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Yes, I see the live experience making a difference, especially if you are not at every game.2Young2BBald said:
You're my body guard.
what was that all about?
DD would be president, AA would be GM. Beston is done at the end of the year. DD was a mentor to AA when was with the Expos.
Huge arm but rarely accurate. I think he could be one of the best CFs in baseball if he can get his technique down.
Yes, not quite in YC's league but not bad either. I hope they have the money to keep/sign everyone.
"What is normally said in the dugout, what is talked about in here is not going to be talked about with you guys,” Alex Avila said. “It's just the way it is. It's part of the culture and it's the way it should be. For a team, there are some things that have to stay in the clubhouse. It's between us and nobody else.”
From the press Conf where they introduced him he said he never wanted them to draft Alex
I mentioned him as a trade candidate, but not in the off season. The Tigers should be looking to reload. However if 2016 starts off like 2015 then they should try to move him before the deadline.Kinsler is 15th in all of baseball in WAR since the beginning of last year and he's 2nd among all 2Bman in defensive efficiency. He also leads the AL this year in multi hit games.
I mention this because Kinsler's name keeps getting dropped as a guy the Tigers should trade in the off-season.
His 2017 contract is $11 million with a team option for $12 million in '18. He would require a lot back in a trade.I mentioned him as a trade candidate, but not in the off season. The Tigers should be looking to reload. However if 2016 starts off like 2015 then they should try to move him before the deadline.Kinsler is 15th in all of baseball in WAR since the beginning of last year and he's 2nd among all 2Bman in defensive efficiency. He also leads the AL this year in multi hit games.
I mention this because Kinsler's name keeps getting dropped as a guy the Tigers should trade in the off-season.
That is why I wanted to trade him this year when I heard the Yankees were interested in him. I don't follow minor league baseball, but I hear the Yankees have a very good farm system and I thought they could get a lot for him.His 2017 contract is $11 million with a team option for $12 million in '18. He would require a lot back in a trade.I mentioned him as a trade candidate, but not in the off season. The Tigers should be looking to reload. However if 2016 starts off like 2015 then they should try to move him before the deadline.Kinsler is 15th in all of baseball in WAR since the beginning of last year and he's 2nd among all 2Bman in defensive efficiency. He also leads the AL this year in multi hit games.
I mention this because Kinsler's name keeps getting dropped as a guy the Tigers should trade in the off-season.
It's bad enough that he's back, but why in the #### is he pitching in a one-run game? Way to go Ausmus.Oh, great, Gorzos back.
Obviously Krol was the better option. Ugh.It's bad enough that he's back, but why in the #### is he pitching in a one-run game? Way to go Ausmus.Oh, great, Gorzos back.
They said Krol wasn't available today.Obviously Krol was the better option. Ugh.It's bad enough that he's back, but why in the #### is he pitching in a one-run game? Way to go Ausmus.Oh, great, Gorzos back.
Yeah I think lefties were 4 for 5 against our two LOOGYs.Obviously Krol was the better option. Ugh.It's bad enough that he's back, but why in the #### is he pitching in a one-run game? Way to go Ausmus.Oh, great, Gorzos back.
Funny. I saw him when we were down in Toledo and said to my daughter, wth is he doing here and then they trot him out of the pen today with the big club :XYeah I think lefties were 4 for 5 against our two LOOGYs.Obviously Krol was the better option. Ugh.It's bad enough that he's back, but why in the #### is he pitching in a one-run game? Way to go Ausmus.Oh, great, Gorzos back.
I mean you can't win games like that if you have specialists who especially suck. Krol has the goods to be a really good reliever and he's young, but his confidence has to be shot at this point. I was gonna post something a few days ago when Gorzelanny got called up but I figured we'd be talking about him by the weekend anyway. Terrible.
As much as this team needs all other kinds of pitching they need to go get a shutdown lefty more than anything.Yeah I think lefties were 4 for 5 against our two LOOGYs.Obviously Krol was the better option. Ugh.It's bad enough that he's back, but why in the #### is he pitching in a one-run game? Way to go Ausmus.Oh, great, Gorzos back.
I mean you can't win games like that if you have specialists who especially suck. Krol has the goods to be a really good reliever and he's young, but his confidence has to be shot at this point. I was gonna post something a few days ago when Gorzelanny got called up but I figured we'd be talking about him by the weekend anyway. Terrible.
I honestly think Kinsler has another 5 productive years at 2B and at the top of the lineup for someone. Completely agree with DD that you don't trade him, just to trade him. While not the leader that Miggy is, he is a very useful cog in a very good team.His 2017 contract is $11 million with a team option for $12 million in '18. He would require a lot back in a trade.I mentioned him as a trade candidate, but not in the off season. The Tigers should be looking to reload. However if 2016 starts off like 2015 then they should try to move him before the deadline.Kinsler is 15th in all of baseball in WAR since the beginning of last year and he's 2nd among all 2Bman in defensive efficiency. He also leads the AL this year in multi hit games.
I mention this because Kinsler's name keeps getting dropped as a guy the Tigers should trade in the off-season.
I don't really understand where this comes from.It should be better for him. I was/am skeptical because he's a flyball pitcher who doesn't really have the stuff to strike out big league hitters, but that will play better in Detroit then it would in Toronto, so maybe he can be a decent back end guy. Even without any plus pitches, a lefty with very good command can usually be effective.Bigger park does seem to relax him a bit.
I don't really understand where this comes from.It should be better for him. I was/am skeptical because he's a flyball pitcher who doesn't really have the stuff to strike out big league hitters, but that will play better in Detroit then it would in Toronto, so maybe he can be a decent back end guy. Even without any plus pitches, a lefty with very good command can usually be effective.Bigger park does seem to relax him a bit.
Here were his k/9 rates in the minors
A- 7.7
A+ 10.1
AA 8.9
AAA 8.5
He had 6 Ks in 5 innings tonight against the MLB team who strikes out the least. Those minor league K numbers are actually above average, so just because he doesn't throw 95 doesn't mean he won't at least be a 7 K/9 pitcher. I really like what I've seen so far from him, he looks like a mature guy who understands pitching.
In his "good start" with the Jays, he gave up 9 hits in 6 innings. He did it again tonight. Those are the only two starts where he's struck anyone out.
So you are judging a guy who was successful in the minors on 4 MLB starts?I don't really understand where this comes from.It should be better for him. I was/am skeptical because he's a flyball pitcher who doesn't really have the stuff to strike out big league hitters, but that will play better in Detroit then it would in Toronto, so maybe he can be a decent back end guy. Even without any plus pitches, a lefty with very good command can usually be effective.Bigger park does seem to relax him a bit.
Here were his k/9 rates in the minors
A- 7.7
A+ 10.1
AA 8.9
AAA 8.5
He had 6 Ks in 5 innings tonight against the MLB team who strikes out the least. Those minor league K numbers are actually above average, so just because he doesn't throw 95 doesn't mean he won't at least be a 7 K/9 pitcher. I really like what I've seen so far from him, he looks like a mature guy who understands pitching.
His first Tigers start he went deeper but likely had some luck on his side with only 2K's and few ground balls.
His other Jays start was 7 runs and no outs recorded.
I don't think he has any plus pitches and he's a flyball guy who gives up a lot of contact. Even if he does get to 7K/9, if he gives up 1.5 hits an inning, it doesn't really mean that much.
). You did the same thing with Gose. Take off the homer glasses, 
