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I think that's all fair. Austin Jackson is a young, superstar. So you are right to want to tie him up. It is going to be tough to keep everyone together which is why you may see some trades in the near future.
I hate to see Dirks open the season slowly because he probably has a shorter leash than any other starter. But I still think he has some time. He's taking a ton of walks, and his BABIP should regress in a positive direction. He should be ok.
Get the 9th inning figured out and the dominos fall in line thereafter. Still plenty of time to figure it out. Division is weak enough and we're strong enough to play with the chess pieces for a couple of months. This year > future years, but with Illitch on the verge of his meeting with St. Peter, the contracts currently out there, and the ones pending in the next couple of years we really can't afford to bring on a guy inked for > 2 years or trade any of our top prospects.
Alibi? I might lie and say it was me.
WOW, indeed! Tough couple'a days for Prince, though. How about Dirks coming through and driving in the first run?
The past two years Prince has 192 walks and 190 K's, pretty amazing for a guy with that kind of swing. He's 10/16 so far this year and I think his K's will go up some with VMART behind him and seeing more pitches, but his other numbers will go up also. I think he's a 40/120 guy this year.
You serious? Seattle is improved over last year's team......a team that won 9 out of 19 h2h matchups against your beloved Rangers. A team that your "ace" has a career 6.65 ERA against.
You're one of the most defensive people I've ever seen on these boards.You serious? Seattle is improved over last year's team......a team that won 9 out of 19 h2h matchups against your beloved Rangers. A team that your "ace" has a career 6.65 ERA against.
With some of the most important pieces on your team having long injury histories, you should really cap the bravado.
I'm a little embarrassed now because I know absolutely nothing about you.You're one of the most defensive people I've ever seen on these boards.You serious? Seattle is improved over last year's team......a team that won 9 out of 19 h2h matchups against your beloved Rangers. A team that your "ace" has a career 6.65 ERA against.
With some of the most important pieces on your team having long injury histories, you should really cap the bravado.
Seattle is 28th in Avg, 27th in OBP and 27th in SLG. I'm just saying tap the brakes on a 14 inning win in which your team struck out more than they did.You serious? Seattle is improved over last year's team......a team that won 9 out of 19 h2h matchups against your beloved Rangers. A team that your "ace" has a career 6.65 ERA against.
With some of the most important pieces on your team having long injury histories, you should really cap the bravado.
ETA: Rangers are 2-2 against Seattle h2h so far this year. Total runs scored in that series?.....11 Texas, 11 Seattle. How about that Texas offensive juggernaut!!
I said, and believe that Seattle is improved over last year. Last night Felix was on the mound, one of the best in the business, and Max matched him pitch for pitch. It's not like the Tigers are going to score 8 runs each game.....it doesn't work that way. Different guys come up big....last night is was Max and the bullpen....worth getting excited about in the Detroit thread.Seattle is 28th in Avg, 27th in OBP and 27th in SLG. I'm just saying tap the brakes on a 14 inning win in which your team struck out more than they did.You serious? Seattle is improved over last year's team......a team that won 9 out of 19 h2h matchups against your beloved Rangers. A team that your "ace" has a career 6.65 ERA against.
With some of the most important pieces on your team having long injury histories, you should really cap the bravado.
ETA: Rangers are 2-2 against Seattle h2h so far this year. Total runs scored in that series?.....11 Texas, 11 Seattle. How about that Texas offensive juggernaut!!
But thanks for knowing as much as you do about the Rangers. Appreciate ya.
Good point! Scary to think what happens if he stays strong all year!Spartans Rule said:
I noticed the pitch count after 4 innings as well ...and feared they might stretch JV too long due to the heavy bullpen usage last night. On a different day, maybe they pull him after six.
Maybe Inge will be called up by the Bucs before they come to Detroit at the end of May
Valverde could be called up just to pitch to Inge. How wonderful would that be as a baseball fan?Eephus said:
I like this season. Yeah, they should have a couple more wins. I can excuse yesterday after the marathon game they had the night before. Won the first two series on the road, so can't really complain.
When you score Zero runs, bullpens aren't the problem. The Tigers have not been able to buy runs the last couple of games. This game was over when Prince grounded into a bases loaded double play when the game was still in reach. That said, I think both Rondon and Valverde need to be called up.
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I don't see how this doesn't happen, but then again this team ran Valverde out there as closer for all of 2012.
The Sanchez signing is looking pretty good right now. The more I watch him pitch the more I like the way he competes. Porcello would have been #4.
I thought Smyly had the advantage going into spring training, but Porcello earned the spot with a very strong spring. Smyly has been a much better pitcher thus far in the season, so giving Smyly a shot is pretty reasonable. Valverde deserved to be run out of town. His two worst outings of the season were in the playoffs and his performance last year had tailed off. Something was off with him. Not sure if he has it fixed yet, but they could use Valverde if he does get it figured out.
It was a good signing, except it is going to make resigning Max and Fister more difficult. Cubs pushed the price tag a bit too high. But it was a good signing.
The way Max is pitching there is no way they will be able to afford him. Fister is signed through '15, no real rush there or even a reason to worry about it.
you make at point DD about the pujols double etc., but the bottom line is coke gave up the big one, tigers didn't want to spend the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ on Rafael Soriano, but he has 6 saves vs coke and he leads the tigers with 1. I have a hard time understanding teams that will spend all the money to get great players, but then get cheap at the end for the final player to win it all. Go big or go home when you spending this kind of money. The tigers should walk away with the central(and I think they can), I know someone will compare cokes era vs Soriano, but is all about saves or just win baby. I wish the tigers well, but just don't understand when you so close why you don't go all in.
