Sports_Freak Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 A 4-2 road trip would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Just now, chasfh said: Hey, it wasn’t a slog. I do think CV was a big part of it. He missed so many strikes all the pitchers were frustrated. And of course it was perfect since Monroe opened the game talking about how Buckner always called a big K zone.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 25 minutes ago, chasfh said: Baez just tattooed that one. 110 MPH. His hardest hit ball of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 36 minutes ago, chasfh said: Man, Lange really is an elite reliever right now, isn’t he? What will we get for him? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 1 hour ago, kdog said: You can't carry Ibanez, Schoop and Cabrera...someone has to go. And Maton and Short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: What will we get for him? Nick Maton V2.0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Torkelson pushes his OBP back over 300 for the time since early last season. Steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 10 walks, 11 hits and another 13 LOB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: Nick Maton V2.0? He's probably more valuable than that. Isn't he under team control for a couple of seasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sports_Freak Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Lorenzo's reminds me of a character from Workaholics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 17 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: What will we get for him? You could get a lot for him but I want to keep him. He's 27, he makes SFA on his contract, and I want him here when the team gets good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 What an impressive bullpen. Just shut down the opposing team again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 They arent trading Alex Lange. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 1 minute ago, mtutiger said: They arent trading Alex Lange. Correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 11 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: Torkelson pushes his OBP back over 300 for the time since early last season. Steps. The Royals didn't give him much to work with tonight... which kinda speaks to the fact that the depth of the lineup drops off precipitously past the cleanup spot. They really need Carpenter back to add a little more thump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Just now, mtutiger said: The Royals didn't give him much to work with tonight... which kinda speaks to the fact that the depth of the lineup drops off precipitously past the cleanup spot. They really need Carpenter back to add a little more thump No, in fact after the foul shot into the 3rd deck and the screamer it took Bradley's best play to catch, they didn't seem to want any part of him. And to get that kind of respect from the opposition has to be a big win for Spencer's confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Tork up to an .800 OPS in May. Baddoo .799, McKinstry .788 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 50 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said: You could get a lot for him but I want to keep him. He's 27, he makes SFA on his contract, and I want him here when the team gets good. We are close to good now and probably better come July. I am encouraged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley70 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 This team still needs a lot of help. They are about to trade their best starting pitcher, their only above average one at that. The rest of the rotation are 5th-6th starters. The pen is ok but that of course can change on a dime. The young pitching they do have are all hurt and can't be counted on to provide maybe one decent guy for the rotation. The stariting line up is loaded with second division regulars. And they have one of the worst farm systems in baseball. I think it's more likely they trade Lange and continue building for future than not. And the next year will be another off season of low level aqusitions and roster churn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, Stanley70 said: This team still needs a lot of help. They are about to trade their best starting pitcher, their only above average one at that. The rest of the rotation are 5th-6th starters. The pen is ok but that of course can change on a dime. The young pitching they do have are all hurt and can't be counted on to provide maybe one decent guy for the rotation. The stariting line up is loaded with second division regulars. And they have one of the worst farm systems in baseball. I think it's more likely they trade Lange and continue building for future than not. And the next year will be another off season of low level aqusitions and roster churn. By the time the best pitcher who is about to be traded is actually traded, they will have a better idea of what they will get back off of injury; one presumes that Skubal and Manning will all be back by the deadline. Either way, Lange is young and controllable in his own right, and they had better get a haul in return if they do trade. Particularly in this division... it would be one thing if they played in the AL East or NL West, but all of their negatives in the AL Central still has them competing in late May. And I dont suspect that dynamic is changing past this season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) I would never consider a reliever to be a building block. They tend to have short primes and are more useful to contending teams than building teams. However, given how weak the central division is, I don't know if I want the Tigers to be in re-building mode. They may be able to contend this year and/or next if they can get enough pitchers healthy. They might even consider not trading but extending Rodriguez so he won't opt out. It depends on how well he pitches and how well the team plays the next two months. Edited May 23, 2023 by Tiger337 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley70 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) I 'm saying if you take an objective view of this franchise and where they are at, now is not the time to hold on to volatile assets like young relievers and players close to free agency. It will be a while before they know what they have in Mize and Jobe, and they just can't sit still for another year. Edited May 23, 2023 by Stanley70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Alex Lange is establishing himself as a bullpen linchpin, and he’s practically free through next year and cheap for another three years after that. I think he would have to return a position player well into the top 100 who will be ready no later than next year, at minimum. It’s going to take a lot more than another Maton and/or Vierling to pry him from Harris’s warm, live hands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted May 23, 2023 Author Share Posted May 23, 2023 13 hours ago, RandyMarsh said: I thought we had an off day and Cas just put the thread early, pleasant surprise to find out that they are playing tonight! Sorry about the faulty date, hope you still caught the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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