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TigsTown Bourbon and Baseball BS Podcast: What's the Plan? 64 minutes.
In the latest podcast, Paul and Mark start out by sharing stores of the great teachers they've had as part of national teacher appreciation day.
Getting back to baseball, they touch on who the Tigers are targeting with the fifth overall pick in next month's draft and why even with the strength of the farm in pitching, they still have to go best player available.
Focusing on the Tigers current team, they dive into the team's lack of home runs early in the season and the single root cause. Finally, they wrap up with a number of listener questions, touching on Jake Rogers' early season success, Wenceel Perez's early season struggles and how much it matters.
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Paul and Mark give a shout out to their respective teachers (Paul's wife and Mark's mom) for national teacher appreciation day, and share the story of a teacher/coach that has had a strong influence in their life.
The MLB Draft is coming up, and the Tigers are picking 5th overall. The likely targets are a short list of names including HS outfielder Riley Greene and Vanderbilt outfielder JJ Bleday.
No matter the Tigers need for impact bats though, they should still take best player available (which happens to work in their favor this year based on the strength of the draft).
Entering Wednesday, the Tigers were tied for the fewest home runs in baseball. Is this due to bad hitters, crappy weather, or some poor coaching? Paul and Mark each take a stance (hint: it's the same).
The first listener question is anonymous, asking about Jake Rogers and his hot start at the plate and what it could mean.
Next up, from @detstones25 on Twitter, "Much has been made of the SP successes in minors this year, but haven't heard much regarding the top hitters. Just box score scouting, but Wenceel's K% is ugly, Rogers is mashing, and Paredes/Daz have been up and down. What are you hearing on these guys, particularly Perez?"
Finally, a nod to Daniel Norris and his declining velocity from @slaphappycookie on Twitter, "How does a 25 year old go from 93 to 95 to 88-90 tops ?"
