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'Days of Roar' Tigers Podcast: Scott Chu joins to break down swing decisions from Detroit Tigers hitters. 60 minutes.
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On this episode: This week, Mark and Evan talk some of Evan's predictions for the Detroit Tigers in 2024. Find out which players might be giving Evan the side eye come spring training.
The guys also talk if there are any remaining free agent moves left for the team this off-season.
Later in the pod, the "Days of Roar" crew welcome senior fantasy analyst for Pitcher List, Scott Chu, to the pod. The trio discuss all things hitting, including Scott's list of top 200 hitters for 2024, how Colt Keith may perform at the major league level and how Mark Canha could make an impact on the younger members of the team.
 
January 10 in Tigers and mlb history:

1835: Hall of Famer Harry Wright was born this day in Sheffield, England.
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1885: At a National League meeting, St. Louis is admitted, Cleveland's registration is formally accepted, and the Detroit Wolverines has its request to remain in the NL granted, leaving only one opening for 1885. However, Cleveland will fail to complete formalities, leaving the league with 8 teams.

1903: At Cincinnati peace talks, the National League proposes a consolidated 12-team league, which the American League rejects. An agreement is reached to coexist peacefully if the AL promises to stay out of Pittsburgh, PA.
In the awarding of disputed contracts, the most hotly-contested case is that of Sam Crawford, a Reds outfielder who batted .333 and led the NL with 23 triples in 1902. Signed for 1903 by both the Tigers and the Reds, Crawford is awarded to the Tigers, having signed with them first. He will lead the AL in triples this year with 25 and is still the ML all-time leader in triples with 309.
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1903: Despite attempts by John T. Brush and Andrew Freedman to use their political influence to prevent the American League from finding suitable grounds in New York, league President Ban Johnson, aided by baseball writer Joe Vila, finds backers. Johnson also finds a ballpark site at 165th Street and Broadway. Frank Farrell and Bill Devery pay $18,000 for the Baltimore franchise and will build a wooden grandstand seating 15,000 on the highest point of Manhattan. The team, logically, will be called the New York Highlanders.

1907: The New York Giants' John McGraw plays the role of off-the-field hero as he prevents a team of horses from injuring two women. The fiery Giants manager's heroic deed of stopping the runaway steeds takes place in Los Angeles, CA.

1913: The Cincinnati Reds purchase pitcher Mordecai Brown from the Chicago Cubs. The future Hall of Famer, who pitched in only 15 games in 1912, will log a record of 11-12 with a 2.91 ERA for the Reds this season.

1918: Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack trades first baseman Stuffy McInnis, the last remaining player from their famed $100,000 infield, to the Boston Red Sox for three players to be named later. Philadelphia will later receive third baseman Larry Gardner, outfielder Tilly Walker and catcher Hick Cady in return for McInnis.

1918: Acknowledging that Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Eddie Collins are all good ballplayers, Cap Anson picks his all-time team, leaving them off. In the current issue of The Sporting News, Anson selects catchers Buck Ewing and King Kelly; pitchers Amos Rusie, John Clarkson and Jim McCormick; as first baseman, himself; second baseman Fred Pfeffer; third baseman Ned Williamson; shortstop Ross Barnes, and outfielders Bill Lange, George Gore, Jimmy Ryan and Hugh Duffy.

1928: The New York Giants trade second baseman Rogers Hornsby to the Boston Braves for catcher Shanty Hogan and outfielder Jimmy Welsh. Hornsby will lead the National League with a .387 batting average this season.

1938: Before a gathering of writers, players and executives in Baltimore, Jimmie Foxx, Chuck Klein and Charlie Keller, representing the American League, National League and International League respectively, try out the balls to be used in the new season. The Sporting News reports that "... regarding the dead ball, as adopted by the National League, and the lively ball, as retained by the American and International Leagues... the NL ball has a distinctly 'dead' sound coming off the bat, compared to the livelier AL ball".

