2025 Tigers Spring Training

[Mitchrapp]

he should be the opening day 1B

Keith is a better hitter where do play him?

 

[tomdalton22]

Keith is a better hitter where do play him?

he should be playing 2B

 

[Mitchrapp]

he should be playing 2B

Yeah but at 15m it's Torres job. No point in speculating.

 

[kalinecountry]

ABBOTT & COSTELLO CALLED IT

by Holly Horning Who knew that the infamous skit by Abbott and Costello about a baseball roster would make such complete sense when it came to the Detroit Tigers? Costello: Wait…What’s the gu…

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ABBOTT & COSTELLO CALLED IT.
Totally Tigers

 

[tomdalton22]

Yeah but at 15m it's Torres job. No point in speculating.

I'm just telling you what I think. Keith at 2B, Tork at 1B, and Torres should have never been signed. 3B is where they had nobody. If they were going to sign a stopgap player, they should have signed someone that can play 3B, even if his bat is below average.

 

[tomdalton22]

ABBOTT & COSTELLO CALLED IT

by Holly Horning Who knew that the infamous skit by Abbott and Costello about a baseball roster would make such complete sense when it came to the Detroit Tigers? Costello: Wait…What’s the gu…

totallytigers.wordpress.com

ABBOTT & COSTELLO CALLED IT.
Totally Tigers

the time for blaming the AA regime is over. She says that the system had no 3B but Keith was a 3B. He profiled as a 3B going back to draft day. He hurt his throwing shoulder so they wanted to move him to 2B. I would love to know if they could have actually "fixed" his shoulder with surgery or rest, vs just letting him play and move to a position that doesn't require him to throw as much/hard.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I'm just telling you what I think. Keith at 2B, Tork at 1B, and Torres should have never been signed. 3B is where they had nobody. If they were going to sign a stopgap player, they should have signed someone that can play 3B, even if his bat is below average.

And I think we all agree with the Torres signing and moving everyone around. They were so focused on Bregman they didn't have a backup plan at 3B. Though I disagree about the Tork thing.. In 3 seasons he had a good 3 months. They might have signed the wrong guy at the wrong position but if Tork was worth anything they would have had no need..

 

[tomdalton22]

And I think we all agree with the Torres signing and moving everyone around. They were so focused on Bregman they didn't have a backup plan at 3B. Though I disagree about the Tork thing.. In 3 seasons he had a good 3 months. They might have signed the wrong guy at the wrong position but if Tork was worth anything they would have had no need..

I think we can all agree that he was rushed to the big leagues. His rookie year was a waste. Year 2 he was good. last year was a roller coaster, but when he was called up after his demotion, he was the 3rd best hitter on the team behind only Carp and Meadows. He didn't need replaced.

 

[kalinecountry]

There's a reason Colt Keith was moved from 3rd base and over to 2nd besides his throwing arm and shoulder. He wasn't very good.
Colt Keith Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

Looks as if Scott Harris assumed that Bregman would sign with the Tigers for the outlandish sum they offered him. I'm glad they didn't. but putting all their eggs in one basket was not prudent.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I think we can all agree that he was rushed to the big leagues. His rookie year was a waste. Year 2 he was good. last year was a roller coaster, but when he was called up after his demotion, he was the 3rd best hitter on the team behind only Carp and Meadows. He didn't need replaced.

3rd best on a team that didn't hit well? I'm not sure that's a ringing endorsement. Top picks who went to college for 3 years get rushed all the time. The mistake was that he missed development during covid when the minor leagues were shut down. 1B should hit better..

You shouldn't want a guy just because he was slightly above average on a team full of below average hitters. He was good in August, 14 games. Afterward in 28 games his numbers were .210 .319 .677.

 

[kalinecountry]

The Detroit Tigers offered Alex Bregman the best and biggest contract but he turned them down after 3.5 months of negotiations for a much smaller contract. Now he wants everyone to believe he thought he'd end up in Detroit. It's part of a tactic used by his agent, Scott Boras.

Bregman has an opt out after 2025. He's trying to mend fences w/Detroit to create another bidding war. Reports had Bregman saying he didn't want to go to Detroit. This is an attempt to try to change perception and once again use the Tigers as leverage to get a bigger contract.

Fk him.

 

[kalinecountry]

Alex Bregman says he expected to sign with the Detroit Tigers all along

The saga keeps getting stranger now that it’s over.

www.blessyouboys.com

Alex Bregman says he expected to sign with the Detroit Tigers all along.
The saga keeps getting stranger now that it’s over.
BYBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Alex Bregman reveals how close he was to signing with Tigers in free agency

Alex Bregman revealed during a recent interview that even he thought he would sign with the Detroit Tigers in 2025.

motorcitybengals.com

Alex Bregman reveals how close he was to signing with Tigers in free agency.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

3 awful spring training performances Tigers fans are overreacting to in 2025

Here are three Tigers whose down performances in spring training shouldn't be overreacted to quite yet.

motorcitybengals.com

3 awful spring training performances Tigers fans are overreacting to in 2025.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Colt Keith back at second base? Only because A.J. Hinch is total mad scientist for Tigers

The Detroit Tigers used Colt Keith at second base in Tuesday's spring training game. No, it's not anything other that preparing for, well, anything.

www.freep.com

Colt Keith back at second base? Only because A.J. Hinch is a total mad scientist for Tigers.
Freep

 

[kalinecountry]

The Tigers’ 3rd base plan in April might shift by May -- and look totally different in 2026

After Jace Jung's demotion, a platoon seems likely to start the season.

www.mlive.com

The Tigers’ 3rd base plan in April might shift by May -- and look totally different in 2026.
Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/news/tiers-of-2025-mlb-contenders

Tiers of contending teams for the 2025 MLB season.
MLB.com

 

[tomdalton22]

Colt Keith back at second base? Only because A.J. Hinch is total mad scientist for Tigers

The Detroit Tigers used Colt Keith at second base in Tuesday's spring training game. No, it's not anything other that preparing for, well, anything.

www.freep.com

Colt Keith back at second base? Only because A.J. Hinch is a total mad scientist for Tigers.
Freep

“Colt is a good second baseman and can handle that position,” Hinch said.

Somebody is lying. If he's a good second baseman, there was absolutely no reason to sign Torres!!

 

[gotime909]

I think we can all agree that he was rushed to the big leagues. His rookie year was a waste. Year 2 he was good. last year was a roller coaster, but when he was called up after his demotion, he was the 3rd best hitter on the team behind only Carp and Meadows. He didn't need replaced.

Save your energy. He only remembers the bad from tork.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Save your energy. He only remembers the bad from tork.

Because 3/4 of it was bad. Why is that you seem to only remember some HR he hit two years ago?