2022-23 Detroit Tigers Offseason Thread

[alex]

New hitting Coach

 

[gehringer_2]

New hitting braintrust:

Michael Brdar - from Padres

James Rowson - from Marlins

Keith Beauregard - from Dodgers

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/11/15/detroit-tigers-hire-michael-brdar-james-rowson-keith-beauregard/69626486007/

Edited November 15, 2022 by gehringer_2

[Edman85]

49 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

factoring in to these decisions around Tyler, Willi, Harold, etc... is less about their contributions, but instead that they are taking up a 40 man roster spot, making other prospects vulnerable in the Rule 5.  Ultimately, we might end up picking up players of their ilk later on, but we should not put any prospects at risk for players who are easily replaceable.

Ummm... look at all the guys taking up 40 man spots. There are 10+ less worthy than Willi and Alexander, thus their roster decision is all about surplus value relative to their likely salary through the arbitration process.

[Shinzaki]

33 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

New hitting braintrust:

Michael Brdar - from Padres

James Rowson - from Marlins

Keith Beauregard - from Dodgers

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/11/15/detroit-tigers-hire-michael-brdar-james-rowson-keith-beauregard/69626486007/

Now Tork has three people to ignore...

[chasfh]

All these coaching moves and no announcements about the roster … yet … on purpose?

[RandyMarsh]

Not sure if I can trust a guys who's surname starts with Brd, not having a vowel somewhere in there just isn't right 

[Tenacious D]

39 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

Ummm... look at all the guys taking up 40 man spots. There are 10+ less worthy than Willi and Alexander, thus their roster decision is all about surplus value relative to their likely salary through the arbitration process.

I only listed those guys as examples.  I agree that there are others more deserving of being cut, if necessary. But if pressed, Willi and Tyler are easily expendable.

And please don’t start a response with “Ummm.”  Comes off incredibly condescending (and we had made so much progress together lately).

 

[Tenacious D]

2 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

Not sure if I can trust a guys who's surname starts with Brd, not having a vowel somewhere in there just isn't right 

Agree.  His last name is literally a typo—really sloppy.

[theroundsquare]

it struck me that it was bardar, and i thought

He hit the A right out of it

There's no A in hitting

He awarded an A to somebody

I can go on

[CMRivdogs]

Brdar replaced Damion Easley as Padres hitting coach this past season, a UofM grad, he also spent time in the Giants organization...

[RandyMarsh]

Our old friend Derek Hill signed a Milb deal with a ST invite with the Nats today. 

[Tiger337]

1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said:

Not sure if I can trust a guys who's surname starts with Brd, not having a vowel somewhere in there just isn't right 

yeah, that is a very real problem.  At least, we don't have to see the name on the line-up card.  

[chasfh]

52 minutes ago, theroundsquare said:

it struck me that it was bardar, and i thought

He hit the A right out of it

There's no A in hitting

He awarded an A to somebody

I can go on

Go on … 😁

[Toddwert]

3 hours ago, Edman85 said:

Todd is his nickname, and is one of my favorite of all time.

who choose that horrible name for a nickname?

[gehringer_2]

isn't there some kind of deadline in 35 min?

 

[Toddwert]

2 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

isn't there some kind of deadline in 35 min?

 

beer 6?

[Edman85]

23 minutes ago, Toddwert said:

who choose that horrible name for a nickname?

I think it was Skubal. It is because he looks like Todd The Painter from Wedding Crashers.

[Edman85]

20 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

isn't there some kind of deadline in 35 min?

 

Maybe they pull a Dave Littlefield and forget.

[casimir]

1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said:

Not sure if I can trust a guys who's surname starts with Brd, not having a vowel somewhere in there just isn't right 

What if his focus is SLG?

[RatkoVarda]

interesting choice; super high spin rate guy i think

 

[casimir]

28 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

isn't there some kind of deadline in 35 min?

 

Throw the clothes from the washer into the dryer?

[gehringer_2]

here we go

 

[RandyMarsh]

I wonder how Biggs is taking the news of the Funkhouser DFA?

[chasfh]

Scott Harris acquiring a Devil He Knows

Steele Walker, ex-Texas Ranger.

[chasfh]

23 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

here we go

 

Funkhouser and Diaz, I predicted on Page 1.

Brendon Davis was a three-level hitting star in 2021 so I thought he might have been interesting enough to keep around and give him one last look. Guess not.