/15/2022 at 8:30 PM, Tenacious D said: If Baddoo continues to struggle with both in the field and at the plate, will the Tigers be willing to send him down when Hill shows he is ready to play? I would guess they are hesitant to replace Badoo with Hill given each players "potential" ceiling. We are probably stuck with Badoo "improving" in center until Riley Greene arrives and even he might be better served in a corner. So centerfielder's should still be on Al's shopping list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 hours ago, casimir said: Can’t wait to hear MLB players push back on this. i was told it was the gambling companies that called the shots now, and that's why the game is slower, so people will have more time to gamble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Just now, buddha said: i was told it was the gambling companies that called the shots now, and that's why the game is slower, so people will have more time to gamble. The game is not slower because of gambling. The suggestion was that owners might not push as hard for faster paced games if they found it wasn't beneficial for gambling. There is no doubt that gamblers have become the big new target audience. It is possible that gamblers don't care about the pace of the game though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 But then again more action, more bets. With folks watching games with devices in hands bets can be made almost instantly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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