Tiger Cubs (notes on the minors)

[Dan Gilmore]

The photographer told him to switch to that to fit the layout. Damn graphic designers (my ex-career)!

[Topliner1903]

Baseball America, just updated to include this year's draft, has Bigbie at 19. Clark at 1.

 

Detroit Tigers Top Prospects, Rankings & Roster — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America

Edited August 9, 2023 by Topliner1903

[LongLiveMaroth]

08/09/23	Toledo Mud Hens released C Andrew Knapp.
08/09/23	Toledo Mud Hens released OF Grant Witherspoon.
08/09/23	Toledo Mud Hens released LHP Miguel Del Pozo.
08/09/23	Toledo Mud Hens released RHP Kervin Castro.

[SeattleMike]

1 hour ago, Jim Cowan said:

Justice Bigbie is an R/R guy who poses lefthanded for his publicity photo.

I was just about to post the same thing. Weird

[Tigeraholic1]

20 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

08/09/23	Toledo Mud Hens released C Andrew Knapp.
08/09/23	Toledo Mud Hens released OF Grant Witherspoon.
08/09/23	Toledo Mud Hens released LHP Miguel Del Pozo.
08/09/23	Toledo Mud Hens released RHP Kervin Castro.

Let the purge begin.

[gehringer_2]

17 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

Let the purge begin.

I was just thinking that to move Bigbie up the choices were Meadows to Det or cut Witherspoon

 

[LongLiveMaroth]

If you would have told me at the start of the season Keider Montero and Sawyer Gipson-Long would make it to Toledo before Madden and Flores I would have called you crazy.

[Edman85]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

I was just thinking that to move Bigbie up the choices were Meadows to Det or cut Witherspoon

 

Witherspoon was to make room for Lipcius.

[gehringer_2]

8 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

Witherspoon was to make room for Lipcius.

That’s my AAT! I had given up, assumed he was buried. 

[1984Echoes]

My AAT:

Jackson Jobe (haha! After I bashed Avila for picking him instead of Mayer...!)

But he's starting to perk up the numbers now...

[RandyMarsh]

My AAT was Parker Meadows, not gonna lie when I picked him I thought he would've atleast been up for a cup of coffee in the majors by now but it seems that just isn't in the cards this year.  He's been pretty solid for the most part this year and has had some great stretches but he hasn't quite been as good as I thought he was gonna be after his Ruthian Spring Training. I was expecting an OPS of .900 or better with Toledo, basically be so good that he would have to force the Tigers hand but that hasn't quite been the case. 

[gehringer_2]

7 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

I was expecting an OPS of .900 or better with Toledo

He had a slow start. (Seems like the entire system starts slow every year.....) But he pretty hit that in June and July, has cooled at little in August - 832

[RandyMarsh]

Eddys Leonard goes deep for his first HR with the Tigers down in Toledo, now sporting a cool 1.175 OPS in the 4 games since the acquisition. 

[SeattleMike]

19 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

Eddys Leonard goes deep for his first HR with the Tigers down in Toledo, now sporting a cool 1.175 OPS in the 4 games since the acquisition. 

He’s only 22 and has had some success at the plate in the minors. Considering he was acquired for cash not a bad flyer. 

[alex]

1 hour ago, SeattleMike said:

He’s only 22 and has had some success at the plate in the minors. Considering he was acquired for cash not a bad flyer. 

He was fairly well touted for a good minute at an early age in a loaded LAD system. If he can improve his D a bit - he was always seen as an offensive prospect with some pop and decent speed, BTW 22 at AAA is still young!

[SeattleMike]

10 minutes ago, alex said:

He was fairly well touted for a good minute at an early age in a loaded LAD system. If he can improve his D a bit - he was always seen as an offensive prospect with some pop and decent speed, BTW 22 at AAA is still young!

Yes I was emphasizing his youth by listing his age

[Tenacious D]

9 minutes ago, alex said:

He was fairly well touted for a good minute at an early age in a loaded LAD system. If he can improve his D a bit - he was always seen as an offensive prospect with some pop and decent speed, BTW 22 at AAA is still young!

Makes you wonder if he was part of the original deal, and they worked something out afterwards given that the Dodgers had designated him for assignment after taking him off their 40-man when they added a couple of pitchers.  

[Tenacious D]

Parker Meadows with two SB tonight—currently at 18/18–a 20/20 season is likely, barring a quick promotion.

[RandyMarsh]

Edman would know about this if it is true but I heard the Dodgers created more room in their international pool at the deadline cause there is a guy they are targeting to sign, I wonder if the Leonard trade helped with that. 

[LongLiveMaroth]

Toledo W 10-6
Meadows 2/4 BB K 2B
Malloy 1/4 RBI BB 2B
Perez 1/5 2RBI 3B
Kreidler 2/5 3RBI
Leonard 2/4 2RBI K HR
Turnbull 4.1IP 5H 3ER 6K
Vest 1IP 2K

Erie GM1 L 4-2
Cruz 0/3 K
Bigbie 0/2
Jung 1/2 2B RBI BB K
Serretti 0/3 K

Erie GM2 W 5-2
Cruz 2/3
Bigbie 0/3 RBI
Jung 1/4
Dingler 1/2 BB K 2B

WM L 5-1
Lee 1/4 2K 2B SB
Workman 0/4
Allen 0/4
Pacheco 0/3 2K

Lakeland L 10-7
Stephenson 1/5 K SB
Jarvis 1/5 K SB
Santana 0/4 RBI
Anderson 1/4 RBI
Bastidas 1/4
Sequera 1/2 2B 2RBI 2BB

[Shinzaki]

Pacheco on the struggle bus at high A...maybe should have stayed at Lakeland this year?

[Cruzer1]

1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said:

Edman would know about this if it is true but I heard the Dodgers created more room in their international pool at the deadline cause there is a guy they are targeting to sign, I wonder if the Leonard trade helped with that. 

No, they made a trade with the White Sox to get the bonus money, and they signed a foreign pitcher yesterday. I think Leonard was moved because they needed room on the 40 man roster.

[Cruzer1]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/08/dodgers-to-sign-top-korean-pitching-prospect-hyun-seok-jang.html

[Edman85]

1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said:

Edman would know about this if it is true but I heard the Dodgers created more room in their international pool at the deadline cause there is a guy they are targeting to sign, I wonder if the Leonard trade helped with that. 

No. Leonard was DFA to clear room for Amed Rosario on the 40 man roster. The Tigers did not trade any international slot money for him.

[Tenacious D]

28 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

No. Leonard was DFA to clear room for Amed Rosario on the 40 man roster. The Tigers did not trade any international slot money for him.

We know exactly where the Tigers money went