Tiger Cubs (notes on the minors)

[Cruzer1]

  On 8/12/2023 at 5:04 AM, gehringer_2 said:

Other than this start he's not exactly tearing it up yet. Good K rate and H/9, but too many walks and HRs.

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Good depth guy is pretty valuable. Should be able to make the big club in the future.

[gehringer_2]

Toledo web site shows 6 roster spots cleared since Thursday with only two replacements. Should be some promotion announcements coming?

https://www.milb.com/toledo/transactions

Edited August 12, 2023 by gehringer_2

[casimir]

  On 8/12/2023 at 1:25 PM, gehringer_2 said:

Toledo web site shows 6 roster spots cleared since Thursday with only two replacements. Should be some promotion announcements coming?

https://www.milb.com/toledo/transactions

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I’m available.

[gehringer_2]

  On 8/12/2023 at 1:25 PM, gehringer_2 said:

Toledo web site shows 6 roster spots cleared since Thursday with only two replacements. Should be some promotion announcements coming?

https://www.milb.com/toledo/transactions

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Fudge - Toledo roster is showing 28. I guess they apparently announced some cuts a little out of order to the guys they added. 

[Tigeraholic1]

  On 8/12/2023 at 1:25 PM, gehringer_2 said:

Toledo web site shows 6 roster spots cleared since Thursday with only two replacements. Should be some promotion announcements coming?

https://www.milb.com/toledo/transactions

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This is where Harris can start to really make this his roster. I mentioned purge before but it’s true. He will start to replace roster depth with quality upgraded talent (hopefully).

[RandyMarsh]

  On 8/12/2023 at 1:25 PM, gehringer_2 said:

Toledo web site shows 6 roster spots cleared since Thursday with only two replacements. Should be some promotion announcements coming?

https://www.milb.com/toledo/transactions

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Adduci is doing back round checks on all the potential call ups, once he finishes that then they'll announce the promotions. 

[Topliner1903]

Clark didn't play today. McGonigle was 1-3 (a single), with 3 walks. 

[gehringer_2]

  On 8/12/2023 at 6:16 PM, Tigeraholic1 said:

This is where Harris can start to really make this his roster. I mentioned purge before but it’s true. He will start to replace roster depth with quality upgraded talent (hopefully).

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I wonder how much difference you would see at AAA between a great and a poor farm system. I figure it goes something like this:

A good development system delivers 2 major leaguers per season. Lets take a simple 2:1 loss rate at each level in the minors - that's four serious prospects need to get to AAA each year, 8 need to get to AA each year and 16 to A ball. Since between a 20 round draft and the internation signings a team does take in maybe just under 32 new players each year - so 2:1 math at each level works out pretty close to the overall system average. 

So, long story short, most of the guys at AAA are still going to be organizational fill and hangers on with no chance of making the majors. That's going to be true whether it's a lousy system sending one guy to the majors each year, or a great system sending 3. The impact at AAA is still isn't that big a part of the roster. I suppose in a better system the failures might be better - i.e. more 4 A players?

Edited August 12, 2023 by gehringer_2

[Tiger337]

  On 8/12/2023 at 6:28 PM, RandyMarsh said:

Adduci is doing back round checks on all the potential call ups, once he finishes that then they'll announce the promotions. 

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Must understand that baseball is not the top priority.

[RandyMarsh]

  On 8/12/2023 at 7:13 PM, Tiger337 said:

Must understand that baseball is not the top priority.

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Ty Madden has multiple family members that work in law enforcement so that's why he hasn't been called up. Too risky for Deuce. 

[Edman85]

  On 8/12/2023 at 1:25 PM, gehringer_2 said:

Toledo web site shows 6 roster spots cleared since Thursday with only two replacements. Should be some promotion announcements coming?

https://www.milb.com/toledo/transactions

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Lipcius activation didn't make the transaction logs. Castro and Del Pozo were on the IL so weren't using a spot.

[Edman85]

  On 8/12/2023 at 6:36 PM, gehringer_2 said:

I wonder how much difference you would see at AAA between a great and a poor farm system. I figure it goes something like this:

A good development system delivers 2 major leaguers per season. Lets take a simple 2:1 loss rate at each level in the minors - that's four serious prospects need to get to AAA each year, 8 need to get to AA each year and 16 to A ball. Since between a 20 round draft and the internation signings a team does take in maybe just under 32 new players each year - so 2:1 math at each level works out pretty close to the overall system average. 

So, long story short, most of the guys at AAA are still going to be organizational fill and hangers on with no chance of making the majors. That's going to be true whether it's a lousy system sending one guy to the majors each year, or a great system sending 3. The impact at AAA is still isn't that big a part of the roster. I suppose in a better system the failures might be better - i.e. more 4 A players?

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For what it's worth, the current position player crop in Toledo is the least roster-filly I can remember it being.

[gehringer_2]

  On 8/12/2023 at 11:17 PM, Edman85 said:

For what it's worth, the current position player crop in Toledo is the least roster-filly I can remember it being.

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Maybe we can expect that if Harris keeps up his penchant for cruising the waiver wire? Of course if they become a better team waiver opportunities should decrease and then the churn at AAA would slow down again.

 

[LongLiveMaroth]

Eddys Leonard with a triple shy of the cycle so far. 

[Edman85]

  On 8/13/2023 at 12:55 AM, LongLiveMaroth said:

Eddys Leonard with a triple shy of the cycle so far. 

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That was a shrewd move masked by the Edwin trade falling apart.

[mtutiger]

  On 8/13/2023 at 1:30 AM, Edman85 said:

That was a shrewd move masked by the Edwin trade falling apart.

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I'll be patiently awaiting comment from Jeff Seidel, but I will not hold my breath

[RandyMarsh]

I think this one landed near Cedar Point.

[Tiger337]

Tremendous blast...What's with the shirts though?

[holygoat]

Lumberjack Night.

[Shinzaki]

They do a lot of theme night jerseys in Toledo

[Tenacious D]

  On 8/13/2023 at 2:04 AM, Shinzaki said:

They do a lot of theme night jerseys in Toledo

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Much more tasteful than the Ill-conceived Daisy Dukes night with the players.

[Edman85]

I noticed Hao Yu Lee was pulled in the first inning of the night cap yesterday.

[LongLiveMaroth]

  On 8/13/2023 at 10:37 AM, Edman85 said:

I noticed Hao Yu Lee was pulled in the first inning of the night cap yesterday.

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[kdog]

 

[gehringer_2]

Toledo with an 8-4 win. Keith 2/4 2B. After scuffling a bit getting his feet wet at AAA  for a 607 OPS for July, he has found his footing with the turn of the calendar page - 951 OPS so far in August.

Lipcius and Nevin also with HR in that game, Wenceel with 2 BB.