Tiger Cubs (notes on the minors)

[kdog]

Bondo needs a changeup!

[RandyMarsh]

Bondo's 70 years old throwing pitches to his Grandson when suddenly his Grandson is out infront of a pitch and Bondo realizes he developed a change up and makes his mlb comeback. 

[Dan Gilmore]

My assumption is that everything Bonderman throws right now would be a changeup.

[Tigeraholic1]

Didn’t Bondo have some weird blood vessel issue? Think had a surgery and he never was the same.

[Tigerbomb13]

37 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

Didn’t Bondo have some weird blood vessel issue? Think had a surgery and he never was the same.

Yep thoracic outlet syndrome. Usually not a death knell for pitchers, but he was a shell of himself after that. 

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

Yep thoracic outlet syndrome. Usually not a death knell for pitchers, but he was a shell of himself after that. 

I'm a little vague on this, but didn't they nick a nerve doing Bonderman's TO that created recovery problems? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else. In any case, the other thing that seems true is that Bonderman didn't want it bad enough. Which is fine, he doesn't owe going through the rigors of rehabbing to be an MLB pitcher to anyone, but if you don't want it bad enough you won't go through it and if you don't it's pointless to hang around.

[Tigerbomb13]

12 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

I'm a little vague on this, but didn't they nick a nerve doing Bonderman's TO that created recovery problems? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else. In any case, the other thing that seems true is that Bonderman didn't want it bad enough. Which is fine, he doesn't owe going through the rigors of rehabbing to be an MLB pitcher to anyone, but if you don't want it bad enough you won't go through it and if you don't it's pointless to hang around.

That sounds familiar. Didn’t seem like a smooth surgery. 

[TigerNation]

36 minutes ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

Yep thoracic outlet syndrome. Usually not a death knell for pitchers, but he was a shell of himself after that. 

How many pitchers have had it and returned to form? I was under the impression it's pretty commonly a death knell for pitchers.

[1984Echoes]

Mize is finally going under the knife for TJ....

[buddha]

pedro told us!

[gehringer_2]

Kobe throws 75 pitches tonight. 5IP 4H 1R 2BB 4K

[TheWordIsBird]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

Kobe throws 75 pitches tonight. 5IP 4H 1R 2BB 4K

Welcome back to this dimension, GOAT. 😯

[mtutiger]

2 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Kobe throws 75 pitches tonight. 5IP 4H 1R 2BB 4K

First win as a pro... (yes, I know W-L don't matter anymore lol)

[gehringer_2]

2 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Kobe throws 75 pitches tonight. 5IP 4H 1R 2BB 4K

"J"obe of course. I type poorly enough on a keyboard. I'm hopeless on a phone..

[Tenacious D]

2 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Kobe throws 75 pitches tonight. 5IP 4H 1R 2BB 4K

Ty Madden says, “hold my beer, kid”

 

[gehringer_2]

26 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Ty Madden says, “hold my beer, kid”

 

and Perez 2/3 3B for Madden. Did anyone see word about Colt Keith?

[Tenacious D]

1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said:

and Perez 2/3 3B for Madden. Did anyone see word about Colt Keith?

Not sure the extent of his injury, but Keith was put on the IL because it’s 2022.

[Tenacious D]

3 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

Ty Madden says, “hold my beer, kid”

 

He keeps pitching like this and they’ll need to start calling him Cy Madden, I reckon.

[Shinzaki]

Franklin Perez gas pitched 2.1 innings...gave up2 runs, walked 4, struck out 3.  Really rooting for him...

[gehringer_2]

one player at Lakeland with 100AB and >800 OPS, Carlos Mendoza

three players at WM 

four players at Erie, but one is 26, one is 27 and one no-one believes can level up

ONE at Toledo, a 35 yr old journeyman catcher.

as of today, that is it.

[TigerNation]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

one player at Lakeland with 100AB and >800 OPS, Carlos Mendoza

three players at WM 

four players at Erie, but one is 26, one is 27 and one no-one believes can level up

ONE at Toledo, a 35 yr old journeyman catcher.

as of today, that is it.

Worth noting Pacheco has a .793 OPS in Lakeland, which is good for a 130 wRC+.

Edited June 11, 2022 by TigerNation

[gehringer_2]

10 minutes ago, TigerNation said:

Worth noting Pacheco has a .793 OPS in Lakeland, which is good for a 130 wRC+.

Pacheco has been their Steady Eddie. Looks like he's had only one dry spell of about 0/15 but conversely he has only one game >2 hits.

[RandyMarsh]

11 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

and Perez 2/3 3B for Madden. Did anyone see word about Colt Keith?

The Whitecaps announcer tweeted something out yesterday that Keith is going on the IL with a shoulder injury. 

[mtutiger]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

one player at Lakeland with 100AB and >800 OPS, Carlos Mendoza

three players at WM 

four players at Erie, but one is 26, one is 27 and one no-one believes can level up

ONE at Toledo, a 35 yr old journeyman catcher.

as of today, that is it.

If you count his time in Salt Lake, Brendon Davis would be two fwiw

Point still is well taken though 

Edited June 11, 2022 by mtutiger

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, Shinzaki said:

Franklin Perez gas pitched 2.1 innings...gave up2 runs, walked 4, struck out 3.  Really rooting for him...

Curious - he is listed as on rehab from the Mudhens rather than assigned to the FCL. Hard to believe they think he would ready to be at AAA in 30 days! I guess maybe just where the roster spot is right now....Or maybe he is too old to be assigned there?

Edited June 11, 2022 by gehringer_2