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I wouldn't be surprised if the Tigers added two more bullpen arms between now and September 1st. If they make the playoffs a lot of it will depend on match-ups, as in whether the team they are playing is better versus lefties or righties. Smyly or Porcello make great options as the #4 starter or your first bullpen option in the middle innings, so there is some comfort there.
I guess I was wrong about Thompson, I thought for sure they'd only trade him as a last resort. But maybe this is the last resort.
They have similar arms in the system though, which is good. Just nice to have five or six of those guys because you know half of them will never work out.
And he got off to a good start.
I think they need one more guy. Maybe like an Antonio Bastardo type, who won't cost much.
Baseball America ranked Thompson as Detroit's No. 4 prospect and Knebel as the Tigers' No. 6 prospect before this season. Tigers giving up some quality players, I guess their all in for this year
Dombrowski should have me on speed dial, would have saved him two good prospects.Doctor Detroit said:
Knebel has put up stellar numbers the last year plus in the minors but stumbled in his first audition. Doesn't have great command IMO so that one I'm indifferent to. Even if you end up trading a Smoltz away it's still the right move if they win it all. These chances don't come along often.
Meh, should go get a LH bat first.
It seems the Tigers are getting killed for the price they paid on this one. Not sure I get it. They've traded two high prospects for an elite level reliever/closer. But they are only high prospects because the Tigers system sucks. It doesn't seem that anyone thinks either Thompson or Knebel has a ridiculous ceiling and Soria is pretty great.
Hopefully Smyly is not needed as a bridge and he can take over the #1 lefty specialist role. Krol hasn't been bad, and Coke hasn't been terrible vs. lefties, but neither are great. They're secondary options. Smyly has dominated lefties, again. Give him the #1 role vs. lefties then use Krol and Coke more sparingly.
Knebel is considered a high prospect?
prospects are prospects, far too many of them flame out, give me the proven vet everytime epseically in detroits situation with the pen.
Unless the cost is C level prospects I'm not on board with this idea. Farm system is too depleted as is. Rely on the starting rotation w/Smyly, Joba, Soria, and Nathan as your finisher's. Most shortstops across the AL aren't any good either, so there won't be much of a disadvantage getting to the series with that deficiency.
241/313/397 split vs. lefties, his problem is the way the pen is currently constructed he gets too many righties - who have pounded him.
That's about league average for a batter and not good for a lefty on lefty. For example, this is what Smyly's splits look like against lefties: .155/.184/.245
Of course Smyly needs to be the guy in the playoffs. I think that's been the expectation from the fanbase all along. That's not what I disagreed with. I disagree with the notion that Krol has been decent. He's been crap. He may turn out to be a solid reliever some day but right now he is garbage.MAC_32 said:
Because he has been used half of the time vs. righties.
It's weird. He clearly has a good eye ...getting a lot of walks and going deep into pitch counts. But he just can't consistently put the bat on the ball.Da Guru said:
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.Da Guru said:
but but but his OPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Da Guru said:
This is definitely what we are going to see next year. McCann's calling card is his defense, but he does have some value as a platoon guy with a decent history vs lefties.
