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A guy on Twitter wrote a good article asking what if Tork doesn't get fixed down in Toledo? Will the Tigers cut bait? It's an eye opening question and it questions the Tigers ability of developing hitters.

It's how all management works. Even Harris. Remember when the Tigers said one of the reasons they got Canha was so the young players would learn from his approach? Yeah, Meadows and Tork shipped out, Keith struggled for the first 8 weeks or so. Which player has benefited from Canha's high OBP? Javy? Lol...I don't think so.

We don't play the games on a computer. <Jim Leyland>

I remember when we first acquired Cabrera (2008?) Many fans predicted 1000 runs. I think we finished in last place? It's baseball, you just never know.

I remember he was being interviewed and was asked why he did something when the stats were very strong against him. His reply was something like "we don't play the game on a computer." Classic old school...

Yeah, Javy is way overpaid. But he has more to offer than Tork. His defense can be amazing. And he's an above average baserunner. The only thing that irritates me is his wild swings against sliders 3 feet outside. Oh, and high fastballs. But in fairness, that gets a lot of hitters.

Agreed. If he really is stubborn, 6 hour bus rides may help him open his eyes. But I hope for the best, we really need his effective bat in the lineup. Or to at least know where we stand so we can pursue a 1st baseman.

In a Free Press article this morning, it said Tork refused to modify his swing. He thinks the same swing that worked at college would work at the MLB level. I guess he may change his mind? "But Torkelson has been reluctant to change his swing since the Tigers drafted him No. 1 overall in 2020. The mechanics of his swing don't look any different than when he arrived for his MLB debut more than two years ago. Torkelson has never admitted he needs to change his swing. Many times, even in the darkest days of his rookie season, Torkelson has talked about how much he believes in his swing. It's the swing that got him here."

Catchers framing pitches may become a thing of the past with robot umps.

Great pitching...3-2 so far on a tough 7 game trip. Outstanding.

He's in line for the win, I think?

Foley for the 9th?

1.97 ERA now. Offense didn't do him any favors.

6 outs bullpen!

Jake Roberts!

Skubal getting behind hitters. Tired?

He's on the radio? I figured that. Todd Jones stutters. Not good in an announcer...and he needs to shut up.

Todd called for a high fastball or a slider for a 3rd strike against Javy. The whole world knows how to pitch him. He got the high fb and wiffed.

Dang...that woulda been outta the stadium in Toledo. 😃

In Texas, I thought for sure we would get Craig. I believe that's his home state? Maybe he's on the radio? If so, sorry radio listening fans...

Malloy has a high walk rate in MiLB. A good eye is great but pitchers at this lever usually aren't as wild. Hopefully, he swings the bat and doesn't take too many pitches.

Boston has one of the best starting staffs in the AL. Maybe in all MLB. Tigers very lucky to get a split. 7-7 against the AL East now? Our record against the East last year kept us out of contention. We still need to face Baltimore but they just lost 2 starting pitchers for the season. We need to beat the Yankees, just like everyone else.

Waking up always makes it better. 😆

Lmao...

At Texas for 3 and then home. Tough road trip.