1938: Future Hall of Fame first baseman Willie McCovey is born in Mobile, Alabama. McCovey will hit 521 home runs during a career that includes tenures with the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics.
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1945: The Baseball Writers Association of America again fails to elect a new member for the Hall of Fame this year. Frank Chance, Rube Waddell and Ed Walsh get the most votes but fall short of the necessary three-fourths of the ballots.

1957: Commissioner Ford Frick rules that singer Bing Crosby can keep his token stock in the Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Codiroli in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (January).

1983: A preliminary injunction is issued by New York Supreme Court barring the Yankees from playing their opening games against the Tigers in Denver, Colorado. The Yankees sought to move games fearing renovations to Yankee Stadium will not be completed on time.

1984: Luis Aparicio, Don Drysdale and Harmon Killebrew are elected to the Hall of Fame. Killebrew totaled 573 home runs to rank fifth on the major league all-time list, Drysdale won 209 games with a 2.95 ERA, and Aparicio led the American League in stolen bases nine straight seasons and won nine Gold Gloves at shortstop.
Killebrew gains election in his fourth year on the ballot, Aparicio in his sixth year, and Drysdale in his 10th year.

1990: The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Brumley to the Baltimore Orioles for Larry Sheets.

1995: Arbitrator Thomas Roberts awards 11 players a total of almost $10 million as a result of collusion charges brought against the owners.

1996: The Detroit Tigers signed Brian Williams as a free agent.

2000: The Detroit Tigers signed Billy McMillon as a free agent.

2001: In an effort to authenticate autographed and game-used merchandise sold by its licensees, Major League Baseball hires Arthur Andersen, an accounting company, to assure the authenticity of approximately 40,000 items this season. The memorabilia will have a tamper-proof hologram and an ID number with a company official observing the removal of the item being physically taken from the player or event.

2002: Commissioner Bud Selig asks the players to accept a luxury tax that would slow the increase of salaries. Selig also proposes that teams vastly increase the amount of local revenue they share.

2002: The New York Yankees sign pitcher David Wells to a two-year, $7-million contract to re-join the team. After posting a 34-14 record including a perfect game, in 1997 and 1998, Wells was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Roger Clemens. In Toronto, Wells had his only 20-win season.

2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Danny Klassen as a free agent.

2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Travis Dawkins as a free agent.

2006: Relief pitcher Bruce Sutter is elected to the Hall of Fame. With 75% of the votes cast by BBWAA members needed for election. Sutter receives 76.9%. Sutter, who is credited with perfecting the split-fingered fastball, which is a pitch many major leaguers use in some form today, joins Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers and Dennis Eckersley as the only relief pitchers in Cooperstown.

2006: In a special election, seventeen Negro Leagues players are also elected to the HOF:
Ray Brown, Willard Brown, Andy Cooper, Frank Grant, Pete Hill, Biz Mackey, Effa Manley, Jose Mendez, Alex Pompez, Cum Posey, Louis Santop, Mule Suttles, Ben Taylor, Crist?bal Torriente, Sol White, J.L. Wilkinson, and Jud Wilson. Manley is the first woman ever elected to the Hall, and the 18 inductees are the largest class in the Hall's history.

2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Lee Gardner as a free agent.
2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Mantei as a free agent.
2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Josh Phelps as a free agent.

2012: The Detroit Tigers signed Niuman Romero as a free agent.

2013: Major League Baseball announces changes to its drug testing program. Players will now be subject to unannounced in-season blood tests for human growth hormone and baseline testosterone readings will be taken for all players to make it easier to detect the use of synthetic testosterone. The new procedures, which have the support of the Players Association, go into effect immediately.

2013: The Detroit Tigers signed Pat Misch as a free agent.

2017: The Detroit Tigers signed Brett Pill as a free agent.
2017: The Detroit Tigers signed Alex Presley as a free agent.

2020: A couple of top-level stars re-sign with their teams prior to their salary arbitration hearings. Mookie Betts signs a one-year, $27 million deal with the Red Sox and Francisco Lindor agrees to a $17.5 million contract with the Indians. Betts' deal sets a new record for an arbitration-eligible player. Both players are with new teams within the next 12 months.

