4/26/24 1:10PM Royals @ Tigers

[Sports_Freak]

OK Tork....clutch time.

[Dave Christian]

3 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

OK Tork....clutch time.

Ninety eight at bats, zero home runs.

It's past time to let him go!

[Tigeraholic1]

This has turned into a little league game.

[mtutiger]

And the wheels fall off.... my goodness

[kdog]

Holton wasn’t going to repeat last year lol…but he can still be pretty useful. 

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, Dave Christian said:

Ninety eight at bats, zero home runs.

It's past time to let him go!

Yeah, while I'm starting to agree, how do the Tigers feel about giving up on a 1-1 draft pick? This game is over, folks.

[Sports_Freak]

36 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

No way Keith goes down. He'll get to the All-Star Break I would guess. 

He looks lost at the plate. Meadows just looks overmatched.

[kdog]

Nobody is giving up on Tork. You probably have to lower his ceiling significantly now. If he can be a jag first baseman who hits 25-30 homers that would be good.

[Dtrain72]

Oh noo the offense sucks agaaaaain...

[Dave Christian]

Blow out!

[kdog]

2 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

He looks lost at the plate. Meadows just looks overmatched.

I don’t think they are going to sacrifice ‘development’ for short term roster improvement. They would only go down if Harris and Hinch think that major league at bats are hurting their future.

someone is going down when Ibanez comes back.

[mtutiger]

3 minutes ago, kdog said:

Nobody is giving up on Tork. You probably have to lower his ceiling significantly now. If he can be a jag first baseman who hits 25-30 homers that would be good.

Correct. Although he's going to need to improve his defense over what we've seen so far, because if his ceiling is lower offensively, he's a lot more expendable if he cannot play the field.

[Motor City Sonics]

2 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

Correct. Although he's going to need to improve his defense over what we've seen so far, because if his ceiling is lower offensively, he's a lot more expendable if he cannot play the field.

Torklebust. 

[motownblues]

3 minutes ago, kdog said:

I don’t think they are going to sacrifice ‘development’ for short term roster improvement. They would only go down if Harris and Hinch think that major league at bats are hurting their future.

someone is going down when Ibanez comes back.

I vote for torkelson.

[IdahoBert]

Just wave the white flag and beg for mercy. 

[kdog]

2 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

Correct. Although he's going to need to improve his defense over what we've seen so far, because if his ceiling is lower offensively, he's a lot more expendable if he cannot play the field.

That’s what this season is about now. Seeing if the rookies can develop in the majors….determine how replaceable tork is if he hits like a jag.

meanwhile, the pitching will be fine aside from a few blips like the 9th inning. 

[kdog]

1 minute ago, motownblues said:

I vote for torkelson.

He is not in the top 5 hitters at risk.

[Sports_Freak]

Another wasted outing by Olson. Kinda feel bad for the kid.

[mtutiger]

Just now, kdog said:

That’s what this season is about now. Seeing if the rookies can develop in the majors….determine how replaceable tork is if he hits like a jag.

meanwhile, the pitching will be fine aside from a few blips like the 9th inning. 

For sure, the bullpen was due for one of these.... 

[Sports_Freak]

Just now, kdog said:

He is not in the top 5 hitters at risk.

Who's playing 1st base in Toledo? Whoever it is, I bet he has better numbers than Tork does. A black hole in the middle of the lineup leads to a lot of low scores.

[motownblues]

Just now, mtutiger said:

For sure, the bullpen was due for one of these.... 

But when your offense requires the piching to have an sub 2.0 E.R.A. that's asking a lot.

[theroundsquare]

keston hiura at 1b in to-lay-do.  and on fire

[mtutiger]

Just now, motownblues said:

But when your offense requires the piching to have an sub 2.0 E.R.A. that's asking a lot.

No argument there...

[kdog]

1 minute ago, theroundsquare said:

keston hiura at 1b in to-lay-do.  and on fire

Tork was a 1-1 pick who could turn it around at anytime. Hiura is a 4-A player who will hit 3 home runs in the first week and then crater into what he is. How do you think Scott Harris, the captain of lower expectations and development, is going to handle it?

[mtutiger]

2 minutes ago, theroundsquare said:

keston hiura at 1b in to-lay-do.  and on fire

Not on the 40 man.... who gets DFA'd?