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SMALL BALLERS GON LOOK MLB 2022 THREAD, Honkballers can't look and Umpires can't see
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Mr. Radpants
Trog Five Standing By
Woah, wth mate
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
It is what it is.
CJ_24
Well-Known Member
The only thing missing was Dutchman and Chauncey!
I can’t believe he didn’t say WSH either
Can’t wait lol
I enjoyed the EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS of the first two games so I’m not as far behind as usual! Nice work by Connor Joe!
Excited to listen to game 3 with the series tied!
Excited to listen to game 3 with the series tied!
I didn’t even remember the NL added the DH! What an adventure!
Mr. Radpants
Trog Five Standing By
I think you mean the NL added the DH today!
CJ Crohn’s disease just made great use of the DH spot with a 2 run homer!
Denver native Ty Blach lead the Rockies to a win! They only had 3 home wins against the dodgers last year and now they got 2 already this year!
Karl Hungus
Here to fix the cable
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Mets bullpen makes me want to cut myself
Mr. Radpants
Trog Five Standing By
Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm says 'I f---ing hate this place' about Philadelphia,
No need to apologize, we all feel that way. It's a bad place with bad people.
No need to apologize, we all feel that way. It's a bad place with bad people.
Mr. Radpants
Trog Five Standing By
Mets done crying about HBP yet?
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Karl Hungus
Here to fix the cable
NL Central rules so hard.
Karl Hungus
Here to fix the cable
In a way I respect this guy's approach more than the Pirates owner's cowardly "we just can't compete because of our tiny market" sob story.
goblue96
Disney and Curling Expert
City Doyers in a week and a half because the fireworks at the RIVER CATS-SPACE COWBOYS game got cancelled last weekend
Mr. Radpants
Trog Five Standing By
I was listening on the radio and was dying laughing. He gave up a HR on a 34mph pitch.
These idiot owners debate rules for months and no one fixes position players pitching, cool cool
These idiot owners debate rules for months and no one fixes position players pitching, cool cool
its why i wanted to throw Larussa/"play the game the right way" assholes into the moon for giving mercedes shit for hitting a bomb last year in a 3-0 count but then yucking it up when a position player is coming into a game every night and making a mockery of it. Its a joke
Brick
Well-Known Member
I was so skeptical of the Rockies yesterday/Monday it felt just like road troubles last year…
Then they tied it up and Texas missed a rundown in hilarious fashion! Then the Rockies took a lead in the 9th and I thought the closer would blow it! And he sorta did!
Extra innings and ol connor joe hits a big time HR and the game ends on a runner interference call on Texas… the only thing that could keep the Rockies from blowing the lead again, lol
Then they tied it up and Texas missed a rundown in hilarious fashion! Then the Rockies took a lead in the 9th and I thought the closer would blow it! And he sorta did!
Extra innings and ol connor joe hits a big time HR and the game ends on a runner interference call on Texas… the only thing that could keep the Rockies from blowing the lead again, lol
@Travis7401 in @TonyGin&Juice territory with tremendously boring schtick
jamesnathan
Resident Mormon
Mr. Radpants
Trog Five Standing By
Rockies fan favorite and cancer survivor Connor Joe is a SUN DIEGO NATIVE!
@Mr. Radpants
another instance from the "play the game the right way" crowd last night. Dubon with the Giants got a bunt base hit while the Giants had a 9 run lead. The Padres manager throws a mini-hissy fit in his dugout and Gabe Kapler, the Giants manager, chews Dubon out when he returns to the dugout. This was in the 6th inning. What a fucking joke. If you want the players to stop playing, just instill a damn run rule. After 5 innings, if you're up by more than 6, the games over. FFS...this shits so dumb
another instance from the "play the game the right way" crowd last night. Dubon with the Giants got a bunt base hit while the Giants had a 9 run lead. The Padres manager throws a mini-hissy fit in his dugout and Gabe Kapler, the Giants manager, chews Dubon out when he returns to the dugout. This was in the 6th inning. What a fucking joke. If you want the players to stop playing, just instill a damn run rule. After 5 innings, if you're up by more than 6, the games over. FFS...this shits so dumb
Added a little under 2 points to the season batting average!
