Tigers FO thread, Scott Harris Pres. of Baseball Ops,Tigers Hire Jeff Greenberg GM

[Mitchrapp]

Why are we still blaming AA? Its like blaming Million for 15 years.

 

[kalinecountry]

Avila left the team in shambles from the lowest minor league team to Toledo. The coaches and managers had nothing to do with analytics and were given jobs by being friends and yes men. Nearly the entire minor leagues were gutted and had new managers and coaches to train these new minor leaguers. They also had to see for themselves which players were worthy of staying and those who had to go. He had no business sense in trades most always, and the drafts of those years speak for themselves.
Now Harris is either afraid to sign players we would like them to sign, or is told not to. Either way this giving the kids a chance to play by not blocking them is not working. So he is going to be next for condemnation if they keep doing this with draft picks and signing the Gio's and Canha's of MLB, and signing pitchers on show me 1 year contracts and they are gone. I'm very tired of this ownership and most fans might forget the father didn't do a thing to help the team for a dozen or so years before he put money into signing players.
I have very little interest in the team I have rooted for nearly 70 years next month.

 

[kalinecountry]

You inherited a team that was horrible at Defense, drawing walks, Offense, speed and the team 2 years AFTER you took over is now just as bad or worse..and you now have a Cy Young candidate and an emerging 4 WAR OF..

The emergence of Skubal and Greene as great players..wish the team they played for wasn't an embarassment, yet again, always remember the fish stinks..from the head down.

Games scoring 1 or 0 runs in 2024: White Sox - 25 Marlins - 23 Tigers - 23 Rockies - 19
5 Tied at 17...
Orioles - 8 Guardians - 7 Phillies - 5.
The 2003 Tigers (43-119, one of the worst teams in the history of the game) scored 1 or 0 runs 22 times.

since their 5-0 start..DET is has the 6th worst record in baseball.

Not that it matters but DET follows up their series in LA with a trip to MIN..then CIN CLE and LAD..they will then fold the franchise who will be 16 games under .500 by the ASB.

You have a major league team..who considers themselves serious about winning and Zach McKinstry is playing SS for you everyday.

Can anyone explain to me why Akil Baddoo hitting .122 for the month..is starting again .122 They need to make room for those kids he talks about.

Update from Tigers: Jace Jung was evaluated by a hand specialist Tuesday. He has been cleared for baseball activities and is beginning a return-to-play program in Lakeland.

Jackson Jobe is now listed as the Saturday night starter for the Whitecaps in Lansing.

Max Clark walked and stole 2nd base, but he appeared to tweak something in his right leg and had to leave the game.

 

[kalinecountry]

BYB Roundtable: Assessing the Detroit Tigers after the 2024 halfway point

After a strong start to the season, the Motor City Kitties have crawled past the 81-game mark struggling.

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BYB Roundtable: Assessing the Detroit Tigers after the 2024 halfway point.
After a strong start to the season, the Motor City Kitties have crawled past the 81-game mark struggling.
BYBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

MID-SEASON SURVEY: THE BIGGEST SURPRISE

We are taking this holiday week to assess the first half of the Tigers 2024 season. Every day, we will pose a new question for readers to consider and then cast their votes. Of course, comments t…

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MID-SEASON SURVEY: THE BIGGEST SURPRISE.
Totally Tigers

We are taking this holiday week to assess the first half of the Tigers 2024 season. Every day, we will pose a new question for readers to consider and then cast their votes. Of course, comments that address the day’s topic (3 sentences max!) are always welcome.
Here is today’s poll:

What has been the biggest surprise for you this year?

1. How little offense is being generated.

2. Flaherty, Olson and Skubal

3. Struggles of #1 draft picks

4. Performance of Ibanez and Perez

VOTE

 

[tomdalton22]

MID-SEASON SURVEY: THE BIGGEST SURPRISE

We are taking this holiday week to assess the first half of the Tigers 2024 season. Every day, we will pose a new question for readers to consider and then cast their votes. Of course, comments t…

totallytigers.wordpress.com

MID-SEASON SURVEY: THE BIGGEST SURPRISE.
Totally Tigers

We are taking this holiday week to assess the first half of the Tigers 2024 season. Every day, we will pose a new question for readers to consider and then cast their votes. Of course, comments that address the day’s topic (3 sentences max!) are always welcome.
Here is today’s poll:

What has been the biggest surprise for you this year?

