tiger2022

I thought they signed Verlander just to give him a parade lap and then the organization would put him on the IL regardless of if he were hurt or not after 3 or 4 starts and bring him back to pitch one last game at the end of the season. It was just as bad as the Alex Cobb signing. Flaherty hasn't been very good but I think Verlander should have hung up his spikes a few years ago. It's kind of like watching Aaron Rodgers try to play QB last season.

Flaherty is still much better than Verlander. As long as the Tigers still think about playoffs, they don't want Verlander anywhere near the mound.

Flaherty isn't getting taken out of the rotation. They already don't have enough starters and they are paying him $20 million this season.

Skubal was never going to sign with Detroit. They are 11 games under .500. They still have 111 games left. They have 20 wins and will need a minimum of 86 games to be a playoff contender. They need to go 66-45 the rest of the season to reach the minimum number of wins. That's .594 baseball, which is about a 97 win season over 162 games. And that is to get to the minimum number of wins. They are in a lot of trouble but they have to stick with their guys until July at least Then Skubal, Mize, Flaherty and their entire bullpen will be up for grabs. Finnegan definitely will have some value.

You know it's destiny when McKinstry gets a hit.

Maybe they can get Sydney Sweeney.

He said he could have hit 30+ home runs a year but would have been a .260 hitter and hitting .300 was important to him. The 1989 NLCS he was 13 for 20 for a smooth .650 average.

The good news for Casey is he'll get traded before the trade deadline to a team that can actually score occasionally. Bad news: the Tigers will probably get Trey Sweeney's brother in return.

Nearly 7 innings of 4 hit ball with no walks, allowing 2 runs and you have absolutely no chance to win a game as a starter on this team. Who can stop this offensive juggernaut? Aperently Joey Cantillo and 3 relievers.

Not everyone enjoys playing for a self righteous, know-it-all manager who gives all the credit for any success to himself and lays the blame at the feet of the players either. Maybe the players are growing sick of it.

The advice to be ready when you get a pitch you like and swing at it seems like solid advice for anyone that has ever tried hitting a baseball

Crazy stat. Will Clark homered in his first at bat in A ball, AA, AAA, and the Majors.

Barry Bonds said you only get one pitch per ar bat that you like. And if the first one is the pitch, you make the pitcher pay. I'll take Bonds advice over AJ Hinch and Scott Harris.

I think McKinstry is one of the worst base runners I have ever seen. He routinely gets thrown out at third to make the final out...probably the dumbest thing to do in the game of baseball. Dude thinks he's in little league where players can't make accurate throws or pick people off first

I feel Torkelson certainly doesn't fit their approach. He is what he is: a .220-.230 hitter who can knock out 30+ homers. The approach that is preached hurts him. He needs to get up there and look for that first pitch fastball to try to hit it hard. I watch him take the first pitch right down the middle. There really is no purpose to doing that. He's in a 0-1 hole to start with. It's like a boxer who has the strategy of taking the first punch directly to the face without defending himself.