Mr. Radpants
Trog Five Standing By
@kella really good read on the Tigers in BA
Tigers pitchers shaved nearly a run off their ERA from 2019 to 2021. Still, their 4.32 mark last season was slightly below the American League average, after adjusting for the pitcher-friendly nature of Comerica Park.
This flashes like a neon sign in a dark tavern when you consider the key moves made by Tigers general manager Al Avila and Co. this winter to become even more stingy:
Detroit, the breakout team of 2022? No, we’re not calling a World Series shot here, but the Motown baseball assembly line again is whirring and purring. The Tigers, poised to pounce forward, absolutely have what it takes to be the surprise team of the summer.
“I think they’re a really up-and-coming team that is going to give teams fits this year,” says one veteran MLB talent evaluator who watches the Tigers closely. “I don’t know if they’re going to be 162 games good, but they’re going to be good.”
That will be the challenge for a Tigers team that surprised for part of 2021 under new manager A.J. Hinch and finished third in the AL Central at 77-85, 15 games behind the division-winning White Sox.
For three months in the middle of the season—May, June and July—the Tigers combined to go 42-38. They were 68-61 after May 8. At times they were good, but certainly nowhere close to 162 games good.
The season didn’t land anywhere close to the memory of the 1984 World Series champion Tigers around Michigan. But it was enough to dream on—and, more importantly, to act on.
“This is a turning point for the Tigers, undoubtedly,” owner Christopher Ilitch said on the day the club introduced Baez. “Signing a player like Javy, I think, sends a message to the baseball world and to our fans that the Tigers are here to compete.”
Smart scouting and building over the past five years has the Tigers’ farm system ranked No. 6 in the organization talent rankings this spring.
Top prospect Greene, a swift, lefthanded masher who was the fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft, is expected to debut in Detroit this summer. Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick out of Arizona State in 2020, came to spring training as a non-roster invitee with a real chance to win the first base job.
“Riley Greene can really, really hit,” the MLB evaluator said. “And he’s an impact defender. He can play center field. It’s really good.
“If he comes out being the best guy out of all those guys, I wouldn’t be shocked.”
Torkelson, to some, is reminiscent of another formerly steady AL Central bat, Chicago’s Paul Konerko.
“There are a lot of similarities,” the evaluator said. “I think he’ll sacrifice some power for some hit. He likes to hit, which is pretty cool in this day and age. He likes smoking a ball to right-center field and getting a double out of it. He thinks that’s pretty cool.”
How fast Torkelson arrives likely will have an effect on Detroit’s up-the-middle defense. Jonathan Schoop proved his versatility last year by moving over to first base to spell franchise icon Miguel Cabrera for much of the season. Torkelson’s emergence could make Cabrera a full-time DH and move Schoop back to second base.
The ’84 Tigers, Detroit’s last World Series-winning team, were strong up the middle, behind catcher Lance Parrish, all-time double-play combo Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell and center fielder Chet Lemon. Barnhart, Schoop, Baez and, say, Greene upon arrival surely won’t supplant those legends, but as with a transmission powering a car, Michiganders understand the importance of up-the-middle stability on a winning baseball team.
The Baez contract is the largest free agent deal of Ilitch’s tenure and the Tigers’ largest since the owner’s father, Mike Ilitch, signed free agent Prince Fielder to a nine-year, $214 million deal before the 2013 season.
Hinch called Baez “the perfect fit,” and Avila likes the fact that, as the club vetted Baez, the infielder was all in on playing a big role in Detroit’s baseball “renaissance.”
“We explained to him where we were as an organization, as a baseball team, and where we wanted to get to, and how we felt he could be a big part of making us better and getting us to the playoffs,” Avila said.
Improving run production will be a big part of the Tigers getting to where they want to go.
No AL team has scored fewer runs or hit fewer home runs or reached base less frequently than the Tigers since 2017. The club bottomed out with 114 losses in 2019.