1. How little offense is being generated.

2. Flaherty, Olson and Skubal

3. Struggles of #1 draft picks

4. Performance of Ibanez and Perez

VOTE

Probably just Flaherty.

 

[kalinecountry]

MID-SEASON EVALUATIONS: FINAL RESULTS

by Holly Horning Last week, we asked readers to provide feedback on the status of the Detroit Tigers now that the half-way mark of the 2024 season has been reached. As many of you have been on vaca…

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MID-SEASON EVALUATIONS: FINAL RESULTS.
Totally Tigers

Last week, we asked readers to provide feedback on the status of the Detroit Tigers now that the half-way mark of the 2024 season has been reached.
As many of you have been on vacation – or have used this past weekend to recover from too many BBQs and relatives – let’s recap all the results.
Let’s also look for patterns, the bright points and the issues of concern.
Where in each poll did you fall? Were you in the minority or majority of fans for each of the topics? Did your voting show a pattern of being overly-optimistic or overly-pessimistic about this franchise? Or were your votes among the majority of fans?
Did any of the polls surprise you? If so, which one(s) and why?
Which concern has contributed the most this year to the Tigers’ poor performance?

• Overall lack of MLB-level talent. 57%
• Poor offense. 29%
• Disappointing top prospects’ performance. 14%

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Which player’s poor performance keeps you awake the most at night?

• Spencer Torkelson 62%
• Javier Baez 32%
• Casey Mize 6%

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What has been the biggest surprise for you this year?

• How little offense is being generated. 68%
• Struggles of #1 draft picks 12%
• Performance of Ibanez and Perez 11%
• Flaherty, Olson and Skubal 9%

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Who is the team’s MVP so far this year?

• Tarik Skubal 83%
• Riley Greene 14%
• Kerry Carpenter 3%

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What grade would you give Manager A. J. Hinch so far for this season?

• C 39%
• B 31%
• D 17%
• E 7%
• A 6%

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What grade would you give President of Baseball Operations Scott Harris so far this season?

• C 42%
• B 27%
• D 18%
• A 7%
• E 6%

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What grade would you give the entire team so far this season?

• D 60%
• C 35%
• E 4%
• B 1%
• A 0%

 

[kalinecountry]

FIVE FOR FRIDAY

by Holly Horning Yesterday’s blog brought up the concerns the Tigers are facing about how to handle Spencer Torkelson’s future with the team. I also wrote that Scott Harris still …

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FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

Yesterday’s blog brought up the concerns the Tigers are facing about how to handle Spencer Torkelson’s future with the team. I also wrote that Scott Harris still has a laundry list of players he needs to address and solve.
Given this, let’s continue the discussion and identify Harris’ top 5 roster concerns that must be decided before the 2025 season.

 

[tomdalton22]

FIVE FOR FRIDAY

by Holly Horning Yesterday’s blog brought up the concerns the Tigers are facing about how to handle Spencer Torkelson’s future with the team. I also wrote that Scott Harris still …

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FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

Yesterday’s blog brought up the concerns the Tigers are facing about how to handle Spencer Torkelson’s future with the team. I also wrote that Scott Harris still has a laundry list of players he needs to address and solve.
Given this, let’s continue the discussion and identify Harris’ top 5 roster concerns that must be decided before the 2025 season.

I don't think the Tork problem is a big one. Like she said yesterday, 1B is the easiest position to fill.

Baez is a huge problem

Maeda is another huge problem, one he created by signing him.

Mize isn't a problem either. He certainly isn't a top of the rotation pitcher, but he can be a serviceable #5

Back to the rotation...another problem that he created by signing Maeda to a 2 year contract.


I think that 3B is still a problem. You also have Parker Meadows to address. Is he going to be able to hit at the major league level?

 

[Mitchrapp]

I don't think the Tork problem is a big one. Like she said yesterday, 1B is the easiest position to fill.

Baez is a huge problem

Maeda is another huge problem, one he created by signing him.

Mize isn't a problem either. He certainly isn't a top of the rotation pitcher, but he can be a serviceable #5

Back to the rotation...another problem that he created by signing Maeda to a 2 year contract.


I think that 3B is still a problem. You also have Parker Meadows to address. Is he going to be able to hit at the major league level?

