Tiger337

Average defensive shortstop is very good! Nobody said he couldn't play short, but when I see "might end up at another position", it seems like they usually do get moved off the position.

I am not sure those guys will stop making too many outs, but I am confident that all three with start hitting for more power.

Correct.

I just can't imagine he has the time or desire to even bother with it other than reading it and smirking about it. I think that he selected a person who is loyal to him and can write controversial stuff that sounds like it could be him. Regardless of whether or not it's actually him though, he has to own whatever is said in those posts.

I wear a watch because I am very time conscious and I find it useful. I get why you wouldn't want to wear one. I would never wear any jewely. I think it would be really annoying to wear anything like that and it is has no useful purpose for me personally.

When has lying not been the political tool of the day? I strongly agree that men get away with lying much more easily. When they do it, it is considered crafty and slick. When a woman does it, she is a bad person.

I didn't personally say he couldn't stay at short. I was repeating what I have seen from scouting reports regarding "questions about his defense". I think it is his range that is in question more than his arm though. In my very amateur view, He is not Mark Belanger, but I have not seen any glaring weaknesses in his game which should force him to move off the position right now.

I have never heard anyone say he was a bad fielder, just that his skills might be more suited to 2b oe 3b long-term rather than shortstop.

They aren't scoring runs because they are not hitting home runs and all teams are very dependent on home runs today. I am encouraged that they are getting on base consistently. The home runs will come. There are a lot of positives in the offense - Dingler and McGonigle are fantastic. Keith is showing a lot. Baez will always be an enigma, but he looks more like the 2025 version than the 2024 version so far. They don't look like the August-September, 2025 Tigers to me. I think they'll be OK.

I think most of the stuff coming out of his account was written by somebody else.

I guess I was wrong about Wenceel Perez. He did help the Tigers pitch better.

That's a pretty silly stat considering that she lost. The recent high vote totals don't indicate popularity. A lot of people have voted in the last two elections because of mail-in voting.

I just think the imitation up Trump thing is kind of lame. That isn't going to work. Clinton actually was slick whereas I think Newsome tries too hard.

He's hitting pretty well right now. I just looked him up and was surprised by his numbers.

The betting markets are heavily favoring Newsome. I hope not. He seems very unserious. They need somebody who will run on something other than anti-Trump. That's the mistake Harris made.

I think Hinch will do lot of rotating - Perez, Vierling, Baez. Baez's numbers are surprisingly good this year. He might be primed for another good half season like last year. Or not. You never know what you'll get from him.

Very good and he might be able to hit as well as Meadows even he has rookie struggles. I have no idea if they think he's ready. I know he's off to a hot start, but he seemed to be struggling this Spring.

I'll still be your friend!

Meadows gets a lot of criticism, but they'll miss his defense. The Meadows brothers sure do have a lot of bad luck.

That does not surprise. He performed well for the first three years, but I never got the impression that he really liked playing for the Tigers. He seemed to be disrespectful of Trammell which definitely turned me off. I don't like to say this about players, but he appeared to quit on the team at times.

Valdez was 8th in the MLB in FanGraphs WAR and 10th in xFIP from 23-25. He was a very significant signing by the Tigers

Not as good as Phillips.

Yes, I don't like small sample sizes. The pitching should get better. I just see everyone blaming the offense and I think the slow start from the pitching staff and sloppy defense is the bigger problem. I think the hitting will a little better in terms of power but they aren't going to win the division with offense. It is going to have to be pitching.

I always assumed the bankers were part of the Big Club! I don't really know though.

What statistic are you using to say that the Tigers pitching staff is near the top of the league? They are right around 20th on the major pitching metrics. Yes, they should be better, but they are not so far. They NEED to be near the top of the league and they are instead closer to the bottom. Perez has never boosted an offense by himself. He's a fourth outfielder.