Adding Baez will help. He is good for about 30 home runs, while helping support the young pitching staff with his exemplary defense.
Speaking of Baez, Barnhart and Rodriguez together, another veteran MLB talent evaluator views the trio as “a direct investment in the young pitching.
“Barnhart is one of my favorite catchers in all of baseball. E-Rod, I’m not saying he’s an ace, but he should bump every young pitcher back a slot and there’s real value in that. Baez is an investment in pitching, but also you need glue to hold a lineup together. Somebody’s got to be the focal point.
“They could give you fits last year, but they also were capable of beating themselves in a moment’s notice. I like the balance approach, investing in young pitching but at the same time they’re developing a young position player core and you’ve got to put it all together.”
Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018, posted a 3.71 ERA last year in 150.1 innings over 30 starts. Lefty Skubal was at 4.34 in 149.1 innings over 29 starts. Both are projected as top-of-the-rotation starters. Homegrown rotation options Matt Manning and Tyler Alexander have farther to go.
The Tigers have developed most of their talent base from within but have scored a couple regulars from outside the organization. Detroit added third baseman Jeimer Candelario from the Cubs in the Alex Avila deal in 2017, and it snagged outfielder Akil Baddoo from the Twins in the Rule 5 draft prior to last season.
“These rebuilds are tough—tough to sit through—and I don’t think front offices are appreciated enough when they get it right,” said one evaluator who compares the young talent and energy in Detroit to that of the Royals and said it would be a mistake to pencil those two clubs into fourth and fifth place in the AL Central.
“How many more times is Baltimore going to lose 100 games? Do we see any inkling in Baltimore of young talent like they have in Detroit and Kansas City?”
Said another, looking at other top Tigers prospects like the young shortstops Gage Workman, whose mother ranks fourth all time in Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball scoring; and Ryan Kreidler, the son of author and sportswriter Mark Kreidler:
“The impact guys are a couple of years away, but I do think that when it does hit, it’s going to be sustained. Because there are some really good young players here.”
https://www.baseballamerica.com/sto...ture-dollars-in-opening-day-roster-decisions/
This flashes like a neon sign in a dark tavern when you consider the key moves made by Tigers general manager Al Avila and Co. this winter to become even more stingy:
- Signing flashy Gold Glove shortstop Javier Baez to a six-year, $140 million deal.
- Acquiring two-time Gold Glove catcher Tucker Barnhart from the Reds.
- Inking free agent lefthander Eduardo Rodriguez, who pitched better than his 4.74 ERA last summer would suggest, to a five-year, $77 million deal.
Detroit, the breakout team of 2022? No, we’re not calling a World Series shot here, but the Motown baseball assembly line again is whirring and purring. The Tigers, poised to pounce forward, absolutely have what it takes to be the surprise team of the summer.
“I think they’re a really up-and-coming team that is going to give teams fits this year,” says one veteran MLB talent evaluator who watches the Tigers closely. “I don’t know if they’re going to be 162 games good, but they’re going to be good.”
That will be the challenge for a Tigers team that surprised for part of 2021 under new manager A.J. Hinch and finished third in the AL Central at 77-85, 15 games behind the division-winning White Sox.
For three months in the middle of the season—May, June and July—the Tigers combined to go 42-38. They were 68-61 after May 8. At times they were good, but certainly nowhere close to 162 games good.
The season didn’t land anywhere close to the memory of the 1984 World Series champion Tigers around Michigan. But it was enough to dream on—and, more importantly, to act on.
“This is a turning point for the Tigers, undoubtedly,” owner Christopher Ilitch said on the day the club introduced Baez. “Signing a player like Javy, I think, sends a message to the baseball world and to our fans that the Tigers are here to compete.”
Smart scouting and building over the past five years has the Tigers’ farm system ranked No. 6 in the organization talent rankings this spring.
Top prospect Greene, a swift, lefthanded masher who was the fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft, is expected to debut in Detroit this summer. Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick out of Arizona State in 2020, came to spring training as a non-roster invitee with a real chance to win the first base job.