2023: The already unbelievable saga of SS Carlos Correa's free agency takes another twist, as a third team has now offered him a huge contract. After offers by the Giants and Mets, both totalling over $300 million over ten or more seasons, fall through when a physical exam raises concern about an ankle injury Correa suffered a decade ago, the Twins, Correa's previous team, forge ahead with their own offer. The deal - which is also pending a successful physical exam - is for six years and $200 million with possible additional years.

2023: Trevor Story of the Red Sox undergoes elbow surgery and will likely miss most or all of the upcoming season. After playing 2B last year, he was expected to return to SS following the departure of Xander Bogaerts via free agency, but the surgery throws this up in the air and leaves Boston with two gaping holes in its middle infield with spring training only weeks away.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Del_Pratt
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Del Pratt 1923-1924.

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Jack Dittmer 1957.

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George Korince 1966-1967.

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Jim Lindeman 1990.

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Jason Jimenez 2002.

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Matt Roney 2003.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Cluck
Bob Cluck coach 2003-2005.

Tigers players, coaches, and managers who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/terryjo01.shtml
John Terry 1902.

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Vic Frazier 1933-1934.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Schultz_(schuljo05)
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Joe Schultz coach 1971-1976, manager 1973.

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WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers

Over the last week, many of you joined the free agent conversations about Matt Chapman, who is currently a free agent and third baseman.

We know the Tigers have lacked for a solid 3Ber for many years now. It?s why Jace Jung has been moved there and is training extensively at that position. He is receiving positive reviews so far.

His brother is Josh Jung, who is a top defensive 3Ber in his own right. Josh is one of 3 who is coaching Jace.

PoBO Scott Harris has said repeatedly that the young top prospects will not be blocked in their development. However, Jace is still unproven at the MLB level. It is believed that he will make his MLB debut at some point during the 2024 season.

In the meantime, Matt Vierling will hold down the 3B.

Chapman will be 31 years old this coming year and is looking for a multi-year contract. He turned down the Blue Jays contract extension offer believed to be around 4 years/$100 mill.

Given that he rejected a qualifying offer, the Tigers would have to cough up at least 1 draft pick as well as money from their international bonus pool if they were to sign him.

He is projected to get 6 years/ $150 mill. His agent is Scott Boras.

He has 5 years of MLB experience and a lifetime .240/.330/.424 slash line. He just won his 4th Gold Glove.

Defensively, he is ranked #3 out of all MLB 3Bers with +12 DRS.

He has an above-average walk rate but also a high strikeout rate.

Given the Tigers? need ? and the uncertainty of Jung?s development ? should the Tigers go after Chapman?

Should the Tigers sign Matt Chapman?

1. Yes

2. No

VOTE
 
January 11 in Tigers and mlb history:

1890: Hall of Famer Max Carey was born this day in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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1915: Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston buy the New York Yankees from Frank Farrell and Bill Devery for $460,000. Ruppert, who owns a brewery, is thinking of renaming the team the "Knickerbockers" to promote his product, but is dissuaded by newspaper men.
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1920: The Clown Prince of Baseball, Max Patkin was born this day in Philadelphia, PA.
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1932: Bill Terry sends his $13,500 contract back to the New York Giants, telling writers he is "thoroughly disgusted." Terry, who just missed the National League batting title, led the league in runs (121) and triples (20), and collected a second-best 254 hits, was offered a $9,000 cut from his 1931 contract of $22,500. The Giants counter by saying that the combined salaries of Chick Hafey and Jim Bottomley, the two Cardinals who joined Terry in the batting race, is only $24,000. Hafey, the champion bat, finished with 0.34888 ahead Terry (0.34860) and Bottomley (.34816).

1935: The Detroit Tigers purchased Bob Seeds from the Cleveland Indians.

