4/24 1:10 Rockies @ Tigers

[Tigeraholic1]

Comerica Park - Detroit, MI

TV: Ballysports Detroit Radio: WXYT

Forecast

RHP Chad Kuhl vs LHP Tyle Alexander

 

 

[kdog]

Baez activated from IL..Foley optioned to Toledo.

Cabrera gets the day off.

Edited April 24, 2022 by kdog

[mtutiger]

Hes baaaack

[BBFCFM]

 

[kdog]

Chafin will make his debut on the road trip. That will likely send a positional player back(W Castro).

[casimir]

Might as well win the series.

[BBFCFM]

36 minutes ago, kdog said:

Chafin will make his debut on the road trip. That will likely send a positional player back(W Castro).

 

[kdog]

Mize and Manning both headed to Lakeland to continue their pitching program. This means that manning will be out longer than expected. We already know that Mize is out awhile.

Brieske will start either Friday or Saturday is Los Angeles.

[gehringer_2]

13 minutes ago, kdog said:

Mize and Manning both headed to Lakeland to continue their pitching program. This means that manning will be out longer than expected. We already know that Mize is out awhile.

Brieske will start either Friday or Saturday is Los Angeles.

Plus I'm sure they want to make sure he can get his planned work in on schedule. The road trip goes to MN, where weather can still be iffy, and then the left coast - so a bunch of dead travel time.

[mtutiger]

Will make G2 and Casimir happy... 🙂

And maybe someone like Will Vest or Jacob Barnes too lol

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, mtutiger said:

Will make G2 and Casimir happy... 🙂

And maybe someone like Will Vest or Jacob Barnes too lol

I don't dislike Funk in particular, but he's like Jimemez and to some degree Cisnero as well, in that you will always  be able to trust that the walk demon is nearby patiently waiting.

[mtutiger]

13 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

I don't dislike Funk in particular, but he's like Jimemez and to some degree Cisnero as well, in that you will always  be able to trust that the walk demon is nearby patiently waiting.

Sure.

The lack of walks out of the current bullpen (while being down Cisnero and Funk) has been telling.

Part of why I'm not sure the bullpen is totally flukish... these fact that the current composition fills the strike zone helps keeps the runs down one would think.

We will see how it evolves as offense heats up around the league

Edited April 24, 2022 by mtutiger

[kdog]

Pitching rotation next week:

Minnesota: ERod, Pineda, Skubal

LA: Alexander or Brieske on Friday/Saturday...they are not sure of the order; Erod Sunday.

[Tiger337]

33 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

I don't dislike Funk in particular, but he's like Jimemez and to some degree Cisnero as well, in that you will always  be able to trust that the walk demon is nearby patiently waiting.

Those three are relievers who might have a random good year here and there, but not pitchers you count on as keys to your bullpen.  Most relievers are that way actually. I think that is one of the only places where a manager can maybe win a few games - being able to identify which relievers have it together in a given year.  

Edited April 24, 2022 by Tiger337

[Dtrain72]

Oh look, Candy/Schoop back to back at 4/5 AGAAAAAIN...AJ trying to unlock the Ausmus code?

 

 

[kdog]

Another outfield misplay.

[Archie]

Hill is sitting on the bench while we continue to watch a circus in the outfield.

[BBFCFM]

3 minutes ago, Archie said:

Hill is sitting on the bench while we continue to watch a circus in the outfield.

Not good.  Tork should have made that play at first too.  

[Dave Christian]

Torkelson really doesn't play first base very well

[kdog]

Haase has to hit to justify playing him in the outfield. Has not generated power yet.

[kdog]

Just now, Dave Christian said:

Torkelson really doesn't play first base very well

This is incorrect.

[Dave Christian]

Oh really, have you watched any games?

[BBFCFM]

1 minute ago, kdog said:

Haase has to hit to justify playing him in the outfield. Has not generated power yet.

 Not since Opening Day anyway.  

[kdog]

7 minutes ago, Dave Christian said:

Oh really, have you watched any games?

Plenty…torkelson is a good defender who has a few misplays. His work rescuing balls out of the dirt and stretching is fine. 

[Dave Christian]

A few misplays is an understatement!