mtutiger Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 minute ago, RandyMarsh said: Did a little more digging about Justyn and came across this quote from Law during a write up on the AFL a month ago. In the comments of the article somebody also asked if he viewed him as an everyday player and he said yes. Malloy started in High A this year at age 22 and ended up in Triple A for the last week-plus of the season. Like the other older hitters I mentioned above, Malloy showed excellent plate discipline at all levels, with 97 walks and 138 strikeouts in 133 games this year. He’s the best hitter of this cluster, though, showing better off-speed recognition and ridiculous strength, driving a slider from a right-hander (so he didn’t have the platoon advantage) to right-center for a hard-hit double and turning on average velocity whenever he saw it. I didn’t get him against plus velocity, but didn’t see any issues with his bat speed. I’m surprised he only hit 16 homers this year because everything I saw him hit was loud. s.” He also had complimentary things to say in his writeup about the trade last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Former Tiger radio announcer Bob Rathbun had a seizure live on the air before an Atlanta Hawks game. Turned out to be dehydration (which can be scary). He's okay now. Bob got a bad deal here..........whomever followed the fired Ernie Harwell was going to be hated and that's why Frank Beckman didn't do it right away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Could you imagine if there was social media when Ernie got fired? Still the most senseless PR move in Detroit history. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 BA had Malloy as the best position player and 6th overall in the Braves system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 10 hours ago, Tiger337 said: You can never ever ever have too much pitching! This is actually the slightly-damning statement Harris made about Higginbotham! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microline133 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 54 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said: Oh dude... c'mon... You're just bustin' my balls now...! Well, sure, I'm busting your balls, but there are large swaths of the scouting community that believe all three project to a relief role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 “The world needs relievers, too, Danny.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 9 hours ago, Tenacious D said: Now I kind of miss all of the talk around cutting Candelario. Don’t you worry, that’ll come back around! 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 8 hours ago, JackPine said: What does that say about tatis? Picking up Bogaerts might say more about the Padres than about Tatis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 35 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Did a little more digging about Justyn and came across this quote from Law during a write up on the AFL a month ago. In the comments of the article somebody also asked if he viewed him as an everyday player and he said yes. Malloy started in High A this year at age 22 and ended up in Triple A for the last week-plus of the season. Like the other older hitters I mentioned above, Malloy showed excellent plate discipline at all levels, with 97 walks and 138 strikeouts in 133 games this year. He’s the best hitter of this cluster, though, showing better off-speed recognition and ridiculous strength, driving a slider from a right-hander (so he didn’t have the platoon advantage) to right-center for a hard-hit double and turning on average velocity whenever he saw it. I didn’t get him against plus velocity, but didn’t see any issues with his bat speed. I’m surprised he only hit 16 homers this year because everything I saw him hit was loud. This reads as though his biggest challenge to overcome to succeed in the majors will be hitting plus velocity at at least an average clip. That may be what he primarily works while on the farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 25 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: Could you imagine if there was social media when Ernie got fired? Still the most senseless PR move in Detroit history. I believe the issue at the time was that Bo resented Ernie’s stature in general, and when Ernie crossed a line with some career demand, Bo decided he was going to run him out of town. For anyone not around at the time, it is difficult to overstate just how god-like Bo was around Detroit during his tenure at Michigan, certainly the equal if not the greater of Ernie. But Bo lost the battle mainly because he wasn’t beloved, and Ernie was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 20 hours ago, RatkoVarda said: improving this horrible team should be as easy as falling out of a row boat Not sure this team had a row boat to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 11 hours ago, KL2 said: He goes to mop up duty for a year if he makes it So Englert replaces CastroH? OK, sounds fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, chasfh said: But Bo lost the battle mainly because he wasn’t beloved, and Ernie was. It didn't help Bo's case that Ernie was a lot better at his job with the Tigers than Bo was at his. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 If I recall stories that I've read in the past, wasn't there a "beloved" sportscaster at WJR involved as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 9 hours ago, RatkoVarda said: Malloy is probably now the best (only?) RH batting OF across 4 levels Det-Tol-Erie-WMI. Now that Daz Cameron is gone, that seems to be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 9 hours ago, Tenacious D said: It would be exciting if they let The Hyphenate try and make the team out of Spring Training, though I suspect he’ll be Toledo-bound. He'll be a Mud-Hen? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, casimir said: Now that Daz Cameron is gone, that seems to be the case. Brendon Davis did resign, so there's a second at least overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Per the Locked on Tigers podcast, Atlanta was inquiring about Jimenez at the trade deadline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gilmore Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 My take is that while pleased to see Joe J finally show consistent good outings this year, his history (and that of BPs in general) argues he shouldn’t be counted on to perform that well going forward. And with 2023 being a year where contending seems out of reach even with some upgrades, why not cash in on his 2022 year to get a hitter with real skills? Malloy may never do much. But he does seem to know how to hit. I hope they use this next year to determine if 3B is a possibility for him, splitting time with games in LF. Even if he were to end up as a DH in a couple years, that could be good value for a year of Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 10 hours ago, RandyMarsh said: The elephant in the room though is that he not only spells Justin with a y but also has a hyphenated first name. Usually I'd pass on somebody like that but hopefully his game will overcome that. That is a very real problem. I still like the numbers, but I'd like him better if his name was Justin Malloy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 34 minutes ago, casimir said: He'll be a Mud-Hen? Mud-Hyn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 So Joe was going to be a FA after the 2023 season anyway. Since we're rebuilding and not expected to win this season, at least we got something for him. Now ship out Lange and Soto for prospects and let the total rebuild begin. Harris said no player is untouchable, even Riley Greene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said: It didn't help Bo's case that Ernie was a lot better at his job with the Tigers than Bo was at his. Bo was considered one of the all-time greats when he was at Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, casimir said: So Englert replaces CastroH? OK, sounds fine. He gets the Grilli innings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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