“Riley Greene can really, really hit,” the MLB evaluator said. “And he’s an impact defender. He can play center field. It’s really good.
“If he comes out being the best guy out of all those guys, I wouldn’t be shocked.”
Torkelson, to some, is reminiscent of another formerly steady AL Central bat, Chicago’s Paul Konerko.
“There are a lot of similarities,” the evaluator said. “I think he’ll sacrifice some power for some hit. He likes to hit, which is pretty cool in this day and age. He likes smoking a ball to right-center field and getting a double out of it. He thinks that’s pretty cool.”
How fast Torkelson arrives likely will have an effect on Detroit’s up-the-middle defense. Jonathan Schoop proved his versatility last year by moving over to first base to spell franchise icon Miguel Cabrera for much of the season. Torkelson’s emergence could make Cabrera a full-time DH and move Schoop back to second base.
The ’84 Tigers, Detroit’s last World Series-winning team, were strong up the middle, behind catcher Lance Parrish, all-time double-play combo Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell and center fielder Chet Lemon. Barnhart, Schoop, Baez and, say, Greene upon arrival surely won’t supplant those legends, but as with a transmission powering a car, Michiganders understand the importance of up-the-middle stability on a winning baseball team.
The Baez contract is the largest free agent deal of Ilitch’s tenure and the Tigers’ largest since the owner’s father, Mike Ilitch, signed free agent Prince Fielder to a nine-year, $214 million deal before the 2013 season.
Hinch called Baez “the perfect fit,” and Avila likes the fact that, as the club vetted Baez, the infielder was all in on playing a big role in Detroit’s baseball “renaissance.”
“We explained to him where we were as an organization, as a baseball team, and where we wanted to get to, and how we felt he could be a big part of making us better and getting us to the playoffs,” Avila said.
Improving run production will be a big part of the Tigers getting to where they want to go.
No AL team has scored fewer runs or hit fewer home runs or reached base less frequently than the Tigers since 2017. The club bottomed out with 114 losses in 2019.
Adding Baez will help. He is good for about 30 home runs, while helping support the young pitching staff with his exemplary defense.
Speaking of Baez, Barnhart and Rodriguez together, another veteran MLB talent evaluator views the trio as “a direct investment in the young pitching.
“Barnhart is one of my favorite catchers in all of baseball. E-Rod, I’m not saying he’s an ace, but he should bump every young pitcher back a slot and there’s real value in that. Baez is an investment in pitching, but also you need glue to hold a lineup together. Somebody’s got to be the focal point.
“They could give you fits last year, but they also were capable of beating themselves in a moment’s notice. I like the balance approach, investing in young pitching but at the same time they’re developing a young position player core and you’ve got to put it all together.”
Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018, posted a 3.71 ERA last year in 150.1 innings over 30 starts. Lefty Skubal was at 4.34 in 149.1 innings over 29 starts. Both are projected as top-of-the-rotation starters. Homegrown rotation options Matt Manning and Tyler Alexander have farther to go.
The Tigers have developed most of their talent base from within but have scored a couple regulars from outside the organization. Detroit added third baseman Jeimer Candelario from the Cubs in the Alex Avila deal in 2017, and it snagged outfielder Akil Baddoo from the Twins in the Rule 5 draft prior to last season.
“These rebuilds are tough—tough to sit through—and I don’t think front offices are appreciated enough when they get it right,” said one evaluator who compares the young talent and energy in Detroit to that of the Royals and said it would be a mistake to pencil those two clubs into fourth and fifth place in the AL Central.
“How many more times is Baltimore going to lose 100 games? Do we see any inkling in Baltimore of young talent like they have in Detroit and Kansas City?”
Said another, looking at other top Tigers prospects like the young shortstops Gage Workman, whose mother ranks fourth all time in Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball scoring; and Ryan Kreidler, the son of author and sportswriter Mark Kreidler:
“The impact guys are a couple of years away, but I do think that when it does hit, it’s going to be sustained. Because there are some really good young players here.”
https://www.baseballamerica.com/sto...ture-dollars-in-opening-day-roster-decisions/