1955: Before an exhibition game in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays and teammate pitcher Ruben G?mez get into a brawl.
It starts when G?mez slips into the batting cage ahead of Mays, and batting practice pitcher Milt Ralat then refuses to throw. The sulking G?mez sits down on the plate, and Mays then steps to the side and directs the pitcher to throw to him there. Ralat then throws an insulting slow pitch which Mays barehands and fires back. Mays and Ralat exchange words and when Mays walks towards the mound, G?mez, brandishing a bat, attempts to interfere. Mays drops him with a right. The two later apologize to each other.

1958: US Representatives Kenneth Keating and Patrick Hillings drop their plan to bring baseball under the nation's antitrust laws.

1965: Wally Pipp, the predecessor of Lou Gehrig at first base for the New York Yankees, dies in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Pipp, who, as legend has it, had asked out of the Yankees lineup with a headache in 1925 (in fact he had been beaned in a previous game), was 71 years old. After giving way to Gehrig, Pipp never again played a game at first base for New York.

1971: 27-year-old Detroit Tigers reliever John Hiller suffers chest pains that doctors will later diagnose as a heart attack. Hiller will miss the entire 1971 season but will make an incredible comeback in 1973, saving a then major league record 38 games.
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1973: Major League owners approve one of the game's most controversial rules: the designated hitter. The owners decide to allow American League teams to implement the rule on an experimental three-year basis, but the rule will become a permanent addition to the AL while the National League never adopts it.

1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Chris in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (January Secondary).
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Laskey in the 8th round of the 1977 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

1980: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Laga in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
1980: The Detroit Tigers drafted Randy Hunt in the 5th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Randy Byers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Joe Bitker in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but was not signed.

1991: The Detroit Tigers traded Jeff Robinson to the Baltimore Orioles for Mickey Tettleton.

1993: The Rev. Jesse Jackson tells baseball owners that unless a plan to hire more minorities for front-office jobs is in place by April 5th, he will call for selective boycotts.

2000: Bob Lemon dies at the age of 79. Lemon was a seven-time 20-game winner with the Cleveland Indians.
He teamed with Bob Feller, Early Wynn and Mike Garcia to form one of the game's greatest starting rotations. In 1954, Lemon went 23-7 and helped the Indians to a 111-win season.
In 1970, Lemon became a major league manager for the first time when he assumed leadership of the Kansas City Royals. He later managed the Chicago White Sox before enjoying his greatest success with the New York Yankees.
On July 25, 1978, Lemon replaced Billy Martin and helped the Yankees orchestrate a miraculous comeback. Under Lemon's calming hand, the Yankees won their second straight World Championship that year.
He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1976.

2000: Carlton Fisk, in his second year of eligibility, and Tony Perez, on his ninth try, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

2001: The Detroit Tigers signed Tom Evans as a free agent.

2003: The Florida Marlins traded Rob Henkel (minors), Gary Knotts and Nate Robertson to the Detroit Tigers for Jerrod Fuell (minors) and Mark Redman.

2005: The Arizona Diamondbacks trade five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees in a three-team deal that includes the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shawn Green, Javier Vazquez and Dioner Navarro also move in the transaction. Arizona receives Vazquez, Navarro and Brad Halsey from the Yankees, and later sends Navarro and three minor league prospects to Los Angeles for Green.

2010: After years of rumors and speculation which have stalled his candidacy for the Hall of Fame, retired slugger Mark McGwire comes clean in an interview, confirming that he was a user of steroids and human growth hormone starting in 1990, including during his record-setting 1998 season. He had refused to broach the subject when called before a Congressional committee hearing in March, 2005, but decides to speak to the media a few months after accepting a position as hitting coach with the St. Louis Cardinals.

2011: Trevor Hoffman, who staked his claim as the all-time saves leader in the majors thanks to an outstanding change-up, announces his retirement after 18 seasons. He recorded his 600th save with the Brewers last season, and retires with 601, but had a tough year overall and found little interest in his services for next season. He will not hold the saves record for long, however, as Mariano Rivera has 559 and will pass him before the end of the coming season.

