THe strikeout rise for him is just bizarre to me, he has a high K rate but it has gone to absurd levels this season.
His OPS is still good but man it has been tough to watch.
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Good post.
Deadline is going to be interesting.
Plenty of needs
Plenty of prospects
Where do Harris/Hinch draw the line
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I’m assuming today was a day off for Dingler as catching is hard on the body especially a taller catcher like him.
Rogers is a good backup from the defense side and knows the league and Tiger pitchers well. But Dingler should be, he has been since Rogers got off the DL, getting the most of the playing time
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Cancel…quickly…
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Tigers AL Central lead stays at 7 games after Minnesota, Cleveland, and KC all lose.
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The 28-year-old is still dealing with a right shoulder injury that first surfaced in mid-February during spring training, but he expects to make a full recovery — without surgery.
The latest scans revealed no structural damage.
“Absolutely best-case scenario,” said Vierling, who will start his throwing progression Sunday, June 8, at Comerica Park. “I was nervous. Luckily, the news came back — nothing serious.”
The Tigers had Vierling active for four days, from May 23-26 following nearly three weeks of games on a rehab assignment in the minor leagues.
He aggravated his shoulder again on Memorial Day
An MRI revealed inflammation.
Soon after that, Vierling visited Dr. Keith Meister — the head team physician for the Texas Rangers, who specializes in elbows — in Arlington, Texas, seeking confirmation about the status of his right shoulder.
“Everything looks good,” Vierling said.
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Alex Cobb update
Right-hander Alex Cobb completed the second start of his rehab assignment in High-A West Michigan, returning from a right hip injury. The 37-year-old continues to take steps forward, even though he’s still pitching through pain.
He gave up one unearned run across 2⅔ innings on Friday, June 6, allowing two walks and recording two strikeouts. He threw 34 pitches, up from 24 pitches in his first rehab start.
“He felt incrementally better — by that, I think he means no worse,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “He was happy that generally his stuff was coming out OK. He wasn’t executing quite as well as he wants. I think he’s just trying to get in this routine to see how much he can work his way back into both volume and quality.”
Here’s an important note: The Tigers have instructed Cobb to not exert himself on defense. For example, he isn’t allowed to cover first base on ground balls to the right side of the infield.
Cobb often appears to be in discomfort on the mound, grimacing when he completes his delivery.
“We’ll just need to continue to put challenges in front of him,” Hinch said. “I think he’s happy with the small progress he’s having. He wants bigger progress to happen. But hats off to him for continuing to fight.”
Cobb is expected to make a third rehab sta
I can live with that one…its straightforward. When you start throwing in "in a single season, in the modern era, no fewer than, at least, over this span, bla bla, its just not that newsworthy.
Said the crotchety old guy.
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DetNews on Vierling assisting J Jones and Hinch msg to Jones.
More importantly, he’s been providing counsel and support to players just joining the squad, like he did with Jahmai Jones Friday.
“He asked me what he should expect, like when does AJ (Hinch) like to make his moves,” Vierling said. “He said when he was in New York (playing for the Yankees last season), he wouldn’t get ready until the sixth inning because that’s when everything started to go down.
“I told him, you better get ready earlier than that. He was like, ‘Oh, really?’ He said what if the game is a blowout. I told him, it doesn’t matter. Be ready to go.”
Vierling made sure Jones was stretching and getting loose by the third inning. And when Jones got his call, to pinch-hit for Kerry Carpenter in the eighth, he was more than ready. He walloped the first pitch he saw, a hanging breaking ball, and knocked it over the wall in left.
More messaging
Before Vierling, Jones got some helpful words from Hinch.
“You are here because you can help us win,” said Hinch of his message to Jones, whose contract was purchased from Triple-A Toledo after Andy Ibáñez was optioned down. “You are not here just because we sent Andy Ibáñez down. That might’ve been the transaction, but we chose you because you can help us win.”
The right-handed hitting Jones and his ability to do damage against lefties was the reason the Tigers targeted him in minor-league free agency.
“He arguably had the best spring to not break with our team,” Hinch said. “We chased him hard from the beginning of minor-league free agency. Our front office did a good job of identifying him and selling him on how we could maximize his skill set. And he came in this spring and did everything imaginable to make this team.”
But the final opening day roster was configured without him. And Justyn-Henry Malloy ended up being the first righty bat to get called up.
“But in typical Jahmai fashion, he didn’t get bitter. He didn’t get mad,” Hinch said. “He didn’t waste his time in the minor leagues. So when the opportunity did open up, he was ready to come up and bring his best skill-set to the game.”
New pol: WHAT IS KARL’s FAVORITE WORD?
- Wrong
- Wang
- Chang
- Long
- Bang
- Ding
- Dong
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Home runs and peen should NOT go together!
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I dont see Homerun on that list…can I still vote?
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I still like Dingers over dongs.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=It762U3AV8A&pp=ygUSYmlnIGFsIGhpdCBkaW5nZXJz
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Are dingers bigger than dongs?
Either way, you roll how you roll.
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You would you sick man
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Like gamgam always used to say, “whatever floats your bean boat!”
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Awesome start for Slap Jack!
Time to see the Tigers jack some dongs!