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I remember when Pudge showed up to spring training looking thinner than ever, like he lost 30 or 40 pounds, and they asked him why he lost so much weight and he said “I just got tired of eating.“ Thank God it had nothing to do with steroids.

Baez is in the best shape of his life. He is really giving the pitching machine a piece of his mind. LAKELAND, Fla. - The swing was classic Javier Baez, an aggressive approach at a ball and a well-struck line drive that carried out to left. It was Saturday morning batting practice on the back fields, but it was big for the Tigers, and for Báez. "I just started swinging 100 percent a couple weeks ago," he explained earlier. "Been hitting off the machine, and it feels good."

Did the Tigers really believe Spencer Torkelson could play third base when they drafted him? He had never played anything but first base at Arizona State, which could be seen as a vote of no confidence in his versatility and athleticism. But Arizona State is a big deal and they might’ve had a lot of acrobatic whippets to fill other positions so it was great sticking him at first base.

“Brennan Boesches of the world.” It was like during the All-Star break everyone had time to look at the film and see how to pitch to him better, and damn if they didn’t. These guys have to constantly make adjustments and the ones who can’t flame out.

https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroit-tigers/detroit-tigers-hinch-explains-spencer-torkelsons-comments

Could you provide a link? EDIT Never mind, I think I found it

Is there something new that happened today?

This is really good, thanks for posting it. I didn’t see this anywhere else until here. EDIT: it just popped up on my MLB app a few minutes ago.

This article seems intended to simply throw red meat to the unwashed huddled masses, yearning for spectacles.

Is that, however, from a baseline that was pretty small to begin with?

This whole Bregman thing was an unsightly illusion. We never really had a chance. It’s like the Tigers were Fredo Corleone pleading his case saying “I’m shmart too!“ We never really had a chance against Chicago and Boston. I think any expectations that Bregman will fail in Boston are hopeful thinking. Some line drives off the monster may play for doubles and sometimes even singles, but this guy is going to make contact and I think he’ll be fine at Fenway.

I wish I hadn’t got caught up in this mania. Against my better judgment I fecklessly began to believe this could work and I’m disappointed in how I departed from my original instincts, which was to see this player and possibility as an unlikely fit. I feel a level of ill will towards the player and the process that makes me uncomfortable.

You are an astute observer of the human condition.

I wonder how “stubborn” they’re going to be about Baez?

So Torkelson not only does nothing the team asked him to do off-season, but he essentially says it’s BS. Maybe it’s just his way of saying he’s given up, that everything they’re asking him to do is over his head and beyond his ability to comprehend.

It’s not like he has a lot to brag about.

I was expecting to awaken to good news today, but instead we have the bad news about Cobb and no news about Bregman.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/author/curt-bishop#:~:text=Curt Bishop is a freelance,platforms covering Major League Baseball.

Yesterday Sports Illustrated reported that the Tigers had a four year $200 million offer to Bregman. I hope this isn’t an article that AI made up. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/detroit-tigers/news/tigers-reportedly-have-four-year-offer-200-million-all-star/7c3d2cd2d8121b48b3bc0c6b

This is his third year writing about baseball…. I hope he doesn’t confuse a home run with a goal.

True, but he walked about half as much as usual this last season while his K total stayed consistent. I wonder if he was less discriminating so he was walked about 40 times less than normal or pitchers stayed in the zone often enough that he knew he had to swing and take his chances.

Thank you. I wish he was like Magglio and able to follow his advice to “let the ball come to you.“ I just get the feeling he psychs himself out.

Just wondering about Torkelson. I guess they keep stuff like this under wraps, but if the club was happy with his progress I think they might’ve said something about it, if only to enhance his trade value.