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DEEPER DISCUSSIONS.
Totally Tigers
Within the next couple of weeks, the Detroit Tigers will be heading into the Hot Stove season where they will start filling in the holes in the roster. Planning has already started, likely candidates have been identified and priorities have been established.
But the Tigers have to wrestle with the logistics that Comerica Park has created. With the evolution of the game, there are conflicts the team needs to sort out.
If you didn?t read it a couple days ago (
https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2021/10/20/j-d-martinez-was-right/),
the newest strategies in how to play the game have taken over.
Stats overwhelmingly show that hitting ground balls is a disadvantage while the ability to launch balls into the air with as much force as possible are the keys to winning.
These launch angle and exit velocity stats create much more run production and the teams that do it best were all the teams that snagged spots in this year?s playoffs.
Where the conflict is created is within the confines of Comerica Park itself.
It is a ballpark that is built for speed and base hits. Not home runs.
Today?s blog addresses this dilemma and allows readers to share their thoughts in more detail. And hopefully, to actively engage with others by responding to their posts and creating back-and-forth discussion threads. The more the merrier!
For this one blog, you?ve got 10 sentences max to share your thoughts. Of course, you can respond to as many other readers as you want.
TT will supply the ammunition. One thought-provoking question. Several options provided. One hard choice to be selected. One vote.
Ready?
Given the undisputed evidence that hard-hit balls launched into the air create greater run production and win more games, what kind of players should the Tigers be signing to their roster given that half their games are played in the vast region known as Comerica? Which type of player would you prioritize?
Which type of player should the Tigers prioritize for their roster?
1. Extra-base hitters w/speed.
2. Power hitters w/high exit velocities/launch angles.
VOTE
