LongLiveMaroth

Except he didn't trade Scherzer 🤷‍♂️

Yikes, poor guy finally gets back and has something like that happen.

Eh, it's all the fun of the lead up to the draft, with the MLB club doing as bad as this is as good a distraction as any.

I was doing some quick research because I was curious on how Santana has been since his injury back in May. He came back on 6/9 and he has a slash of .280/.426/.400. The 26% K rate is not ideal obviously and a .408 BABIP is probably keeping him up a bit but a wRC+ of 148 sure is nice especially for a 18 year old in Low-A.

This is not an endorsement of WWS but the guy they had on who seems to have decent credentials is saying he still thinks they take a bat at 12.

The Athletic had a good write up about it but from my understanding everyone is pretty much in the same boat as us, here is a quick excerpt I found interesting. https://theathletic.com/3424956/2022/07/15/eduardo-rodriguez-tigers-contract Although it’s possible Rodriguez could return to the team, the uncertainty creates questions as the Tigers assemble their roster for the future. Jeff Fannell is one of the leading sports labor attorneys in the industry. He declined to comment on the particulars of this case for a valid reason: He works with Mato Sports Management and is advising Mato on Rodriguez. That’s an indication Rodriguez’s camp is preparing for whatever might happen next. “As you may imagine, on several levels this is a sensitive situation,” Fannell wrote in an email. This situation is more difficult to assess than most, given how little has been made public about Rodriguez’s circumstance, and how unusual it is. “I don’t remember scenarios like this,” said Ed Edmonds, a professor emeritus at Notre Dame who has done extensive research on MLB labor issues. “This seems very unique to me.” Do the Tigers even have appropriate grounds to consider voiding Rodriguez’s contract? “The short answer is it depends,” Lust said.

I had to stop following him after basically realizing he brings nothing of substance and isn't like an insider or anything .

Just a quick refresh on this: For July: .217/.294/391 Now we have to see is Paredes can adjust.

Back just in time for when we trade Chafin, Fulmer, or Jimenez in the coming weeks.

Also should be noted I remember hearing similar things about Skubal coming out about him being a RP more than a SP obviously he was a 9th round pick rather than a 1st but we have a relatively new instance in which we kept them as a SP but each person is different.

Fangraphs rankings are interesting; Quite a bit different from MLB and the Athletic. 🤷‍♂️ https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2022-mlb-draft/summary?sort=-1,1&type=0&pg=0&pageitems=10000000000000

Hard pass on Andujar; defensive liability and has been unable to put up an OPS above 700 in the majors since 2018. He is a AAAA player not worth the trade capital.

Depends on the bat and since we may be getting an automated strike zone soon framing will matter less. I am interested to see if that changes things for what teams look for with regards to catchers. That being said I don't want Susac either.

1. Cross 2. Jung 3. Young 4. Prielipp 5. Crawford 6. Porter

Lakeland L 7-5 Santana 3/4 2B HR BB K Pacheco 2/5 K Campos 0/4 3K WM W/10 8-7 A lot of walks in this one on both sides. 9 for WM, 6 for WIS Crouch 1/4 BB Madden 4.2 4ER 2K 3BB Erie L 6-1 Meadows 0/4 K Workman 0/3 3K Lipcius 1/4 K Toledo W 10-1 Clemens 1/5 HR 2 RBI Carpenter 2/3 HR BB 3 RBI Cameron 1/4 HR BB Sedlock 5IP 1ER 3K

I will say I am glad we are back in the eastern time zone so I can go to bed disappointed earlier in the evening.

Didn't we do that in 2020?

I mean that and producing INF that are solid producers for other teams; looking at you Suarez, Adames and Paredes.

Not trying to get political which unfortunately this topic is but KC will be without 10 of it's players in Toronto. That being said Merrifield basically said if he were moved to a contender he might get vaxxed.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mock-draft-july-13-2022?t=mlb-draft-coverage Mayo really wants us to take Porter here for some reason. Jung being available I have a hard time seeing them selecting another high school pitcher. This part is at least a little encouraging; "The Tigers are also discussing college hitters like Jung, Zach Neto and Chase DeLauter and a high school bat like Cole Young "

Call it eternal optimism but I like to think that the personnel they brought over from the Dodgers org will have some say in what happens with this draft so I am cautiously optimistic if they tried to do it again we may get a different result.

Here is Law's write up about Prieplipp; TL; DR: Could have been in discussion for 1:1 if not for TJ. Not a huge track record but could be high end starter or bullpen. 28. Connor Prielipp, LHP, Alabama Prielipp had Tommy John surgery at the end of May 2021, ending his college career after just seven starts and 28 innings across two seasons. He returned to throw a bullpen right before the SEC tournament, mostly 90-92 with flashes of the slider he’d had before the injury, when the slider was plus and his changeup was good enough to project him as a starter. He cuts himself off when he lands, coming back a little across his body, although that and the low 3/4 slot also add to his deception. He might have been in consideration for the first-overall pick had he stayed healthy — and performed — but now seems more likely to get a deal in the second half of the first round. As for his future, he could be a high-end starter, and he could easily end up in the bullpen. He’s thrown so little in games that the range of his potential outcomes is huge.

Could absolutely see that, maybe have talks with someone like Toman or Romero to get a high upside bat at 51.

He is the Tigers Insider for ESPN the Ticket out of Toledo so he might have some connections in the org.

Lakeland: L 1-0 Santana 1/3 SB Pacheco 1/4 Campos 1/4 SB WM: L 5-2 F/11 Crouch 1/5 Packard 1/4 2B BB King 1/3 2B Erie: W 7-2 Cabrera 2/4 2 RBI HR Meadows 2/3 RBI 3B BB Perez: 1/3 RBI Dingler: 1/3 2B 2RBI Olson 4.1 IP 2K 2ER Toledo: DH W 8-2, L 11-6 Clemens 4/8 2 HR Carpenter 1/3 2B BB