2023 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Discussion Thread

[casimir]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

"Tutoring people in math classes"  I like it.  

Maybe he knows of OE%?

[kdog]

Spencer Torkelson Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB/FB	GB%	FB%	Pull%	BBE	EV	Barrel%	HardHit%
2022	0.99	40.3%	40.7%	42.2%	263	90.5	8.4%	41.4%
2023	0.70	32.6%	46.5%	47.4%	347	92.5	14.7%	51.6%

All statistics through August 23.

[kdog]

Weird paste from that Tork Table. It came from this Fangraphs article:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/spencer-torkelson-is-breaking-out/

[chasfh]

1 hour ago, kdog said:

Spencer Torkelson Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB/FB	GB%	FB%	Pull%	BBE	EV	Barrel%	HardHit%
2022	0.99	40.3%	40.7%	42.2%	263	90.5	8.4%	41.4%
2023	0.70	32.6%	46.5%	47.4%	347	92.5	14.7%	51.6%

All statistics through August 23.

Not for nothing, lifting the ball more is what's driving Riley's improvement this season as well.

[Tiger337]

The Tigers are scouting top Japanese pitcher Yoshinoba Yamamoto.

 

[holygoat]

It's about time the Tigers started taking the NPB seriously. 

[SoCalTiger]

The dude is legit. 

[Toddwert]

hopefully they'll be more of a player in the international market 

[RandyMarsh]

11 minutes ago, Toddwert said:

hopefully they'll be more of a player in the international market 

Admittedly I don't follow the international market that closely especially in regards to the rest of the league but to me for all the talk about our subpar drafting it feels like our lack of producing guys from the international market has hurt us even more. I mean in the past 20 years I think Eugenio Suarez and Avisail Garcia have been the most productive of our signings and they of course did the vast majority of their damage elsewhere. 

[Toddwert]

1 minute ago, RandyMarsh said:

Admittedly I don't follow the international market that closely especially in regards to the rest of the league but to me for all the talk about our subpar drafting it feels like our lack of producing guys from the international market has hurt us even more. I mean in the past 20 years I think Eugenio Suarez and Avisail Garcia have been the most productive of our signings and they of course did the vast majority of their damage elsewhere. 

it also seems like most of the superstars are coming out of places that arent covered by the draft

[LongLiveMaroth]

 

 

[Toddwert]

9 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

 

 

wonder if one of the pitchers get brought up for bullpen depth

[Timmitch55]

Bring Keith and Malloy up.

Dump Ibanez

[kdog]

Having a worn out bullpen is a stealth way to tank games..while still seeing some growth from young players.

I don't mind it.

[chasfh]

2 hours ago, kdog said:

Having a worn out bullpen is a stealth way to tank games..while still seeing some growth from young players.

I don't mind it.

We have been advised repeatedly here that there is no such thing as tanking.

[kdog]

42 minutes ago, chasfh said:

We have been advised repeatedly here that there is no such thing as tanking.

'Competitive losing.'

[kdog]

 

[Motor City Sonics]

On the radio this morning Scott Harris said they were bringing someone in today, but it was NOT a call up from the Minors. 

 

[oblong]

12 minutes ago, kdog said:

 

that stinks.  I was hoping they'd go back to 7:10 since the clock shaved 30 min off the other way.  Guess they didn't agree with my feedback.   I know quite a few who do not like it.  

 

[Tigerbomb13]

Mixed feelings about it here. We are going to the game tomorrow (bringing the dog for Bark In The Park) and usually like to have a beer somewhere before the game. Coming from Ann Arbor now straight from work, I’m not sure if this will be possible without feeling rushed. 

[Dave Christian]

I despise the 6:40 start time!

[oblong]

2 minutes ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

Mixed feelings about it here. We are going to the game tomorrow (bringing the dog for Bark In The Park) and usually like to have a beer somewhere before the game. Coming from Ann Arbor now straight from work, I’m not sure if this will be possible without feeling rushed. 

That’s the point.  Make you get your beer inside. And eat. 

[Dave Christian]

5 minutes ago, oblong said:

That’s the point.  Make you get your beer inside. And eat. 

Yeah, on Saturday I took my seven year old grand son to the game and it cost me $26.55 for one beer, one lemonade and one hot dog.

Then I bought one Oberon after the fifth inning and that cost me $15.73.

I recommend that you eat and drink before you enter the stadium.

[Tigeraholic1]

1 hour ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

Mixed feelings about it here. We are going to the game tomorrow (bringing the dog for Bark In The Park) and usually like to have a beer somewhere before the game. Coming from Ann Arbor now straight from work, I’m not sure if this will be possible without feeling rushed. 

What bars are dog friendly downtown?

[1776]

Sorry guys, for the senior citizens here that tune in to Dan & Andy from afar, 6:40 is the sweet spot.