One thing that the Tigers ML report guys mentioned is Tork's poor contact rate in the minors. Colt Keith seems to make contact so that might be a plus in his favor.
Jace Jung seems to be have the same issues with making consistent contact....this should be tracked.
We need the Twins and Cleveland Gardenhires to take off here. The 'division race' is screwing with people's brains.
The Tigers are not prioritizing winning individual games with the roster choices they are making. We should track young players and basically ignore the rest. They aren't punishing any of the hitters for poor performance.
The Tigers have left Haase and Schoop last through July 4th. Winning today's game is not a priority. Skubal and Olson pitched well; The manfred runner scored in the 10th.
The Tigers have announced the following roster moves:
*Placed LHP Tyler Alexander on the 60-day injured list, retroactive to July 3, with a left lat/shoulder strain
*Reinstated LHP Tarik Skubal from the 60-day injured list
Tork can get a day off. But he has to play just about everyday. He's either capable of adjusting his approach or he's not. We have to find out. It's not hard to replace a 1B/DH with these numbers.