SeattleMike

Too bad he couldn’t cut it as an infielder.

Scales and Gania rhapsodizing about how strong the Tigers bullpen has been this year. Then Apple posts stat showing that Tigers pen leads MLB in blown saves.

Lots of traffic on the bases. Just couldn't cash in enough of them. This is better than the 3 up, 3 down that plagued them in June. Bullpen continues to be hit or miss as well.

Malloy has 5 HRs in 93 PAs. That's a 30 HR pace. Can he play 1B? I kid.

In fairness they have also had a ton of injuries.

The Twins signed him to a minor league deal. That shows you what the league thought of him. The Twins have been living right lately. The Correa free agent deal (with SF?) falling through and WC suddenly turning into an All-Star? Fans don't appreciate the luck factor enough.

I believe the Tigers traded Ben Oglive to the Brewers for Jim Slaton. Then Slaton signed back with Milwaukee after the season. So the Tigers essentially gifted Milwaukee an All Star.

Exactly. The real take away is that the Tigers have had fewer of these opportunities than every other MLB team than the Reds, who they are tied with.

He did post 99 OPS+ in his first stint with the Tigers. If he could bounce around the 100 OPS+ mark over the next few years he will be a very valuable player for the Tigers.

And yet they still lost the WS.

7 and 9 runs in two of the last 3 games. And the clunker was 3 runs instead of a shutout or 1 run. Progress.

One guy an ace, another a 4/5 type starter. That is pretty good yield, as you suggest.

True. But Crochet doesn’t have a long track record of starting. This will definitely knock Flaherty down a notch or two.

For all of his faults he did have a .01 bWar for his month of service. Much better than Torkelson for instance.

About the number of games Carpenter has missed.

When is the last time that has worked for the Tigers?

On a 96mph fastball.

Is it such a good idea to sell so low on Torkelson?

This Phillies team is classic Dombrowski, except the bullpen is more reliable. Lineup of mostly veterans acquired from other organizations with power and spotty defense in places. And a killer rotation, many of whom are homegrown. He is a master of the quick turnaround.

He usually keeps the Tigers in the game. In 14 starts he’s allowed 3 runs or fewer 11 times, 12 if you only count earned runs. That will play as a #4 or #5 starter. He does need to go deeper in to games. He’s only averaging 5IP a start.

Thought I read recently that he was beginning baseball activities this week. Perhaps he'll be back right after the All-Star break, if not sooner.

Not surprising. The pitching staff was surviving on low BABIP and the offense on unsustainably high BA with RISP.

On the flip side we need to revise what one considers a quality start. I think 6 innings and 2 runs is a better measure of quality in this environment than 3 runs.

There is no reason to dump him at this point. But counting on him going forward would be Avila-esque.

The Tigers need both Greene and Carpenter in the lineup on a consistent basis. Neither hits lefties well at this point though, which further underscores how devastating Tork’s failures have been. Having clarity on Torkekson should be liberating at this point. Finding offensive production at 1B is not difficult. I’m warming to the idea of moving Keith there and giving Jung some run at 2B, starting sooner rather than later.