Tiger337

In case you didn't know, Perez has been the worst player in baseball this year.

Just as we expected... Hinch reads MotownForums.

I was going to ask the same question. I have never read anything about Malgeri being more than a marginal prospect. I don't remember seeing him on any prospect lists. They did invite him to Spring training for what it's worth.

But an average hitter will probably only get one more hit in three games than Zach Short would. And if the Tigers had an average hitter to add to the roster, he'd probably be batting cleanup already.

Imagine what this season would be like if McGonigle were not ready yet

I don't understand your point or what it has to do with Jansen. Jansen has spread out his bad games evenly over the course of the season so far. He didn't start out terrible and then start doing better. He blew one game early, then had some good ganes, then blew two more, then had some good ones and then blew another one.

Except yesterday and the other three games he blew. On the whole this year, he really hasn't been good. Vest or Finnegan could do the same thing, maybe better. Some of the others probably could too. I hope he stops giving up walks and home runs going forward

I don't think he's doing anything that most of the relievers on the staff can't do. He's just living off his reputation.

No, I can't write him off yet, but I thought it was a lazy Avila-esque signing when it happened. They have been burned by old man relievers so many times this century.

It didn't take hindsight to figure out that Morton, Paddack and Jansen a number of other players would probably be a waste of money. None of them were fatal because they've been short-term, but many were predictable.

They can still be a good organization without Harris and Hinch, but canning analytics would be suicide in this era. I don't see that Gehringer is suggesting that though.

Me too, but the slow recovery time starts early.

Old people and injuries

And I am pretty sure they were lower than 20% in 2024 with a similar but worse roster.

He only had one game like that last year. Other than that, he was very consistent. You may be remembering that game because it was in playoffs in relief.

Perhaps they believe the difference in defense is so big that they don't care about the offensive difference.

I hope those who think the Tigers will get a prospect haul are right, but I am skeptical. I think teams value their top prospects more than they used to.

There is also a possibility that he was not actually involved, but needs to protect those who were because they have other dirt on him.

Not sure.

I hate watching Jansen pitch.

He said: Josue De Paula and Mike Sirota

Tigers starting pitcher WAR leaders 2022-2026: Skubal 18.1 Olson 4.5 Mize 3.7 Rodriguez 3.5 Flaherty 2.6 https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-season-finder.cgi?request=1&match=player_season_combined&order_by=p_war&year_min=2022&year_max=2026&team_id=DET

Team leaders are not "gritty" though. Gritty is used for a utility player who lacks talent but hustles and fights hard and gets the most out of his abilty. He is usually short, shows his emotion and doesn't shave regularly. A team leader is intense, competitive, hard nosed. The modern term seems to be "gamer". He is a regular and one of the best players on the team. He doesn't show a lot of emotion except when it's required to motivate his teammates.

They could potentially have a good line-up if all that happens and all those guys come through which is not likely. Who's going to pitch?

They still would have been in the thick of the race if not for all the injuries. They did the right thing in keeping Skubal. It was fun seeing them have success the last two years.