Meadows, imo, is and was always, just a stop gap until Clark is ready. You hope Jung can learn to play 3rd.. Its new to him (less than 50 games at 3B) so too early to write him off yet. This was a transition year for Mize's after two years off - I expect / hope he'll be better in '25. Baez isn't a huge problem, $25 mill is not a lot in the grand scheme of things. It's the fact we don't have anyone that can play a decent SS and hit even a little that we can promote.

Fortunately Maeda salary/cap hit is just $10 mill next season.

I'm worried about Carp though - the injury he has can go a number of ways. I think Tork should get just one more chance, and that's in ST. He shouldn't be given a spot he should have to earn it. And keep Baddoo away from the Major Leagues.

 

[tomdalton22]

Meadows, imo, is and was always, just a stop gap until Clark is ready. You hope Jung can learn to play 3rd.. Its new to him (less than 50 games at 3B) so too early to write him off yet. This was a transition year for Mize's after two years off - I expect / hope he'll be better in '25. Baez isn't a huge problem, $25 mill is not a lot in the grand scheme of things. It's the fact we don't have anyone that can play a decent SS and hit even a little that we can promote.

Fortunately Maeda salary/cap hit is just $10 mill next season.

I'm worried about Carp though - the injury he has can go a number of ways. I think Tork should get just one more chance, and that's in ST. He shouldn't be given a spot he should have to earn it. And keep Baddoo away from the Major Leagues.

Clark is probably 2 -3 years away.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Clark is probably 2 -3 years away.

Like I said stop gap. Meadows is not a long term option.

 

[tomdalton22]

Like I said stop gap. Meadows is not a long term option.

IMO, that's a long stop gap. Plus, do they even know if Clark is going to be successful at the ML level? He's not even out of A ball yet.

 

[Mitchrapp]

IMO, that's a long stop gap. Plus, do they even know if Clark is going to be successful at the ML level? He's not even out of A ball yet.

No but his potential is better than Meadows. Meadows is already behind Perez.

 

[kalinecountry]

Scott Harris’ bare minimum trade deadline inspired no confidence in Tigers fans

Ultimately, we hoped for more in return at this trade deadline but the job wasn't a failure either

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Scott Harris’ bare minimum trade deadline inspired no confidence in Tigers fans.
Ultimately, we hoped for more in return at this trade deadline.
MCBTB

Tigers somehow made the worst possible non-Tarik Skubal trade at deadline

The Tigers return in their Jack Flaherty trade with the Dodgers was deeply underwhelming.

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Tigers somehow made the worst possible non-Tarik Skubal trade at deadline.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Scott Harris might not be cut out to lead the Tigers

Scott Harris has been here two years and struggled with two trade deadlines and two offseasons. Do we really think this is the guy to lead us into the future?

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Scott Harris might not be cut out to lead the Tigers.
Scott Harris has had a couple of years to prove his worth. So far, it has been a major struggle. Uneventful offseasons and botched trade deadlines have fans in an uproar.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

OUT OF THEIR DEPTH

by Holly Horning Remember at the end of spring training this year when the Tigers had 6 leading candidates for the 5-man rotation? When it was neck-and-neck between 3 pitchers for those final…

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OUT OF THEIR DEPTH.
Totally Tigers

 

[tomdalton22]

OUT OF THEIR DEPTH

by Holly Horning Remember at the end of spring training this year when the Tigers had 6 leading candidates for the 5-man rotation? When it was neck-and-neck between 3 pitchers for those final…

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OUT OF THEIR DEPTH.
Totally Tigers

lol...another article where she is still blaming this mess on AA. Harris had all off season to address some of the depth issues that they have. He did sign Jack for only one year, but he was good enough to get traded. He signed K Maeda for 2 years, but he's so shitty that they won't allow him to start. She says that they don't have much depth at AAA Toledo, well, why didn't Harris address that in the off season as well? It's time to stop putting blame on AA and put it on Harris.

 

[kalinecountry]

REALITY BITES

by Holly Horning The deeper we go into this season, the more fraught with angst Tiger fans become. The beginning of the season is always a happier time. The roster is fresh. No one is o…

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REALITY BITES.
Totally Tigers

 

[kalinecountry]

Building a winning MLB roster..takes guts and vision..and it takes 4 resources, trades, FA, draft, and develop fringes. Harris has demonstrated he can generate 2 WAR or better players from which of these 4 aspects..
24 months you have..Tyler Holton, a versatile backend reliever.