2011: The Tigers sign P Brad Penny to a one-year contract.

2014: Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz issues his ruling on Alex Rodriguez's appeal of his 211-game suspension for PED use, originally issued on August 5th, reducing it to 162 games, or the entire 2014 season and postseason, costing him $25 million in salary. Rodriguez says he will appeal the decision in federal court. For its part, the Players Association says it disagrees with the decision, but will respect it as it was reached through due process.

2016: Hall of Famer Monte Irvin dies at his home in Houston, TX at the age of 96. He was a star in the Negro Leagues before joining the New York Giants shortly after integration in 1949. He later became the first black executive to work for Major League Baseball.

2016: The Detroit Tigers signed John Mayberry as a free agent.

2018: The Detroit Tigers selected Johnny Barbato off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

2019: Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom reaches a one-year deal with the Mets for $17 million. The $9.6 million raise is the largest ever for a player eligible for salary arbitration.
In the same vein, the Red Sox come to an agreement with reigning MVP Mookie Betts, signing him for $20 million, the most ever given to a player in his second year of arbitration eligibility; in fact the amount beats that given to any player in his third year of eligibility.
Meanwhile, 3B Nolan Arenado has filed a claim for a $30 million salary, with the Rockies countering by offering $24 million; whatever the arbitration panel decides, the amount will be a record-setting one, topping the $23 million obtained by Josh Donaldson from the Blue Jays last year.
The Yankees add another infielder, signing free agent IF D.J. LeMahieu for two years and $24 million.

2023: The Detroit Tigers selected Edwin Uceta off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Lynwood Schoolboy Rowe 1933-1942, coach 1954-1955.

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General Al Crowder 1934-1936.

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Neil Berry 1948-1952.

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Don Mossi 1959-1963.

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Wayne Morris 2003.

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Lloyd McClendon coach 2006-2013, 2017-2020, manager 2020, front office advisor 2021.

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Nick Solak 2023.

Tigers players who passed away:

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Wally Pipp 1913.

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HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
Totally Tigers

We?re starting to witness proof positive that the changes made to the Detroit Tigers? organization are starting to pay off. Specifically as it pertains to player development.

For the first time in decades, the Tigers? farm system is no longer a laughing joke. Even Keith Law has good things to say about them.

But what is funny is the credit that some fans are giving Al Avila for the rise in prospect rankings and the farm system.

Their rationale?

That Avila drafted most of these players.

To quote Cher from the movie Clueless??.?As if.?

To give the former GM the credit is to believe that once a player is drafted, his skill level is already formed. That he?s not going to improve, regress or further develop his skills.

Or to even credit Avila with the player selection. The Tigers picked #1 and #2 for years under the old Front Office. It?s not like they were actually making the hard decisions about which players to draft. The official prospect rankings essentially took care of that.

To see the measurable progress being made, let?s compare the previous and current Front Offices in their farm system development. (And for the record, I?m not using farm system rankings that assign ?gimme points? solely based upon where the player was drafted, which also unfairly rewards the teams with the highest draft picks. I use the systems that base their evaluations on talent only.)

And to do this, we need to review the rankings during each year. (Please note that many evaluation systems rank 2-3 times every year ? beginning of the season, mid-season/post-draft and end of year.)
 
The Cubs are in agreement with lefty Shota Imanaga on a 4 year $53 million deal. After 2 years, the team has the option to extend the contract to $80 million over 5 yrs. If they decline, Imanaga has the option to become a free agent. Same after third year.
The Cubs got an absolute steal. Sh?ta Imanaga was signed with less AAV than Montas, Manaea, and Lugo.

Imanaga is going to be the rock so many teams want.

But hey we got Flaherty for 14 million for a year.
 
Only four hitters ranked in the 80th percentile or better in xBA, xSLG, xwOBA, and hard-hit rate with a sprint speed in the 70th percentile or better.

Fernando Tat?s Jr
Mike Trout
Michael Harris II
Riley Greene
 
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