Do you happen to know how long Jobe is going to be out? Or at least, what the time frame is?
I was kind of hoping he would get called up later in the season to help for a playoff push. That seems less and less likely now.
I have no idea, havenāt seen much if any news on him other than Henning with a simple sentence in his recent minor league article; There is no news or timeline on when Jobe will be returning from the DL.
Henning has commented, since Harris took the reigns, that the Tigers are very tight on any medical information. Basically without DD and Avila in Detroit he no longer has his old connections with all the front office changes.
And regarding Jobe in Detroit this year I wouldnāt be surprised either way however I kind of doubt it at this point.
Harris isnāt in any rush to move guys up or hasnāt shown that to this point, seems conent to let them grow and hit certain benchmarks that they want to see from players.
Thanks for the response.
I just found this tidbit on one if the fantasy sites I visit. Most of it is conjecture, but better than nothing.
Thanks for sharing.
I doubt we see him by end of June and I wonder if he had a setback in his june bullpen session.
There is no doubt that Maeda has fallen off a cliff, for all their pitching development success this one has been a fail to this point. Maeda also signed for two years iirc but they need to do something with him.
The Phillies just lost Realmuto to knee surgery, and have very little in the way of depth at catcher. Itās very possible that they will look to the trade market to find a reliable option until JT comes back.
Rogers makes a lot of sense for them imo.
Javy Baez to the IL.
Ryan Kreidler called up.
Iād love to pry Sosa off them. Probably not happening though
You never know, especially when you are dealing with trader Dave.
Carpenter update:
The Tigers ranked 20th among the 30 MLB teams with a .684 OPS from Opening Day, on March 28, through Carpenterās last game, on May 26, but since losing Carpenter to the injured list, the Tigers rank 27th with a .620 OPS.
The Tigers also have a putrid .611 OPS against right-handed pitchers without Carpenter, which isnāt surprising because Carpenter leads the Tigers as one of the best hitters in baseball against right-handed pitchers.
His 1.004 OPS against right-handers ranks seventh among 196 players with at least 140 plate appearances, trailing only Aaron Judge (1.142), Shohei Ohtani (1.089), Kyle Tucker (1.072), Juan Soto (1.037), Rafael Devers (1.020) and Freddie Freeman (1.010).
āI was feeling good,ā Carpenter said. āBut I feel like I can come back after a rehab stint and do the same thing.ā
Carpenter wonāt be back in the Tigersā lineup for a while ā possibly not until the end of July ā but he remains on track to meet the initial timeline from the doctors.
With Trea Turner coming back, the Phillies want to try converting Sosa to the outfield. Knowing how Dombrowski operates, there could an opportunity here.
Flaherty and Rogers for Sosa?
I know Iām just throwing shit at the wall, but Iām bored, and trying to think if ways we can add a legit SS to this roster.
I wouldnāt give up either guy for so so to be honest as Sosa has proven to be a fringy starter itās just that he plays shortstop and is hot right now so Iām not sure they are going to want to part with him but Iām not looking to give them a whole lot back for him because I believe they either got him in a cheap trade or as a near minimum contract veteran free agent
Sosa is in yr 2 of 4 arbitration years and makes 1.7m this year, likely.2.5+ next and 4-5m in 26 befor FA in 27, asssuming his.role and production is the same.
I get that they are.probably better suited to see if Kriedler can hit a lick or no. He will probably get a long look this year if they sell.
Javy? Probably still a Tiger in 25, but I cant see how he is beyond that.
There are a couple of really good high school short stops in the draft, that are projected to go right around our pick. Iām really hoping we get one of them.
It wouldnāt help us right away of course, but at least we would have a legit SS prospect in the system.
I think there might be one or two legit SS prospects in the system but they are in the lower rungs.
In-game tweaks, self-belief have Tigersā Colt Keith on a heater after brutal start
Full article at link
He admitted Sunday that he felt ālostā in his early days in Detroit, and the numbers back that up.
āOh yeah, for sure. I mean, thatās definitely the most time I felt like Iāve been lost and struggled, you know?ā Keith said. "There was times where I felt non-competitive in the game, you know? I feel like the beginning of the year was just really overwhelming. I didnāt come into the year feeling good. I didnāt really have a great spring training with my swing. And I think the hardest thing Iāve ever done in my career was to make an adjustment in the big leagues with swing. That was just the beginning of the year, but itās been five, six, seven adjustments down the road.
āItās getting easier and easier every time making those adjustments.ā
Keith sure made it look easy Sunday, putting a four-hit game on the board ā already the third of his young major-league career ā including a two-home home run in the first inning. By the end of the fourth inning, he was just a triple short of the cycle.
In his last 10 games, Keith is batting .385. Since May 9, heās batting over .300, with seven doubles, four homers, 13 RBIs and 38 hits. Heās among the leaders among MLB rookies in those categories since May 9.
On May 8, he was batting .214 with a .545 OPS. Now, heās batting .243 with a .628 OPS, still not great, but pretty good considering the hole heās still digging out of.
Oh boy. Hope this is a true. Not looking good for Craig though.