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I am officially amazed by Kerry Carpenter...

All Cylinders.

+1

PS: Even the Tigers have a travel day today... They don't host the Mariner series until tomorrow...

You mean tomorrow night... Today is Monday.

The stock is worthless so I'm wondering when everyone realizes that and it drops to below $1. I would wager: On November 6th, 2024.

$ 22.84 on April 16th...

Does not disqualify him from being a bandaid utility guy or even a platoon option bandaid. His one advantage is he's a switch-hitter. If his fielding is top notch... then he's no worse than McKinstry... right?

I was just going to say... Gage Workman is waving his hands back and forth (going 3-6 today at Erie with 3 HR's...) saying: "Hey! Look at me!!! Gimme a chance!!!" Trei Cruz also goes 2-4 with 2 doubles, a BB and a SF...

And then he went out and wrote a song called "Silly Love Songs"... Which is actually pretty good... If you have a SO curled up in one's arms...

I am perfectly fine with going with bandaids for a year or two. Jettison Baez: yes. Try Sweeney there (as early as this year but 2025 is also OK), and Workman and Trei Cruz (platoon or utility with Sweeney, starting also in 2025... one of them has GOT to be better than McKinstry, right? ... right?). Just to see if anything sticks. Does Kreidler get one more try as a starter? Or there's nothing left to see there...?

Schadenfreude.

RFK! RFK! HE's your man (to all Trump's White Trash Bigoted followers...): VOTE RFK!!!

So he's good in low leverage situations and that's it...

Isaiah Williams is looking good today...

Nice catch by DPJ.

Agreed. Let him start the next preseason game...

He's been in the game today: 3 targets, no catches (the couple passes I noticed his way from Sudfeld were WAY off & he had no chance...)

Speaking of which... Who's going to grab the #3 WR spot for the Lions this year? Hard to tell anything today with the (mostly) spotty QB passing so far...

And... He'll get better.

On Torrence... Lions want heavy movement from their Guards... Torrence may not have fit there. I don't know TBH... But... Rankings mean squat... it's fit that's key. DJ Turner? Meh... Now, Rashee Rice... would have looked really good as our current #3 WR... But I can live with Hooker. No doubt in my mind.

Hooker looks fine enough IMO... He'll get better... Although that was a pretty crappy overthrow...

QUESTION: Is Lakeland an interesting team to follow right now? Yes or No? To Whit (Currently on the Roster): Jose De La Cruz (Big $$$ International signing in 2018 for $1.85 mill) - 22 y.o. OF'er in Low-A (3rd straight year) w/ a .234 BA and a .704 OPS in the minors. Not very interesting. Unless he turns into a late-bloomer but, so far, nothing yet to be excited about... Cristian Santana (Big $$$ International signing in 2021 for $2.95 mill) - 20 y.o. SS/3B in Low-A (3rd straight year) w/ a .195 BA and a .750 OPS in the minors. TURRIBLE!!! Unless he turns into a late-bloomer, so far though, not enough (hit tool) yet to be encouraged about (draws a huge amount of walks so .380 OBP (drew 3 BB's in 4 PA's today) and has shown power with 37 HR's and 40 doubles in 1175 PA's...? But... where's the hit tool? Can't make it at higher levels with this low of a hit tool...). Franyerber Montilla (Big $$$ International signing in 2022 for $500K) - 19 y.o. SS in Low-A (just started) w/ a .273 BA and a .857 OPS in the FCL. Too early to be on anyone's radar IMO, but... an interesting guy to keep an eye on? Nomar Fana (International signing in 2019 for (bargain price...?)) - 19 y.o. in Low-A (just started) w/ a .291 BA and a .943 OPS in the FCL. Too early to be on anyone's radar IMO, but... an interesting guy to keep an eye on? Clayton Campbell - He's from New Zealand so that's interesting... but otherwise, 20 y.o. 1B'man in Low-A w/ a .205 BA and a .667 OPS in the minors. Not enough to be interested in unless ya wanna follow a Kiwi to see how he fares... CJ Weins is interesting in that he's the big arm guy from the Red Sox we got for Kelly. Big arm, but not a lot of control... but with our pitching developmental staff maybe they can turn him into something... that would be interesting...! So far in the Detroit Org: 23 y.o. 6'3" 225 # RH'er, 9 1/3 Inn's, 5 Hits, 6 BB's (4 in one outing & 2 in another, o/w 4 "clean" outings with no BB's at all...), 1 run and 18 K's. Hmmm... THAT's interesting!!! (At least a little...) Zack Lee was an undrafted FA in 2023 (basically like a 21st draft pick since the draft now ends at 20 rounds): 23 y.o 6'4" 200# RH'er this year in Low-A: 3.08 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 9.7 K's/9, 1.9 BB's/9... At least interesting enough to keep an eye on...?

Brodric Martin has 3 tackles a QB hit and 1/2 sack already... but somehow I haven't picked him up yet on-screen (watching a New York channel and they are saying NADA about any of the Lions so I can barely pick up who is doing what...). Oh, they did mention it was Brandon Joseph with that INT for some reason (don't know what they were thinking... Joseph ain't a Giant...).