6/3 7:05 Tigers @ Yankees

[sabretooth]

I just cannot see Willi holding a roster position for an entire season.  Not enough power, not enough on-base, not enough singles, not enough defense anywhere.

[Nerb]

1 minute ago, mtutiger said:

Why is Greene still in Toledo?

Damn good question imo

[kdog]

That was hilarious....if you are this reliant on the Castros for offense, crap happens lol.

If Baez, Grossman, Meadows, Schoop, Tork, etc were healthy and hitting to career norms you can carry a good defender out there.

[gehringer_2]

Hahahahaha.

Willi finally strikes gold.

 

So between the shift extending the inning for  ERodjr to playing Willi in CF, Tiger brain trust decisions biting them in the asz.

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, sabretooth said:

I just cannot see Willi holding a roster position for an entire season.  Not enough power, not enough on-base, not enough singles, not enough defense anywhere.

Typical AAAA player.

[gehringer_2]

3 minutes ago, sabretooth said:

I just cannot see Willi holding a roster position for an entire season.  Not enough power, not enough on-base, not enough singles, not enough defense anywhere.

His OPS is 503 in his last 50 AB. I don't even see where the idea comes from that he is hitting enough to cover his D. 

Well, to say he plays D is already mistated.

Edited June 4, 2022 by gehringer_2

[kdog]

Meadows will be back Monday, Grossman will be back Friday, and Greene will be back soon after. 

But if the first two guys don't hit, you need Willi and Harold I guess?

[Sports_Freak]

4 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

Why is Greene still in Toledo?

 

2 minutes ago, Nerb said:

Damn good question imo

Obviously he's not ready. The Tigers brass knows more about his health than we do. He'll be up soon.

[Edman85]

5 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

Why is Greene still in Toledo?

He just got there. Still working back. Probably has some boxes to check.

[bobrob2004]

3 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Hahahahaha.

Willi finally strikes gold.

 

So between the shift extending the inning for  ERodjr to playing Willi in CF, Tiger brain trust decisions biting them in the asz.

And yet people will still defend Hinch. 

[SoCalTiger]

Hinch is losing credibility forcing a shitty infielder to be an even worse outfielder. Madness. The manager had no clothes. The whole organization looks stupid doing this. How can we expect them to develop any new players when they actually think Willie Castro can play the outfield. 
 

[Hongbit]

Halfway to history!    

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, SoCalTiger said:

Hinch is losing credibility forcing a shitty infielder to be an even worse outfielder. Madness. The manager had no clothes. The whole organization looks stupid doing this. How can we expect them to develop any new players when they actually think Willie Castro can play the outfield. 
 

but didn't he seem comfortable running back to retrieve that? Well maybe not.

[kdog]

The other options are Hill and Cameron right? RH hitters who can't hit.

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, SoCalTiger said:

Hinch is losing credibility forcing a shitty infielder to be an even worse outfielder. Madness. The manager had no clothes. The whole organization looks stupid doing this. How can we expect them to develop any new players when they actually think Willie Castro can play the outfield. 
 

It's not just WCasteo. Haase and Clemens don't belong in a ML outfield either. 

[mtutiger]

Just now, kdog said:

The other options are Hill and Cameron right? RH hitters who can't hit.

They have Cameron playing in right tonight... why?

[RandyMarsh]

Jameson Taillon of the Yankees took a perfect game into the 8th last night, Cole has one through 5 tonight.If Cole can match him I wonder when the last time if ever a team went back to back starts of taking a perfect game into the 8th inning? 

[gehringer_2]

6 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

He just got there. Still working back. Probably has some boxes to check.

Has a,double tonight.

[Nerb]

2 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

Hinch is losing credibility forcing a shitty infielder to be an even worse outfielder. Madness. The manager had no clothes. The whole organization looks stupid doing this. How can we expect them to develop any new players when they actually think Willie Castro can play the outfield. 
 

I try not to be over reactionary with this stuff, and i think you may be overstating it a little bit, but really just an indefensible decision to make Willi play center when you have Cameron lined up next to him in right.

[Nerb]

1 minute ago, Sports_Freak said:

It's not just WCasteo. Haase and Clemens don't belong in a ML outfield either. 

there is a massive difference between LF/RF in a stadium like this where anything over your head is in the stands, and CF

[mtutiger]

2 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Has a,double tonight.

I'm not going to pretend to know what boxes need to be checked, but if the Twins are carrying Byron Buxton with his limitations, then somehow I feel this team could handle carrying Greene and limiting him as needed until he checks all the boxes.

Edited June 4, 2022 by mtutiger

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, kdog said:

The other options are Hill and Cameron right? RH hitters who can't hit.

But neither is hitting any worse than Castro and they can catch. If Willi were really producing some runs there would be an arguable point, but he really isn't.

[kdog]

Would guess Greene's issues are conditioning primarily. He hasn't played baseball in two months.

[gehringer_2]

methinks they gonna lose.

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, Nerb said:

there is a massive difference between LF/RF in a stadium like this where anything over your head is in the stands, and CF

Against Cole, runs are at a premium. Use your best defenders.