08/01/2022 7:40 EDT Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

[sabretooth]

Since the middle of June, the only two guys on the Tigers with a Hard Hit % over 30% are:

- Haase 34.4

- Greene 31.8

Everybody else, including Baez, is below 30% over that period.  

The only guys with LD% over 19%:

- Harold (33% vs. 25% Hard Hits)

- Robbie (25 v 29)

- Schoop (25 v 22)

- Greene (24 v 32)

- Willi (23 v 25)

- Miggy (21 v 18)

Everybody else is below 19% LD and below 30% Hard Hits.

I have never seen anything like this.

Last year, ALL of the regulars were above 19% LD and only Robbie was below 30% Hard Hits.

Just incredible.

[Tenacious D]

Just now, Hongbit said:

 

Sounds a bit ominous.

[sabretooth]

5 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Kerry Carpenter, your table is ready?

Yeah, why the hell not?

[gehringer_2]

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat Gentleman said:

Greene with yet another diving catch.

BR has him at -7 Rdrs. Go figure.

[kdog]

Left arm fatigue for Skubal

[chasfh]

Double off the wall notwithstanding, Jimienez has proved that he’s worth someone’s numbered position player prospect.

Next up for the eighth: either Chafin or Fulmer. Chafin is already looking great, so maybe they’ll want to give Fulmer a chance for a dominant inning.

[RandyMarsh]

 

[RandyMarsh]

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

Double off the wall notwithstanding, Jimienez has proved that he’s worth someone’s numbered position player prospect.

Next up for the eighth: either Chafin or Fulmer. Chafin is already looking great, so maybe they’ll want to give Fulmer a chance for a dominant inning.

Was looking at his savant page yesterday and there was a helluva lot of red on it. I guess I hadn't realized how good he has looked this year. 

[gehringer_2]

Just now, RandyMarsh said:

 

word order in English is important. Skubal really came to the dugout after the screw-up at 2b and said "I'm tired of this shit". Hinch thought he said, "Shit, I'm tired", and took him out.

[kdog]

Letting Fulmer pitch tonight is something.

[chasfh]

Yeah, it makes more sense to run Fulmer out there than Chafin.

[Tenacious D]

Skubal really went to extremes to avoid getting traded.

[Tenacious D]

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

Yeah, it makes more sense to run Fulmer out there than Chafin.

The definition of high risk, high reward.

[Tiger337]

Left arm fatigue...The way this season is going, he'll be on the IL later this week

[chasfh]

7 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

The definition of high risk, high reward.

So far we’re seeing the high risk part.

Is Chafin up in the bullpen yet?

EDIT: Nope, it’s Soto.

Edited August 2, 2022 by chasfh

[gehringer_2]

8 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Skubal really went to extremes to avoid getting traded.

Looks like Fulmer doing the same.

[chasfh]

Another 0-2 hit. Eek. He’s ruining his trade value here! 😏

[gehringer_2]

shake off your catcher 3 times, give up a hit on 0-2 to load the bases

[gehringer_2]

Just now, chasfh said:

Another 0-2 hit. Eek. He’s ruining his trade value here! 😏

Fulmer's seems to be a good dude, maybe not the sharpest knife in the drawer....

[gehringer_2]

In the immortal worlds of Dandy Don, "Turn out the lights, this party's over...."

[Tenacious D]

This is so 2022.  One of your few expendable trade assets self-implodes on Deadline Eve.

[chasfh]

OK, well—another high risk high reward move here?

[chasfh]

OK, that takes care of this inning with no further damage. Let’s see what he does in the ninth.

[Dtrain72]

I keep hearing and seeing how good Fulmer is and how he's a potentially valuable trade piece...guess I'm blind, because he sucks as often has he doesnt. Hell, I hope they trade him, he's one of the many ass-anchors that should be no where near this team next season.  Also odd that they would even pitch him tonite if there was any actual interest in his gascan game...methinks the hub-bubb about a market for him is a tick south of the "amazing trade market value for Boyd!" a couple years ago.

Edited August 2, 2022 by Dtrain72

[Tenacious D]

3 minutes ago, chasfh said:

OK, well—another high risk high reward move here?

We might see Chafin after all tonight.