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The IF situation in the minor is pretty depressing. Keith is a ray of sunshine, but everything is cloudy beyond that. Kreidler will be 26 next season - still hasn't proven he can achieve even utility status, and there is Lipcius - a long shot at best and already 25 himself. Look at Erie and Wenceel can't keep his OPS over 700 and Navigato is 25 at AA. They need Maton to be better, but that's really no better than 50/50.

What they really want is a LH hitting MIF - i.e., they want Maton back in a functional state. The have Camargo - who may be more capable as a 3B, but he's not on the 40 so they'd have to reach another step on the desperation scale.

too soon. 😭 (jk)

Sure, but don't they still have to have the thought that might work? If not just cut him loose and save the $.

Damn - don't know why I had it in my head he was LH. Yeah, he's about it.

two games under 500 in homestand openers.

IDK, there is some kind of deal where they need to maintain his eligibility to be on some list next season that gives them a shot at draft pick or somesuch nonsense.

need a reliable right hander and there is no help anywhere close.

11th shut out?

Tork is like hot and cold water. Some days he can't see anything.

another Tiger with no idea of protecting the plate in a critical situation.

Haase is in such a hitting purgatory you might as well have bunted him.

well that sucks.

that didn't look like a guy with a 9+ ERA.

man - I was muttering to myself - "don't give in here" and Olson gets the breaking ball in for a K.

I think this tells us he's still in the starting rotation.

Good 3-2 Tork, good 2 strike pitch to Baez. Still, you have to hit a good pitch once in a while.

Haase really lost. Not good when a RH batter is being fooled that badly by breaking balls from a LHP

4 IP for Olson. File this under the category of 'split start'

Tork gets BaBIP'd

but Nick is better at PBP.

Shelton of the 21st century

ball seems to be dying in the OF today.

Or are they setting up Faedo to go into the rotation and Olsen is taking over Alexander's role? We may know in an inning or two.

Olson can stay in this game all the way if he can?